And as an aid for the members, here is a bit more of the timeline: Oct 28th. Posted in the existing "black plastic" thread on the SCM Forum with link to commercial website (containing Goole ads). Never replied to any queries or comments about posted subject. Oct 30th 11:45. Created an original thread in the Northwestern Gardening Forum. Never responsed after initial post. Oct 30th 12:50. Created an original thread on a different (not GW so I won't link to it) lawn care forum. Never responded after initial post. Nov 9th 16:37. Posted in the existing "cardboard" thread in the Organic Gardening Forum. Awaiting any response. Nov 9th 17:49. Exclusive thread created in the SCM Forum by moi (this thread). Awaiting any response. Since the original post on Oct 28th, it appears the commercial website page had been updated a few times changing some of the verbiage and to eventually include a Q&A or S&A based in part on posts from members on GW. (Although I found it amusing that the first 2 "A's" are actually more "Q's" by the webmaster and in NONE of the "A's" was there a direct answer to any of the "Q's"! Go figure.) I'm sure he's a busy man so I guess we'll all just have to be patient to see if any answers are forthcoming on this forum. Lloyd Loyd Loid Floyd P.S. The commercial web page seems to change a lot. I've started randomly saving it onto a Word document. I can't use it though, it's copyrighted. snort

Nice size fig. I'll take the quarter and the fig give the peach to xgrndpounder. Giuseppe how did it taste. Martin

Jono, I have a couple of Le Creuset pieces which I really like and have had for years. But I recently bought a Mario Batali's roaster and Dutch Oven. I did a little research on line before buying Batali's. It got good reviews and here in Canada, it was half the price. I also liked the colours. I've used both the Dutch Oven and the roaster a couple of times in the last week and am happy with them. Even after roasting on high heat (500°F) the roaster cleaned up beautifully. The fact that the Batali is oven safe to 500°F and the Le Creuset to only 450°f was another deciding factor. The little Kitchenwares store in Victoria that I bought them in said that they have been selling like hotcakes and they are on their third shipment since Christmas. And they haven't had any complaints or returns. Ann

I have his enameled cast iron lasagna pan. It's heavy but is wonderful. Very good quality. NancyLouise