It's not like I'm paying cash for the house. It really helps having a wife that makes a damn good living. I just hope that she never realizes she can do without me.

Now that is an epic pooping room. Not sure that is in the budget.

Sorry for derailing the thread with talk of pooping rooms. Here's a picture of a steak in a cast iron skillet to make up for it.

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When you poop it, you'll know it's worth the pricy paper!

Yeah. Doo what ya gotta doo. (Keeping up with the poop theme)

That's exactly like my shower and a lot like my bathroom—minus the dark wood and not as large. Similiar shape though.

Other differences which make it better imo, there's an oversized window where that wall is and a small sliding-glass door next to it where that towel rack is in the photo. Both the window and the glass door over look a tropical garden with rubber plants and a hibiscus tree. So there's even more glass. Shape and look of the shower are identical. Light colors in tile as you see here.For privacy there's a solid fence around the garden. So the fence and the tropical plants shield me from the outside, while feeling like I am outside.

I have one. I have Le Crueset brand and it's warm red. I use it to make rice, soups, stews. They're really great. I love mine. That's a terrific gift for the wife.
Check out Martha Stewart's website she uses one, so she may have more uses. She also has a whole new education section on cutting techniques and more for free.

Can I just say I prefer my Lodge to my Le Creuset?

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Made some jalapeño poppers yesterday (goat cheese and shrimp stuffed), wrapped in bacon for an appetizer.

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Tri tip for the entrée. It turned out quite tasty.

Yes you can. You mean a fry pan though right? I have a Lodge too but a fry pan. I don't use that for rice, stews or soups.

Lodge sells dutch ovens too.

I have the giant Le Creuset dutch oven and it's awesome. I decided I needed something a little smaller and bought an 6 quart Lodge. I really can't see any difference in performance.

Yeah, my Le Creuset is a 12-inch skillet. I've also got a Lodge 12-inch skillet, a Lodge griddle (other side is a grill that I hate), a Lodge enameled Dutch oven, a Lodge 10-inch skillet, a Griswold 10-inch fry pan, and two Griswold 6-inch skillets. I think that's it. The Le Creuset is my least favorite of them all, and it cost as much as probably all the rest combined.

It is crazy what they get for LC.

What's for dinner? Here's mine... (Part 2)
 

I'm thankful the only reason I got it was because I had enough HHonors points that it didn't actually cost me any real money.

Even for free, it's my least favorite. I never use it.

Thanks for the info and link!