Staub cocotte sizes - discrepancies

[fame da lupo]

There seem to be discrepancies in the size of the Staub round dutch ovens.

According to Staub's website, WS, and Amazon the cocottes are all different sizes!

Amazon sells a 5 qt and a 6.25 qt.
Williams Sonoma sells a 5.5 qt and a 7 qt.

The Staub's website says they make certain colors in 5 qt and 6.25 qt, whereas they make others in 5.5, 6.25 and 7 qt. There's no mention of this difference on either Amazon or WS's websites.

Ugh! I want something closer to 6 qts than to 5, but I don't want as large as 7. Can anyone shed some light on this?

[cheesemaestro]

You might be interested in the 6.5 quart round cocotte that Chef's Resource sells:

http://www.chefsresource.com/staub-du...

I suspect it is really the same size as the 6.25 quart that other retailers have. I can't imagine that Staub would make a special size for Chef's Resource that's only .25 quart off from one of their regular sizes. They've been running this "promotion" for about a year now, but it's not a bad deal, considering that WS sells the smaller 5.5 quart cocotte for the same price.

[fame da lupo]

Nice find. I had a WS store credit to burn.

[blondelle]

The staubusa.com site lists all the sizes and numbers. I think the problem is in translating liters to quarts. Some stores round the sizes off and some don't. I would go by Staub's own listing. Find the size you want there and then look for the corresponding number they give on the piece when you shop.

[Molly James]

That's good advice, blondelle. I posed the same size question a few months back and ultimately used the Saub website when the pot I was looking at was listed at various places as being both a 4.5 and 5 qt. I matched the stock number to their product specs to get the correct size. It was listed there as being 4.25 L/4.5 QT.

[cutipie721]

Shape of the pot could make a difference. Some of them are oval and the others are round.

[fame da lupo]

These are round.

[Jay F]

What color do you want?

[fame da lupo]

Basil.

[Jay F]

Here it is in a 5 qt. That's what you want, right? http://www.amazon.com/Staub-Quart-Round-Cocotte-Basil/dp/B00166OAMG/ref=sr_1_4?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1314566636&sr=1-4

This one's marked 5 qt. and 5 1/2 qt, depending where you look. I'll bet the two are the same, and the difference, if there is one, may have something to do with translating from the metric system.
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/staub-5-quart-round-cocotte/?pkey=e|staub%2Bbasil|24|best|0|1|24||14&group=1&sku=2394393&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-

There's also a 6 1/4 qt. size: http://www.amazon.com/Staub-Quart-Rou...

I'm not familiar personally with Staub. I use Le Creuset. But these seem to be your options in Round Basil French Ovens by Staub.

[fame da lupo]

I originally misread the Staub website. According to the Staub website, they have a 4.6L (4.8 qt) and a 5.85L (6.18 qt) - regardless of color. This explains Amazon/Metrokitchen's listings of 5 and 6.25 qt cocottes.

Not sure why WS is using incorrect measurements. Not only are the "5.5 qt" cocottes not 5.5 qt, they aren't even 5 qt!

[mikie]

Williams Sanoma, may have special sizes to go along with their special (exclusive) colors. I don't have any insider information on this, but I wouldn't be surprised. The best way to check the size is the size on the lid and cocotte. 26 is a 5 qt, 28 is a 6.25 qt. Not sure if the WS sizes are the same or not.

[pothead]

The Williams-Sonoma exclusives are indeed different sizes than the Staubs you'll find elsewhere.

[fame da lupo]

The Staub cocottes aren't listed as exclusives.

[mikie]

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/shop/c...

Just about everything on the page is listed as "exclusive", not sure what exactly is exclusive if anything, but that's how it's listed.

blondelle probably has the best advice below.