RIP Romertopf

[Jenise]

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It looks well-used, though.

At least it wasn't "RIP Le Creuset". Just head to the nearest Goodwill store. You can probably find one donated by a bewildered newlywed for less money than you paid for the gas it took to get you there.

How did it crack, Jenise? Accidentally set it on something with a wet spot out of the oven?

[Jenise]

It looks well-used, though.

It was! Only once or twice a year, but for what I liked using it for, nothing else would do.

[Jenise]

At least it wasn't "RIP Le Creuset". Just head to the nearest Goodwill store. You can probably find one donated by a bewildered newlywed for less money than you paid for the gas it took to get you there.

I know! In fact, I already checked ebay. They run around $20 there but shipping will add about $25 in most cases. There I also learned that many (or all) are now made in Mexico, not West Germany, and will be stamped that way on the bottom.

It acquired that hairline crack a couple years ago and I knew it was only a matter of time until it blew. It most likely chose this time to go because I forgot to put it into a cold oven and let it heat up slowly. It didn't like instant 400 F.

... I forgot to put it into a cold oven and let it heat up slowly. It didn't like instant 400 F.

Oof. Yeah. Thermal shock's a bitch.

Oh well, your lapse is Mexico's gain. Viva!