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Aethelred Pioneer100© Member  Ye Olde Dead King
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I have become quite fond of this. I got a clay cooking pot like the one below about a year ago and have found the results to be better than expected. I mostly make stews and such in it. The way these work is that you soak them in water for about 15min. place what you are cooking into it and put it in a cold oven. You then set the oven to the correct temp (about 450 for a beef stew). It only takes about 2 hours and the meat comes out tender and the veggies retain much more flavor than any other method of cooking. One interesting aspect of this type of cooking is that clay pots were commonly used in ancient times. I have a 1st Century clay cooking pot from Judaea in my collection and I understand this method was used in the early Roman Republic. 
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UsedToRide Original500© Member  ^^^That is LOVE!!^^^
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the meat comes out tender and the veggies retain much more flavor than any other method of cooking. What do you suppose it is about clay pots that has this result, A?
 Respect some, trust one, fear none ~~Bullet http://www.freeholbrook.com The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons. ~~Dostoyevsky |
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Aethelred Pioneer100© Member Ye Olde Dead King
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UsedToRide wrote: the meat comes out tender and the veggies retain much more flavor than any other method of cooking. I think there are several reasons: 1. You do not use any grease or oil, just soak your pot in water so: a. You are not covering the taste of the food. b. The high temps and water create steam which cooks the food while keeping it moist and sealing in the flavor. 2. Clay is natural, there is something that just feels right about using it to cook with. Almost like nature or God intended us to do it this way. 3. I have come to believe that if you can find the oldest way of doing something it will often turn out better that some modern innovation. Think about it, does using some teflon coated steel thing really seem better than good old fashioned clay? 4. I understand that the water absorbed by the clay is forced in by the heat. It seems to stand to reason to me that this hot water in the form of steam will make the meat tender. Last edited on 02:13 am by Aethelred |
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Aethelred Pioneer100© Member Ye Olde Dead King
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As a history buff, I enjoy finding the oldest method of doing things that I can. I once made a small oil lamp out of Plaster of Paris, just to see how they worked and how much light they gave. I was suprised and impressed by the results you can get from clay, oilve oil and a cloth wick! That is what turned me on to the clay pots to start with. I figured I would use the thing once or twice to see how it was done and then never touch it again. However, the results were so good I use it all the time.
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UsedToRide Original500© Member ^^^That is LOVE!!^^^
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Very cool, A. Is the clay pot hard to clean? That's one reason I like my Teflon stuff; no brutal scrubbing involved!
Respect some, trust one, fear none ~~Bullet http://www.freeholbrook.com The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons. ~~Dostoyevsky |
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Aethelred Pioneer100© Member Ye Olde Dead King
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UsedToRide wrote: Very cool, A. Is the clay pot hard to clean? That's one reason I like my Teflon stuff; no brutal scrubbing involved! No really, it does tone with use, but because there is not any oil used there is not much of a mess. You just scrub the thing with hot water and can use baking soda if you need to. They say not to use soap on it.
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newbiecollector Pioneer100© Member  You can't fake real
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I have one of those and use it to cook a chicken which turns out like a type of stew. Very simple and great results. A whole chicken and every veg you can find. Usually takes about 1 1/2 hours.
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Luvdawgs Pioneer100© Member 
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In the same vein, I use a clay baking stone to cook pizza. You just put some corn meal on the stone platter before placing the pizza on it to keep it from sticking. The crust turns out beautifully.
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Erinna1112 Original500© Member  Witty clever title pending
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I used to have one of these...think I got a few bucks for it in a yard sale. I'll have to resurrect it...I wonder how pot roast would be in one of these...
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Aethelred Pioneer100© Member Ye Olde Dead King
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Pretty good I'd bet!
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