Braisers, according to Cooking YouTube

Only claims about braisers made by people we have grounds to call Cooking YouTube. The unrestricted braisers evidence is on the braisers page.

4 people we have grounds to call Cooking YouTube make 58 quoted claims about braisers across 6 sources. Membership of the Cooking YouTube group is recorded per person with its own evidence, and authority is scoped to braisers rather than to fame.

Which braisers do Cooking YouTube recommend?

Endorsements and objections about braisers from Cooking YouTube, together, strongest evidence first.

Le Creuset Braiser

5 voices 22 claims 5 objections

1:00 supports

our winning brazer also by la cruz a this is three and a half quarts

best in class uses it professionally, daily Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

2:02 supports

And our favorite of the five was this blue guy right here. This is the Le Creuset signature enamored cast iron, round braiser, three and a half quarts.

best in class tested it Equipment Expert's Favorite Braisers

3:31 objects MQ Cookware Reviewer

because i feel a bit uncomfortable you know stirring with a spatula or whatever i just feel like food is going to fall out over the side

handling owns one Le Creuset Dutch Oven and Braiser Do You Need Both?

Cites build quality (against), lid (against), shape and form (against), weight (against)

the weight and the thickness of this lid is extremely substantial so the total the total weight of this entire vessel this entire pen is 5.6 or let's say approximately 5.6 i waited on my scale and 2.5 of that is on the lid this is very thick and it's very heavy and it's much much thicker and heavier than this

they could they could have made this a bit thicker or a bit bigger and given us a heavier body and a in a slightly less heavy or lighter lid so that i found that a little bit strange as well

1:31 objects MQ Cookware Reviewer

i mean you wouldn't even make soup in this the shape is just not right

use-case fit owns one Le Creuset Dutch Oven and Braiser Do You Need Both?

Cites shape and form (against), size and capacity (against)

1:00 objects MQ Cookware Reviewer

the only reason for that or the obvious reason for that is that everything you can do in the brazer rather you can do in the dutch oven but not vice versa you can't do everything that you can do here in a bracer

performance owns one Le Creuset Dutch Oven and Braiser Do You Need Both?

Cites lid (against), shape and form (against), size and capacity (against), versatility (against)

so firstly for a 30 centimeter diameter i was really hoping the cooking surface the flat usable cooking surface would be a bit bigger

in my opinion it would have been a bit better if they reduce the tapering here on the sides and you know and so then they could give us a little bit more surface on the bottom

the second point is that i find this pen a little bit too shallow that's going to sound like a double standard because obviously it's not a dark oven it's not meant to be tall like a dutch oven but nevertheless i do find it a bit too to do shallow

this lid is a very tall lid for the type of pan so i mean they could have made the lid a little bit less tall and put some extra height on the pan

i cannot i cannot say in good conscience that this is more practical than this because this is better in terms of volume and this is also better in terms of the amount of cooking surface that it gives you

0:30 objects MQ Cookware Reviewer

do you need both my answer is no um again i would have loved to be able to say yes but purely from a practical point of view i would say no

recommendation owns one Le Creuset Dutch Oven and Braiser Do You Need Both?

0:30 supports MQ Cookware Reviewer

this is gonna be a great serving dish if you had a dinner party you know you cook a roast roast chicken roast beef whatever it is you make and you serve it right out of this piece and that's going to be a pretty great conversation starter i think and your guests should be impressed

use-case fit owns one Le Creuset Dutch Oven and Braiser Do You Need Both?

Cites appearance

6:32 supports Ridley Cookware Reviewer

i love that it has two handles it just makes it so easy to just pour it into a little wall and drain it out versus having to kind of like struggle with you know one handled skillet and whatnot

handling tested it Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites handle

2:00 supports

so we did test five razors and the lakers day ended up being our favorite for a variety of reasons including the fact it has really large looped handles which make it easy to lift in and out of the oven and maneuver around the stove top

handling tested it Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites handle

1:37 supports The Knife Wizard Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

the other reason that I really like the brazers and that I think that if you're going to get one or the other maybe a brazer might be a good choice is because you can also sort of use it as a sauté pan or a pan on your stove top if you ever want to use you know a little cast IR in enamel pan so that's pretty exciting…

performance tested it Le Creuset — Braiser vs. Dutch Oven.

Cites searing and crust

0:00 supports MQ Cookware Reviewer

before i answer the question let's just take a second to talk about how nice this thing looks

appearance owns one Le Creuset Dutch Oven and Braiser Do You Need Both?

Cites appearance

it's still a beautiful vessel and i would use it as much as i can don't get me wrong

11:05 supports MQ Cookware Reviewer

and once again you get a bigger bottom cooking surface let's just measure that so here you get about 26 centimeters of cooking surface and you get a lot more depth

use-case fit Staub Cast Iron Braiser - A Look and Impressions, Comparison with Le Creuset

Cites size and capacity

10:34 supports MQ Cookware Reviewer

my second choice over the stove as i've already shown you is a 30 centimeter licorice low casserole

recommendation Staub Cast Iron Braiser - A Look and Impressions, Comparison with Le Creuset

but of course if you don't need a vessel in that size this is still going to be a good good choice

8:02 supports

this is our recipe for weeknight roast chicken it's super easy you just preheat the pan drop this chicken in and that gets the dark meat cooking at the same rate as the light meat and it's done so fast it's like an hour and it's also pretty beautiful

use-case fit tested it Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites even heating

2:00 supports

it has a light colored cast iron enameled interior which is great for monitoring browning

performance tested it Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites heat retention, surface finish

this thing performed beautifully same as it does in a dutch oven

the cast iron brazer is really great just like a caster and skillet in the sense that the heavy cast iron is going to maintain the heat when you add food to hot oil it cools down the oil and you're not going to get that beautiful crispness that you want

okay so we shallow fried our breaded chicken cutlets in our winner the la crosse beautiful just as good as the skillet

1:30 supports Ridley Cookware Reviewer

this recipe really has all the components that i wanted to test out in the razor it's browning it's simmering it goes in the oven for a while so it was ideal for this testing

use-case fit tested it Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites versatility

2:02 supports

It had nice generous handles, it's a terrific pan, cheap it wasn't at about $300.

handling tested it Equipment Expert's Favorite Braisers

Cites handle

1:37 supports The Knife Wizard Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

the other reason that I really like the brazers and that I think that if you're going to get one or the other maybe a brazer might be a good choice is because you can also sort of use it as a sauté pan or a pan on your stove top if you ever want to use you know a little cast IR in enamel pan so that's pretty exciting…

recommendation tested it Le Creuset — Braiser vs. Dutch Oven.

I think that honestly having one of each just because they're used for such different types of cooking is really a smart choice

1:07 supports The Knife Wizard Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

you can easily fit two of these little guys inside of your oven one on top of the other on two different racks if you're trying to do two of the same food or you know you have a large party

use-case fit tested it Le Creuset — Braiser vs. Dutch Oven.

Cites shape and form, versatility

the other reason that I really like the brazers and that I think that if you're going to get one or the other maybe a brazer might be a good choice is because you can also sort of use it as a sauté pan or a pan on your stove top if you ever want to use you know a little cast IR in enamel pan so that's pretty exciting…

7:02 supports

but skillets you can get covers for them but are usually open vessels this has really got a lid it will hold down all that kale

comparison tested it Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites lid

2:02 objects

It had nice generous handles, it's a terrific pan, cheap it wasn't at about $300.

value tested it Equipment Expert's Favorite Braisers

Cites price (against)

1:31 notes MQ Cookware Reviewer

and this is only a few days old yeah two days old right this is about a week out

ownership owns one Le Creuset Dutch Oven and Braiser Do You Need Both?

Tramontina Braiser

3 voices 8 claims 2 objections

3:00 supports Ridley Cookware Reviewer

so this one by traumatina yeah this is your best buy right that is that is my best buy

value tested it Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites price

2:32 supports

Testers also chose a best buy, that's the Tramontina enamored cast iron, covered braiser.

value tested it Equipment Expert's Favorite Braisers

Cites price

The real difference is both the price it's $62 and the handles are a little bit smaller than ideal.

3:31 supports

but at a fraction of the price it's still a fantastic pan

value tested it Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites price

3:00 supports Ridley Cookware Reviewer

and it worked wonderfully it cooked pretty similarly to the lake crusade

performance tested it Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

3:31 objects

the chief difference between these two was the handles here you can see that they're they're much smaller they're not large and looped and they're just not as comfortable as lake crusade

handling tested it Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites handle (against)

2:32 supports

Got plenty of cooking space cooked on par with the Le Creuset.

performance tested it Equipment Expert's Favorite Braisers

2:32 supports

Got plenty of cooking space cooked on par with the Le Creuset.

use-case fit tested it Equipment Expert's Favorite Braisers

Cites size and capacity

2:32 objects

The real difference is both the price it's $62 and the handles are a little bit smaller than ideal.

handling tested it Equipment Expert's Favorite Braisers

Cites handle (against)

Staub Braiser

2 voices 10 claims 7 objections

9:04 objects MQ Cookware Reviewer

do i recommend this pen would i would i tell you to go out and spend 200 euros on this pen well probably not uh and um or in other words it's it's it's not my it's not my first choice

recommendation tested it Staub Cast Iron Braiser - A Look and Impressions, Comparison with Le Creuset

so overall my impressions with the soap it's well it's yeah i'm a little bit underwhelmed um i i would like to try it stop dutch oven the proper dutch oven uh it's just with this particular model i think there are better alternatives out there

3:32 objects MQ Cookware Reviewer

but at the end the electricity did perform better than the stove that's there's a noticeable difference

performance tested it Staub Cast Iron Braiser - A Look and Impressions, Comparison with Le Creuset

Cites even heating (against), lid (against), safety (against), surface finish (against)

dislike about the pen well there are a couple of things now the first dislike is this lid no i think this lid is too small um when you put the lid on the pan it's exactly the same diameter as the pen itself which means if you move the lid like this sideways you can actually see a gap between the lid and the edge of…

now the second problem which is even bigger problem i think is the lid it doesn't fit that securely on the pan okay so i'll show you what i mean if you till the pan and if you're just a little bit rough the lid can easily slide off well it's not happening now but if you just give it a little push the lid easily slides…

now the second dislike with this pen is well i mean it's a design choice by stove but i'm not a fan of the black interior okay so i prefer i prefer to have a light colored interior light by like crossing so that i can see the browning or the progress of my cooking easier than the black interior

3:00 objects

but one of the things that we had a problem with is that this interior is jet black and you know you can't see the contrast of browning and we really like to monitor exactly how brown it's going to get because that really is going to determine your flavor

performance tested it Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites surface finish (against)

9:34 objects MQ Cookware Reviewer

i i just feel that this is a little bit small limited um this the apparent in this form factor

use-case fit tested it Staub Cast Iron Braiser - A Look and Impressions, Comparison with Le Creuset

Cites size and capacity (against)

4:02 mixed MQ Cookware Reviewer

but one thing that may be more certainly significant is if we look at the temperature center temperature versus time the stove cooks a little bit faster than the licorice okay so that means there is more thermal mass at the bottom of the crusade than there is at the bottom of the stove and the difference here is…

performance tested it Staub Cast Iron Braiser - A Look and Impressions, Comparison with Le Creuset

Cites heat retention (against), heating speed

8:34 objects MQ Cookware Reviewer

but it is a bit sharper than the licorice

handling tested it Staub Cast Iron Braiser - A Look and Impressions, Comparison with Le Creuset

Cites handle (against)

8:34 supports MQ Cookware Reviewer

the handle on the stove is very functional

handling tested it Staub Cast Iron Braiser - A Look and Impressions, Comparison with Le Creuset

Cites handle

6:02 objects MQ Cookware Reviewer

so to me that looks pretty ugly

appearance tested it Staub Cast Iron Braiser - A Look and Impressions, Comparison with Le Creuset

Cites appearance (against)

the stove they do not call me the same range of very vibrant colors as the crusades

the colors on the stove they are much more conservative

3:01 notes MQ Cookware Reviewer

the temperature difference between the edge and the center of the necrosite is a little bit smaller than the stove but not significantly so so i wouldn't really worry about that on average 10 degrees or so

performance tested it Staub Cast Iron Braiser - A Look and Impressions, Comparison with Le Creuset

Cites even heating

if we look at these last three rows uh the temperature diff of the liquid side between the center and the edge um they definitely converge better than the stove okay but again it's not really a significant difference it's not significant significant enough for me to say

so first of all in terms of cooking you are not really going not going to notice the difference okay so getting a soap and a licorice i think they are both going to work really well for you

2:30 supports

one of the other ones that you tested is the straw we really liked this pan

mention tested it Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Le Creuset Signature Braiser

1 voice 3 claims no objections from Cooking YouTube

0:30 supports Williams Sonoma

this light sand interior of the pan is going to make it easy to see the dness of the bacon

performance tested it Le Creuset Signature Braiser - Coq au Vin | Williams-Sonoma

Cites aeration, browning visibility, lid, searing and crust, size and capacity

the base of the pan is large enough to easily accommodate both pieces of chicken

the nice heavy lid creates a beautiful seal during the Browning process

look at the great color we're able to get from that pan

we got great color on the mushrooms

the Dome lid means there's extra space for all the ingredients we have in there and also room for air to circulate during the brazing process

4:04 supports Williams Sonoma

the large loop handles are easy to grab even with pop holders

handling tested it Le Creuset Signature Braiser - Coq au Vin | Williams-Sonoma

Cites handle

1:00 supports Williams Sonoma

the Dome lid is perfect for those dishes that require extra Headroom or to prevent splattering during this Browning process

use-case fit tested it Le Creuset Signature Braiser - Coq au Vin | Williams-Sonoma

Cites lid

What do Cooking YouTube say about braisers in general?

Not a recommendation for a specific product — technique, materials and what to look for in braisers. Citable on its own terms.

8:32 supports Ridley Cookware Reviewer

i do a lot of roast chicken and it works great because the low sides leave ample room for browning around the bird and i get a perfect one every time

performance owns and uses it daily Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites shape and form

5:32 supports

but for smaller roasts things that accommodate about four people a breezer works perfectly

use-case fit uses it professionally, daily Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites shape and form, size and capacity, versatility

because the brazer's sides are less sloped outward and they're more straight up and they're also a bit higher for something that has a large amount like this steam kale recipe the braiser is actually a better choice than a skillet

we did really like braziers we found them to be versatile in their own right almost like a swiss army knife of cookware

4:01 objects

so definitely a no for ceramic razors

recommendation tested it Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

0:00 supports Ridley Cookware Reviewer

and they're really cool because not only can they braise but they can sear simmer and roast

use-case fit owns and uses it daily Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites versatility

yep i probably use my braiser like five out of seven days of the week and i don't just braise in it

8:32 supports

a brazer won't totally replace a dutch heaven or a skillet but we do think it makes a worthy addition to your cookware roster

recommendation uses it professionally, daily Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

5:32 objects

but it can't replace the dutch oven for doing a larger roast especially if you throw vegetables into the mix like a pot rose it's just not big enough

use-case fit uses it professionally, daily Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites size and capacity (against)

1:00 supports

but a bracer is also great because while its walls are smaller it has a really large cooking surface

performance uses it professionally, daily Gear Heads | What is a Braiser and Why Does it Deserve a Place in My Kitchen?

Cites flavour impact, shape and form

so it can kind of accommodate a lot of browning here and it's spread out more a little i mean when you look at end to end here versus here this is lower and wider than your dutch oven so you're really going to get more surface area exposure which helps things evaporate and concentrate the flavor

1:01 objects

When they were doing those cooking tests they did determine that the ceramic model on the end, didn't brown quite as effectively or evenly as the cast iron models.

performance tested it Equipment Expert's Favorite Braisers

Cites searing and crust (against)

0:00 supports

We tested five different braisers here, they were all about the three and a half quarts which we think is a good size to cook for four people.

use-case fit tested it Equipment Expert's Favorite Braisers

Cites size and capacity, versatility

They're a little bit Dutch oven, they're a little bit skillet because they're low and you can shallow fry in them or saute in them. They're also a little bit roasting dish because you can roast chickens in them. Or they're like casserole dishes, they're all pretty enough to go from the oven to the table. So you can…

Our testers use them to braise chicken thighs, make meatballs, braise string beans, make pork ragu and to roast those five pound chickens, and each one fit them.

0:00 supports

I humbly submit for your consideration, the Braiser.

recommendation tested it Equipment Expert's Favorite Braisers

So if you find yourself cooking for a smaller crowd a braiser can make a really nice addition to your kitchen arsenal.

1:31 supports

You want generous looped handles, that are easy to grasp wearing oven mitts.

handling tested it Equipment Expert's Favorite Braisers

Cites handle

1:31 supports

Most of them were around 10 inches, like this one. This one was 10 and a half inches, testers really like the extra space.

performance tested it Equipment Expert's Favorite Braisers

Cites shape and form

Most of the sides were about two inches tall, which great for evaporation.

0:00 supports Williams Sonoma

a brazer has shallower sides than a traditional Dutch oven which gives us increased surface area for Browning the meat and also for reducing the sauce

use-case fit Le Creuset Signature Braiser - Coq au Vin | Williams-Sonoma

1:31 objects

It's actually a little challenging, when you're stirring things, you just have to be careful not to toss food out of the sides.

handling tested it Equipment Expert's Favorite Braisers

Cites handle (against), shape and form (against)

Something that was a little smaller and closer into the pan, still worked just wasn't as secure wearing oven mitts.

0:37 notes The Knife Wizard Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

the point of a brazer is to essentially have the food half in liquid half outside and you use the Steam and whatnot from the actual cooking process to break down connective tissue

use-case fit Le Creuset — Braiser vs. Dutch Oven.

How do braisers score among Cooking YouTube?

Computed only from claims about braisers by people we have grounds to call Cooking YouTube, so the axes answer “according to Cooking YouTube” rather than “according to everyone”.

Domain authority

1 recommender, weighted by demonstrated expertise in braisers. Weighted by expertise in this category, never by audience size.

0.06

Independent consensus

1 independent voice across 1 source. How many independent voices converge, unweighted.

0.04

Long-term ownership

no dated ownership reports yet. Volume and length of dated first-hand ownership reports.

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Performance

1 performance claim. Claims about how well it does the job.

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Value

no value claims yet. Claims about what it costs relative to what it does.

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Repairability

no repairability claims yet. Claims about whether it can be maintained or rebuilt.

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Community breadth

all evidence from a single community so far. How many distinct communities converge, rather than one echo chamber.

0.00

Recency of evidence

most recent evidence from 2024. How recent the evidence is. Old evidence is not wrong, just older.

0.54

Objections raised

3 negative claims, mostly ergonomics and aesthetics. Weight of negative claims. High is not bad — it is well-documented.

0.19

These are separate measurements, not components of a score. They are never added together, and there is no overall rating — which of them matters depends on what you are buying the thing for. A dash means no evidence on that axis yet, not a low result.