Quote Originally Posted by GLC1968 View Post
Yep, me too. It's designed for that - the 'plastic' is just the little handle and it's made of a high heat resistant material of some sort.
well, I suppose I could try...and put on all my fans and open all my windows to diffuse the toxic fumes from melting plastic...sure wish it was enameled cast iron like the rest of the pot, but I gotta say, those Le Creuset folks seem to know what they are doing. I might look into the replacement handle (it's more like a knob) that Lisa mentioned.