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Pâté Terrine
What is a Pâté Terrine?
A pâté terrine is an enamelled cast iron cooking and serving dish that was traditionally used to compact a meat mixture like pâté or terrine. The pâté terrine’s construction and high walls also offer superior heat retention and even heat distribution.
The pâté terrine is also versatile enough to be used as both a cooking and serving dish, ensuring food remains hot or cold long after it is tabled. And while the pâté terrine was originally used to prepare pâtés and terrines, it has also been adapted as a popular baking dish and is ideal for making small loaves of bread and even custard.
How is a Pâté Terrine used?
The pâté terrine can be used for many different recipes (from pâtés and terrines to bread and other baked goods) because its enamelled cast iron construction has excellent heat retention properties. Indeed, Le Creuset’s classic pâté terrine design even features a weighted press to help mould mixtures evenly from all sides. Then, as the meat cools and the fat begins to set, the terrine is formed.
The pâté terrine can also be used as a stylish serving dish that guarantees food is served at an ideal temperature once it reaches the table. Other common uses of the pâté terrine include making fresh bread and preparing desserts, such as layered ice-cream cake.
Benefits of a Pâté Terrine
The pâté terrine is an easy-to-use baking dish that serves as a mould for pâtés and recipes. Its tight-fitting lid locks in heat or cold, ensuring food retains its appropriate temperature when it is ready to be served. Le Creuset’s pâté terrine’s enamelled cast iron construction, moreover, offers superior heat retention and is extremely durable. Its sand-colored interior enamel is resistant to chipping or peeling and is built to last. An added benefit of the pâté terrine is that it can also be used as a serving dish and makes for a stylish centerpiece at the table.
