I had bought this dutch oven in the expresso brown about a year ago and loved it so much that when I recently saw the same pot in the new Chianti Color in the warehouse deal for $49.00 I decided to buy another one!...This pot makes the best soups and stews..also this week I made a pot roast that was out of this world. The Self basting lid is wonderful though the pot and lid is very very heavy...for the price your not going to get a better pot!Thanks Amazon for another great deal!