This Le Creuset cookware dupe is now under £45 AND available in a new ombre colour

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Shopping for the best cookware under £50? If you want to give your cookware an upgrade without breaking the bank, you’re in luck as this popular yet affordable casserole dish is on sale at Amazon.

If you like the style of Le Creuset, but you’re on a budget, then you’ll love the MasterClass Cast Aluminium 4 Litre Casserole Dish in Ombre Grey.

Not only can you pick up the MasterClass Casserole Dish for the discounted price of £42.69 (was £49.99) compared to £250 for similar designer products, but the bestselling casserole dish is now available in a stylish ombre grey.

Currently, the number one trending product in Amazon’s Movers and Shakers in home and kitchen, MasterClass’ casserole dishes have attracted a big fan base, often selling out as soon as they go on sale. So don’t hang about if you want to add this colourway to your collection.

Hordes of shoppers have given the MasterClass Casserole Dish a five-star rating on Amazon, calling it an ‘excellent quality product’ and ‘a must have for any kitchen’.

Reviewers who like to use the dishes to make soups, stews, pot roasts and sauces note how it’s ‘so much lighter’ than their old Le Cruset dishes. One customer even called it the ‘best casserole dish ever!’

‘I love this casserole dish!’ one reviewer wrote. ‘It looks good and cooks evenly and well. It’s suitable for over and hob too! It’s a large vessel enough for a family meal. I like that it has handles which makes it easier to remove from the oven.

‘Nothing I dislike about it, and it’s attractive enough to take from the oven to the table. It does, however, fill my oven, and I did have to take a shelf out to fit it in, but that wasn’t a problem at all.’

They added: ‘Overall, I’m thrilled! Worth the cost, and it will outlive me and the next generation!’

‘Absolutely fabulous,’ another customer wrote. ‘Great help in the kitchen. Non-stick, easy to clean, you can cook any food really, you can use in the oven and the dishwasher. I am really happy with my choice.’

Le Creuset cookware is made from cast iron which is notoriously heavy and rather expensive. But the MasterClass Cast Aluminium 4 Litre Casserole Dish is made from aluminium and is significantly more lightweight, weighing just 1.79kg for a 4-litre pot. And this hasn’t gone unnoticed by shoppers.

A third reviewer raved: ‘You won’t believe how light it is. Beautiful pot for the oven that looks high quality and as if it’s going to weigh a ton!! Very handy for anyone who doesn’t want the heaviness of a cast iron pot.’

Its stainless steel base plate makes the casserole dish compatible and safe for any heat source, including induction hobs. This model also has two layers of an anti-scratch and non-stick coating, and it heats quickly and evenly.