First, Le Creuset isn't always that expensive. If you have as much of a yen for their products I do, they have an outlet store just a half hour south of you in Wrentham. Just saying.

Second, if it were any other show I think he might have taken the time to do something about it, off camera. That show has a serious time component though, and the trash might have been the only place he could put it where it would be out of the way and not used by anyone else.

Although, they must have dishwashers. And one of the things I -love, love, love- about enameled Le Creuset is that they are explicitly dishwasher safe.

(have I mentioned that I love Le Creuset?)