Maine has some great kitchen stores, and we shop in them regularly. But when we’re in the market for the best of the best at a bargain price, we follow the masses to the outlet malls in Kittery and the Le Creuset factory store. With a lifetime guarantee on its famous enamel cast iron and stainless steel pots and pans, the store carries everything from four different sizes of frying pans to a five-quart braiser. Le Creuset’s cast-iron pieces, produced in its own factory in Fresnoy Le Grand in northern France, are legendary and well worth the attention of the state that made bean-hole beans baked in a Dutch oven into a culinary staple. Tangier Factory Outlet, 283 U.S. Rte. 1, Suite #4, Kittery, 207-439-4811, www.lecreuset.com