Cousances was a brand of enameled cast iron cookware .[1][2][3] originally manufactured by a foundry in the town of Cousances-les-Forges in northeastern France.[4][5] The Cousances foundry began making cast iron pans in 1553.[6] Four centuries later, in 1957, the brand was acquired by Le Creuset.[7] Cookware under the Cousances brand continued to be manufactured by Le Creuset into the early 1980s.
A conspicuous Cousances design was a dutch oven called the Doufeu (lit. 'gentle fire') in which the sunken or recessed lid was kept at a reduced temperature by placing ice cubes on top and allowing the steam inside to condense. As the inside of the lid was dotted with smooth protrusions or notches, the condensed droplets sprinkled back evenly on the cooking food to baste it.[8][9][10]
The Cousances foundry also made cast-iron firebacks, with one example of a design with stamp, "DECOUSANCES" dating to 1690.[11]
See also
- Descoware
- Druware
- Le Creuset
External links
References
- Elizabeth David. Cooking with Le Creuset and Cousances Clarbat Ltd., 1969^
- Elizabeth David. French Provincial Cooking Penguin Books, 1999^
- Georgia Hesse. The Penguin Guide to France 1989 Penguin Books, 1988^
- Richard Aplin, Joseph Montchamp. A Dictionary of Contemporary France Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999^
- COUSANCES: Haut-fourneau Et Fonderies De Cousances, Address:COUSANCES-LES-FORGES ANCERVILLE FR 55170 US Patent and Trademark Office, 1983^
- Elizabeth David. Cooking with Le Creuset and Cousances Clarbat Ltd., 1969^
- Rachel Narins. Cast Iron: The Ultimate Cookbook Ceder Mill Press Book Publishers, 2019^
- Home Economics Forbes, 1980^
- Consumer Guide. The Cook's Store: How to Buy and Use Gourmet Gadgets Simon & Schuster, 1978^
- Elizabeth David. Cooking with Le Creuset and Cousances Clarbat Ltd., 1969^
- David Bennett. Semy-de-Lys : speaking of arms, 1400-2016 2015, retrieved 2022-11-05^