The Round French Oven is perfect for slow cooking and simmering-and great for soups and stews This is your perfect cooking pot to create your winter warming dishes. It's also ideal for searing meat on the stovetop before putting it in the oven to complete the cooking process. Its heavy lid with unique concentric rings creates a self-basting effect that keeps your food tender and moist while retaining the flavor. A 26cm cocotte would typically serve 6 people. This product is made in France. It provides all the benefits of cooking with cast iron including compatibility with the use of induction and other cooktops. Made in France-produced in the Champagne Ardennes region of France, known the world over for its fine food and wine. Each piece of Chasseur Cast Iron Cookware is Unique-every piece is hand cast in individual sand molds which are destroyed after each use. Manual Enamelling Process-the trademark Chasseur colored enamel is skillfully applied by hand to each unique piece by trained experts. Optimal Gauge on all pieces-to promote unsurpassed heat distribution and retention and no hot spots. Suitable for all heat sources including induction. Beautiful enough to use from the stovetop or oven-straight to the tabletop. Heavy lid with unique concentric rings creates a self-basting effect that keeps your food tender and moist while retaining the flavor.