Blue Le Creuset 5-qt Dutch oven
Description
I was helping a friend move yesterday afternoon around 4pm, and my blue Le Creuset 5-quart Dutch oven vanished from the kitchen counter in their apartment near the Corvallis Public Library on Main Street. The pot is a bright cobalt blue enamel with a sturdy black lid knob and a small chip along the rim where it bumped the edge of the sink. The interior enamel is cream-colored and clean, and you can see the Le Creuset stamp on the bottom. It was a gift from my grandmother and holds a lot of sentimental value, so I’d really love to get it back if someone happened to find it around the library or the 1st Street area.
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