Grilling season is upon us but if you like the taste of grilled foods all year round, it's time to add a premium enameled-cast iron grill to your cookware collection.  Now, I'll be the first to say that there is no substitute for a perfectly grilled steak cooked over hot coals on an outdoor grill....but alas, living in an apartment in NYC I'm not able to grill outdoors, so the next best thing for me is to use a cast iron stove top grill pan to grill steaks, burgers, lamb kebabs, vegetables and other foods.

Staub® en France has recently added two new grill pans to their collection and  introduced the X.O. Round Grill and the Square Country Grill (suggested retail $90.00 each) crafted with extra deep grooves to provide deliciously charred flavor with excellent grill marks for all of your favorite foods to grill.

 

	X.O. Round Grill (10-inch diameter) features two ergonomically designed side handles with plenty of clearance to firmly hold and lift from the stove to the table. Available in Staub's signature Black Matte #1203023 and Royal Blue #1203076
Square Country Grill (10" x 10") offers a long handle on one side and short helper handles on the other side for better leverage and balance lifting, as well as two V-shaped spouts to pour out cooking juices and fats without messy drips.  Available in Staub's signature Black Matte #1202723 and Royal Blue #1202776.  Stove top and oven safe, these versatile grills can be used to sear steaks in minutes on the stovetop and then can be placed in a hot oven to reach the desired level of doneness.
	My personal favorite Staub cast iron grill is their 13" X 9" Rectangular Grill which comes in their signature Black Matte finish - ready to grill on, easy to clean and is highly durable.  Suggested retail: $75.00.   I've featured this grill in use at Salad of the Month.

Company Profile

Staub was founded in 1974 by Francis Staub, who inherited a cookware store established in 1892 by his grandfather in Alsace, France. Bordering Germany, Alsace is world-renowned for its hearty one-pot meal cuisine.

Originally designed to meet the needs of French restaurant chefs, Staub quickly rose to fame in its home country and neighboring European countries for its superior craftsmanship and high-performance results.  In 2001, Staub introduced its products to the professional culinary world in the United States to restaurants, cooking schools and prestigious culinary institutions. Within a year, the overwhelmingly positive response to Staub cookware among American chefs triggered the company's decision to bring its product to consumers and they began expanding their distribution in the USA to select stores.

Today, more than 150 one-of-a-kind Staub enameled cast iron cookware products, all made in France, are available to culinary professionals and home cooks at over 600 stores throughout North America.

The company's reputation for excellence is founded on its signature collection of state-of-the-art French Ovens called La Cocotte, which means both "casserole" and "darling".  The cast iron pot has been a favorite for centuries in the preparation of stews, roasts, soups, casseroles and other favorite one-pot meals on top of the stove or in the oven. 

The non-reactive black matte enameled interior does not need to be seasoned before use and whose porous surface creates, over time, a superior smooth, all0natural non-stick surface for excellent results when browning or reducing liquids. La Cocotte ovens have self-basting spikes on the underside of the closefitting, well-balanced enameled cast iron lids to automatically and effortlessly keep foods moist and tender during cooking. Staub's full range of large, small and mini La Cocottes are offered in several sophisticated colors to complement modern kitchen and dining room decors.

Staub cookware is widely available at specialty gourmet stores, such as www.surlatable.com, and online at www.chefresource.com, www.cooking.com, www.cutleryandmore.com and www.metrokitchen.com