There are two things going on here. For people who actually make soup - making soup can be a very lengthy process. For example, chicken soup is generally made b

There are two things going on here. For people who actually make soup - making soup can be a very lengthy process. For example, chicken soup is generally made by boiling down a chicken carcass for many hours and then adding veg and seasoning for flavour. On a practical level, you can then freeze the soup and it'll last for months. It's a great way of having a healthy, easy meal waiting for you any time. You can also really change and play with the recipe to come up with something great. Cast iron is great because its really heavy and stores heat so it's great for slow cooking, and you want enamel because it reduces maintenance (uncoated cast-iron absorbs what it's cooking which is why you never cook tomatoes in a cast iron skillet). Le Creuset are great quality, last forever, and are well designed which is why they command a premium. The point of the article is that actually she doesn't want to make soup, she wants to be like the people in the videos she watches and the concrete immediate step to get there is by buying the tools they have. It's like buying a gym membership in January. You want to get fit, buying a gym membership is easy. Actually going to the gym is hard.