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Oh my - where has this been all my life? The turquoise looks to match my appliances precisely. Hustling to eBay...

faith
while you're there, check out the
vintage Le Creuset in turquoise.
as SK mentions, it IS actually better for cooking
Great stuff!
just get a good shot of the bottom of the pan so you know what you're getting

Oh boy, my name is in this post! Hi!

I use my Dansk pot to make soup, or anything where you don't have a lot of sauteing. If I'm making stew or sauce, I use my "Simply Calphalon" chili pot.

That's our Dansk.

I second Melinda - great for soup and sauces, but not good for braising or roasting. It could go in the oven but I use mine stovetop only.

We have 4 pieces (3 pots, 1 paella, 1 roast pan) in a mix of two colors, canary and mustard yellow.

I saw the white fondue pot at ABC Home a few weeks ago...maybe $60?

I have the four ducks. Underneath them, my pitcher says:

Dansk Designs
Denmark.
IHQ
The copyright sign

Then underneath that in the center is the number three.

If you click the eBay link above, you should check the box marked "search title and description" to get more hits.

Kobenstyle brings back memories of the 70's for me. If you like Dansk Kobenstyle, you might want to check Ebay for Michael Lax's enameled cast ironware for Copco (for some examples, see http://www.designaddict.com/design_index/index.cfm/fuseaction/producer_show_one/PRODUCER_ID/38/index.cfm).

My wife and I considered both lines of cookware when we were first married and went with the Copco. They were some of the best loved wedding presents that we received and, 30 years later, we still use the same pots and pans. They have the practical advantages of cast iron and the enamel takes care of the rust issue. Plus, we love the design.

Jean, I'm not entirely sure, but I think your "3" stands for 1963. The really early pieces from the 1950s had a 4 ducks mark and the words "Koben" and "style" on either side of it.

Anyone else?

Whatever happened to the Dansk stores? I can't find them any longer, online or otherwise. I'd like to get some replacement pieces for my Bistro dinnerware collection from the early 80s.

Hi there,

I found a piece of Dansk cookware at a charity shop for $3 (Cdn). I bought it because it reminded me of Le Crueset and because it was retro. The bottom of the piece is stamped "Dansk Designs France IHQ". I have no idea about the intended use for this pot; I can't find a pic of one anywhere. Any suggestions where I could find pics of the Dansk line? The bottom of the pot isn't flat. It's a shallow pot which I thought may be good for braising but have changed my mind after reading some of the posts here.

Johneen, is the pot low and wide and lidless? Could be a paella pan. Good way to ID pieces is to go to eBay and search "Dansk enamel" or "Dansk kobenstyle". Lots of pictures will come up.

btw, kobenstyle is good for braising, just not AS good as le Creuset :)

In response to Idefixe's question:
Several years ago, Dansk closed all of its outlet stores, which sold overstock, factory seconds, and discontinued pieces. (I assume that these are the stores to which you were referring; with the exception of one or two "Dansk II" stores in the country, which sold factory firsts, all of the freestanding Dansk stores were outlet stores.) Additionally, the company discontinued many of its product lines (including Kobenstyle), I guess in a further effort to streamline the company. The Dansk lines still in production continue to be sold through major department stores (such as Macy's) and online (www.dansk.com), though the range and variety is not what it used to be.

I worked for one of the outlet stores in college, and fell in love with many of the patterns. Sadly, most of what I loved has been discontinued, but my recent ebay searches have found me some of my coveted pieces and a stroll down memory lane.

Lucky for you, the Bistro line (Christianhavn, the blue stripe) is still in production should be easy to find in stores and on ebay. If you're looking for one of the discontinued variations, I've seen quite a few of those recently on ebay as well.

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Found a 10" soup pot at thrift store but there are many brownish stains to the white interior. I cleaned gently with Brillo but that did not help much. Is there a way to remove stains from white interior? thanks Judy

i just ordered 8 fruit and ceral bowls in christianhaven blue for my bisstro set from the cozy pineapple on line. 6.99 each and 12 bucks to ship to wisc.

To Judy. You might try SOAKING with pure clorox bleach. That has worked some for me in the past.
Just leave it in there for several days.

I just found a turquoise paella 13" for $10 bucks at a white elephant sale. I didn't know what a find I had until coming home and searching more about it on the net. Looks like I have the pre-french model. Thanks for the tip on how to get the yellowy stains out with plain ol' bleach, works great! I questioned wether it can be used on the stovetop, but I guess you can.

nicki

Thanks to everyone who wrote about this Dansk pot. I received one of these from a friend who's downsizing. I couldn't tell if it was iron or steel, so I was searching to find out and found this great site, which I look forward to exploring.

I'm grateful to learn about the pot's strengths and weaknesses, and especially the suggestion about bleach to clean what is pretty much completely black on the inside of the bottom of this pot! I hope it comes off. I accepted the pot reluctantly. My best friend (who was with me at the time) mentioned on the drive home that another mutual friend gave him HER used one years ago and he's never used it. Well, I hope to use mine as soon as I soak it in Chlorox for a few days as suggested here!

I have one old Creuset pot I inherited when my mother died in 1995. She used it "forever" and now I'm using it forever. What a workhorse it is! I really love it. It's my favorite rice-cooking pot. Unfortunately, I can't afford to buy more of those!

Anyway, thanks, all.

Sunnyjoy.

I like Kobenstyle so much that I'm remodeling my kitchen around my collection of Turquoise (7 pieces and counting). I only use them as serving pieces though. Since I love the styling so much, for actual cooking, I got the Jasper Morrison Pots&Pans line of cookware from Alessi that has a similar trivet style handle on the lids. The Dansk handle has 4 arms, the Morrison has 3. The Morrison handle is made to hold cooking utenstils also designe by the artist.

http://www.alessi-shop.com/ashop-us/home-design/pots-and-pans-90148/potspans-stockpot-1899/

Interesting thread, thank you everyone. I'm wondering if these saucepans would be OK on an Aga, which has thick iron hobs and needs level-based pots. Have any of you used dansk pots on a woodstove, Rayburn or Aga please :-) JudyB

I know it's a little late in the game for these, but as I've been adding to my collection, I've noticed an inordinate number of the pieces I've had to pass up had spots where the enamel had actually melted, some had even melted through to the steel.

Also, because of the way the cookware is made, it's really not suitable for even cooking...most cookware has a thicker metal base to help distribute the heat better, the Kobenstyle doesn't, leaving very little between the direct heat and the food.

Because of this, I only use mine for serving foods. I'd like to have them remain in good condition to pass on to my nieces one day.

If you're looking for colourful cookware, I would really strongly recommend looking at Le Creuset, Staub, Lodge, Chausseur or Mario Batali. They're made of cast iron or ceramic and seem to much better suited all around.