Beautiful and long lasting cookware is at your fingertips. A time-honoured traditional piece that is still widely used today. Le Creuset bring you the Stoneware Pie Bird in Marseille Blue. Not only is this vintage styled piece visually stunning, but it is functional too. Designed to sit in the middle of a two crust pie, this Pie Bird, acts as a steam vent which prevents the juices from inside the pie from spilling over and assists in the baking process by ensuring a nicely cooked, flaky crust or pastry. The non-porous enamel finish resists scratches, stains and smells and is easily removed from the cooked pie. This Pie Bird is suitable for oven use to 260 °C, and is microwave, fridge, freezer and dishwasher safe. Simply fill the pie and put the Pie Bird in the middle before adding the top layer. Cut a hole in this top layer and lower over the pie ensuring the bird goes through the hole in the middle. Cover the bird up to the shoulders with the pastry and it’s ready to be baked. Le Creuset has been handcrafting cast iron cookware since 1925. Made in Fresnoy-Le-Grand in northern France, Le Creuset is still made by master craftsmen in the same time-honoured, hand crafted way. Each piece of Le Creuset passes through more than 30 manual checks. Today, this same commitment and craftsmanship coupled with advances in the casting process has resulted in Le Creuset's lifetime guarantee of quality. Every piece of Le Creuset you acquire is a unique item because the sand mould used to make the shape is used only once and destroyed after each use.