le pretenders

Ever since creating a wedding registry, I have had an inexplicable and impulsive desire for Le Creuset products. I don't really cook - my husband does that - but I'm so taken in by the brightly colored enamel, the divine promises of cast iron, and admittedly the cache of owning one of those dutch ovens.

Apparently I'm not alone. A friend sent me an Amazon listing for Le Creuset replacement knobs. Let's take a closer look at it:

We've found the culinary equivalent of putting a Mercedes badge on your Honda Civic.