The diameter of the contact surface on the hob of the Le Creuset frying pan with an opening diameter of 28 cm is 21.5 cm. This refers to the diameter of the base of the pan that comes into direct contact with the hob.
Hello Sonorita, it is difficult in Switzerland, I have a pot from the USA, there are sometimes 23 cm, at Broki I found an iron pan mark Holland the lid is 23 cm I need for baking bread, previously Ikea lid 26cm diameter, made of glass/metal with movable handle, placed upside down on the pan, goes a little easily and awkwardly, WMF also used to have 21 cm. Hope I have helped always take a cm or even samples good luck.
According to the information available, the pan has a continuous enamelled base, i.e. enamelled inside and out. The inner surface is dark ("black satin enamel"), not raw. This means: No pure cast iron base without enamel.
I always grease the pan well before use and leave the meat, for example, for a relatively long time until it comes off by itself, then I turn it once. that works well. I also wash the pan only by hand with water and without soap, so that the patina can form after a while, which helps a lot that other foods don't stick so much. Meat, spaetzli and vegetables all go well, but hash browns stick anyway.
It has plenty of room on mine. I haven't baked any pizzas on it, but I have a stone for that. But I don't see what could go wrong. I always bake bread in a cast iron pot in the oven.
iron cast products are dishwasher safe but they are too heavy to place on racks. The dishwasher racks can get broken. Also it s important to dry them quickly after washing to prevent oxidation. Therefore handwash is advised for all iron cast products.