There shouldn't be much difference between the house brand and the name brand. Unless the Kirkland one isn't really made out of solid iron, or has a lot of impurities, or something, it should work the way it's supposed to on induction. Slap a magnet on it. If it sticks it'll work. Low pull fridge magnets don't stick as well to the enamel as they do on fridges, but they stick. The inductors on your stove don't care about the enamel at all. On my old underpowered Dacor gas cooktop, I used to start my Le Creuset before prepping a lot of stuff. I'd even start it with nothing in it, and then search out the oil, or broth. It took that long to heat up. With my little, low power, portable induction unit, the Le Creuset heats up much faster. I had to unlearn some bad habits. :-) It may be that cast iron is slower to heat up than your other pans, but, again, I don't think the brand would make a big difference. And, yes, Datura, they do just work. There are some pans, like some made by Demeyere, that are specifically designed for induction, and supposedly act in special ways with it. For anything else, if the magnet sticks to the bottom, it'll work. Some will work better than others, depending on the way they're made (cladding, etc., can affect how the sides heat). But they'll work.

That's a great price on Le Creuset, congrats ! AVOID WALMART. shop local. We are losing many cookware stores. I like to handle cookware before buying. I have bought colanders and electrics from an online store but prefer to buy from a actual shop for all other kitchenware. I like browsing and talking to the clerks about quality. I need to lift what I buy. walmart does not pride itself on quality, it is a CORPORATE FEEDLOT, that's why the trolleys are so big. And if you fill them up you'll get big too. It promotes excess, quantity over quality. just my .02 cents. walmart will eventually be bulldozed, just like the malls.

Betsy, also check out the Cooking forum. We've discussed our favorite LeCreuset pieces several times.

I have just checked into this forum for the first time as I am not a 'real' cook. About 30 years ago I bought a LC kit at a department and have just burned the pot with the wooden handle and the slightly bigger one without the handle (sorry I don' know sizes). I am looking to replace them and had looked at ebay and found some LC (often from England for some reason) but got curious about what else was out there. Now I don't know about the steam dimples and all that but I do like the idea of lighter weight, not less quality. My old wrists are starting to get arthritic and I find myself picking items up in stores and thinking "oh that's too heavy". So.....any comments based on that, or buying used LC on ebay?