Escape raw SQL queries in Laravel 4

Question

How does one go about escaping parameters passed to a raw query in Laravel 4? I expected something like DB::escape() (which rings a bell from Laravel 3) and als

Answer 1

You can quote your strings this way, through the DB facade.

DB::connection()->getPdo()->quote("string to quote");

I did put this answer in my question when I discovered it, however I've now put it in as an actual answer to make it easier for others to find.