This cast iron pan has an attractive coloured enamel coating on the exterior and a white enamel coating on the inside. This enamel coating has nonstick properties, which allows you to sear and brown meats before adding stock to make delicious stews and casseroles all in the same pan. The coating also means the dish is easy to clean, no longer any need for hours of scrubbing The enamel coating is also completely hygienic and resistant to any flavours and odours. This makes the dish ideal for marinating and cooking spice orientated dishes, without the risk of discolouring or any aromas lingering. The high quality cast iron provides excellent heat distribution and retention allowing it to cook at lower temperatures than other materials. The heat retention will allow the food to continue to cook food in its own heat after it has been removed from the heat, and will also stay warmer for longer at the table. This cast iron pan is suitable for all types of heat sources such as ovens, induction,ceramic, halogen, gas, electric. This allows you to start cooking on the hob then transfer to your oven with ease for delicious results. Features: The enamel coating on both the inside and outside makes it extremely durable and low maintenance High quantity heavyduty cast iron allows great heat distribution making it ideal for slow cooking Works well on all heat sources, including oven, gas, induction and many more Care Instruction: Before first use remove all labels. Wash the pan in hot soapy water, rinse and dry thoroughly Pans with vegetable oil cooking surfaces are now ready for use and require no further preparation.