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Jaymes

Jaymes

11 hours ago, SLB said:

Nice pix!  I have the pot, and cook once a week with it.  It's beautiful, and the beans are good.  The distinction that I most notice in the clay-cookery is that you won't mistakenly cook the beans until busted, they'll stay whole longer than in a metal pot.

 

I see your pot isn't right in the flame.  I'll admit one reason I wanted to cook with the flame is aesthetic.  I like the black sooty smoky char look on the bottoms of clay cookery - the look that clearly indicates you use it for the purpose for which it was intended.  I wonder if I'm going to be able to sit my pot right on my brand new burner, or if I'll have to use some sort of heat diffuser anyway.

 

Anybody know?

 

If so, maybe I'll just go ahead and use the electric stove and simmerpat.  And rub the bottom with ashes.  Kind of like distressing a brand new chifforobe.

 

Cheating, I know, but if it looks good...

 

 

Jaymes

Jaymes

11 hours ago, SLB said:

Nice pix!  I have the pot, and cook once a week with it.  It's beautiful, and the beans are good.  The distinction that I most notice in the clay-cookery is that you won't mistakenly cook the beans until busted, they'll stay whole longer than in a metal pot.

 

I see your pot isn't right in the flame.  I'll admit one reason I wanted to cook with the flame is aesthetic.  I like the black sooty smoky char look on the bottoms of clay cookery - the look that clearly indicates you use it for the purpose for which it was intended.  I wonder if I'm going to be able to sit my pot right on my brand new burner, or if I'll have to use some sort of heat diffuser anyway.

 

Anybody know?

 

If so, maybe I'll just go ahead and use the electric stove and simmerpat.  And rub the bottom with ashes.  Kind of like distressing a brand new chifforobe.

 

Cheating, I know, but if it looks right...

 

 

Jaymes

Jaymes

11 hours ago, SLB said:

Nice pix!  I have the pot, and cook once a week with it.  It's beautiful, and the beans are good.  The distinction that I most notice in the clay-cookery is that you won't mistakenly cook the beans until busted, they'll stay whole longer than in a metal pot.

 

I see your pot isn't right in the flame.  I'll admit one reason I wanted to cook with the flame is aesthetic.  I like the black sooty smoky char look on the bottoms of clay cookery - the look that clearly indicates you use it for the purpose for which it was intended.  I wonder if I'm going to be able to sit my pot right on my brand new burner, or if I'll have to use some sort of heat diffuser anyway.

 

Anybody know?

 

If so, maybe I'll just go ahead and use the electric stove and simmerpat.  And rub the bottom with ashes.  Kind of like distressing a brand new chifforobe.

 

Cheating, I know, but if it looks great...

 

 

Jaymes

Jaymes

11 hours ago, SLB said:

Nice pix!  I have the pot, and cook once a week with it.  It's beautiful, and the beans are good.  The distinction that I most notice in the clay-cookery is that you won't mistakenly cook the beans until busted, they'll stay whole longer than in a metal pot.

 

I see your pot isn't right in the flame.  I'll admit one reason I wanted to cook with the flame is aesthetic.  I like the black sooty smoky char look on the bottoms of clay cookery - the look that clearly indicates you use it for the purpose for which it was intended.  I wonder if I'm going to be able to sit my pot right on my brand new burner, or if I'll have to use some sort of heat diffuser anyway.

 

Anybody know?

 

If so, maybe I'll just rub the bottom with ashes.  Kind of like distressing a brand new chifforobe.

 

 

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