Aldi's Cast Iron Bread Oven Is Like Le Creuset for Less but You'll Need To Get One Before They Run Out

It was a hot summer. The hottest summer on record, in fact…for the second year in a row. All that’s to say that we went a few months without baking, but now that the temps have finally started to drop and fall is officially here, we’re ready to turn the oven on and get baking. Nothing hits the spot like a pot of soup with some fresh, homemade bread right from the oven, and Aldi has home cooks covered with their new selection of Crofton cast iron bakeware. These new Aldi Finds include a domed bread oven that reminds us of Le Creuset’s iconic product , and they’re even selling a bread making kit with all of the accessories needed to start baking artisan bread at home.

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Why bake bread in a cast iron bread dome, anyway? Well, the cast iron holds heat really well, and baking your bread under the dome helps it achieve a tall rise and get a crispy brown crust. You should pre-heat your cast iron in the oven before adding your dough, and then you can bake the bread with the lid of the bread dome on for the first 30 minutes, removing the cover to let it finish browning once it’s achieved its full rise. Aldi’s Crofton Cast Iron Bread Dome gets the job done beautifully, and it’s just $24.99, compared with Le Creuset’s also gorgeous but pricey version , which costs about $300.

Aldi Crofton Cast Iron Bread Dome

Aldi’s Crofton Cast Iron Bread Dome comes in two colors, green or white. The cast iron is coated in porcelain enamel, and the bread domes are oven safe up to 482°F. Aldi is also selling a new Crofton Bread Making Kit , which pairs perfectly with the bread dome as a gift to yourself, or you can grab both now while they’re still available and give them to your favorite baker during the holiday season. The Crofton Bread Making Kit includes a proofing basket with cover, a bench scraper to help get your bread dough off the counter after kneading, a dough whisk for mixing, a bread lame (that’s what you score the top of the dough with before baking) with replacement blade, and a recipe book to get your started.

Aldi Crofton Bread Making Kit

The Crofton Bread Domes aren’t the only new cast iron at Aldi. For a limited time, they’re also selling gorgeous enameled cast iron sauce pans and enameled cast iron Dutch ovens , so you can cook up the sauces, soups, and stews you’ll want to pair with your homemade breads. These also come in either green or white, and they’re pretty enough to give as gifts, or to keep for yourself and put on display. We love having cookware that’s so gorgeous, we don’t have to worry about making room for it in the cupboard; this green enameled cast iron saucepan is definitely worthy of permanent stove-top burner status.

Aldi Crofton Cast Iron Sauce Pan, Green Gradient

Aldi Crofton Cast Iron 6 Qt. Dutch Oven

If you’re as excited about fall comfort food cooking as we are, then you’d better run to Aldi to stock up on these limited-time cast iron offerings and bread making accessories while you can. From an affordable Le Creuset bread dome alternative to the accessories you need to make perfect bread dough, these Aldi Finds are some of the best we’ve seen.

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