Casserole Dishes

A casserole dish derives its name from the meal traditionally cooked inside it, also known as a casserole. A casserole typically includes some combination of meat, vegetable, rice or pasta, and creamy liquid. Casserole dishes have other uses besides making casseroles; you can roast vegetables, bake potatoes, and make stuffing in them.

The variety of colours, shapes, and materials used for casserole dishes may be the widest assortment of any type of cookware. Some casseroles cleverly incorporate a certain type of animal in the shape of their lid, and others decorate the base with patterns and designs. The basic premise of all casserole dishes, however, is an oval shaped, deep dish with straight sides, two handles, and a tight-fitting lid. Most casserole dishes are both heat-proof and attractive enough to go straight from your oven to the table. This is the very convenient, because casseroles are hard to cut and serve aesthetically in way other than straight from the dish.

Casserole dishes can be found in a variety of materials, including ceramic, glass, metal, stoneware, and any other heat-proof material. Glass may not be the best heat conductor, but it does prevent the edges of your casserole from burning. Glass is also dishwasher safe, which saves a lot of time scrubbing off little bits of food that have stuck to the pan. Glass has an additional benefit in that you can see the cooking progress of the bottom layers of your casserole, which you cannot do with any other casserole dish material. Ceramic styles are non-porous, meaning they resist absorbing moisture, odours and tastes. Check the bottom of ceramic dishes as it should state whether or not they are dishwasher and microwave safe. Glass and ceramic are both very strong and durable materials. Equally as durable is cast iron, which can be found with or without an enamel coating. Both are excellent conductors of heat, but the enamelled versions may look prettier on your table, as they come in a wide range of colours.

Casserole dishes come in various sizes determined by the amount of liquid they can hold. Because you will most likely use your casserole dish pretty frequently, it is worth investing in two or more different sizes.

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Cookware

Fragrant Garden Round Casserole 3.2L
Fragrant Garden Round Casserole 3.2L
From InStyle
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£24.99


Le Creuset Casserole Dish and Lid Almond 21cm
Le Creuset Casserole Dish and Lid Almond  21cm
From Sainsburys
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£30.00


Le Creuset 20cm Casserole Volcanic
Le Creuset 20cm Casserole Volcanic
From Tesco
, casserole, cast, creuset, dish, dishwasher, freezer, iron, kitchen, le, lid, round, safe, tesco, volcanic
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£32.50


Regency green casserole dish
Regency green casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£40.87


Imperial blue casserole dish
Imperial blue casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£40.87


White medium casserole dish
White medium casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£41.25


Purple amethyst casserole dish and lid
Purple amethyst casserole dish and lid
From Debenhams
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£43.68


White 24cm cast iron round casserole dish
White 24cm cast iron round casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£45.00


Le Creuset 27cm Oval Casserole Volcanic
Le Creuset 27cm Oval Casserole Volcanic
From Tesco
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£46.49


Country Cookware Casserole Dish and Lid
Country Cookware Casserole Dish and Lid
From JML Direct
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£49.99


White 26cm cast iron casserole dish
White 26cm cast iron casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£52.50


Teal 18cm round casserole dish
Teal 18cm round casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£56.25


Satin black 18cm casserole dish
Satin black 18cm casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£56.25


Volcanic 18cm casserole dish
Volcanic 18cm casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£56.25


Pure white small stoneware casserole dish
Pure white small stoneware casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£67.50


Almond round/oval casserole dishes
Almond round/oval casserole dishes
From Debenhams
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£71.25


Cerise heart casserole dish
Cerise heart casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£71.25


Satin black cast iron round casserole dish
Satin black cast iron round casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£71.25


Teal round cast iron casserole dish
Teal round cast iron casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£71.25


Pure white medium oval stoneware casserole dish
Pure white medium oval stoneware casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£75.00


Pure white medium stoneware casserole dish
Pure white medium stoneware casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£86.25


24cm Casserole AGA Berndes
24cm Casserole AGA Berndes
From InStyle
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£87.99


Country Cookware
Country Cookware
From JML Direct
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£89.99


Pure white large oval stoneware casserole dish
Pure white large oval stoneware casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£90.00


Volcanic oval cast iron casserole dish
Volcanic oval cast iron casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£93.75


Satin black oval cast iron casserole dish
Satin black oval cast iron casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£93.75


Le Creuset Casserole Poterie Dish
Le Creuset Casserole  Poterie Dish
From Kaleidoscope
, 22, 26, casserole, cm, dish, kaleidoscope, rectangular, round
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£96.89


Le Creuset Casserole & Poterie Dish
Le Creuset Casserole & Poterie Dish
From Freemans
, 22, 26, casserole, cm, dish, freemans, rectangular, round
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£96.89


Le Creuset Casserole & Poterie Dish
Le Creuset Casserole & Poterie Dish
From Look Again
, 22, 26, casserole, cm, dish, rectangular, round
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£96.89


Pure white large casserole dish
Pure white large casserole dish
From Debenhams
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£105.00


Le Creuset Round Casserole Dish
Le Creuset Round Casserole Dish
From Kaleidoscope
, 24, cast, cm, dish, iron, kaleidoscope, lifetime
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£107.66


Le Creuset Cast Iron Round Casserole Dish - Assorted Colours
Le Creuset Cast Iron Round Casserole Dish - Assorted Colours
From Heal & Son
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£115.00


24cm Pumpkin Casserole
24cm Pumpkin Casserole
From InStyle
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£129.99


CK304 Dual Fuel Rangestyle Cooker Stainless steel
CK304 Dual Fuel Rangestyle Cooker Stainless steel
From Currys
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£449.99