I also think that you can't use clay on stovetops, just in the oven. LeCreuset makes a strange-looking enameled unit especially for stovetop use, but I don't know if it works for potatoes.Ishbel said:I've seen pottery and clay dishes with closed lids which cook jacket potatoes in the oven - but would think that a clay dish on the stove top, whether electric or gas, would be a recipe for disaster!
This clay pot never need washing and tastes like a potato cooked in the coals without the charcoal. I have one which was a gift and I need the name for my friends to buy oneMichael in FtW said:I can't - never heard of such ... but it does sound interesting. Since "on the stove top" means it's only being heated from the bottom .. and it's waterless ... would be most interested in learning more about it.
I have one which I love. This clay pot never needs washing and tastes like a potato cooked in the coals without the charcoal. this was a gift and all my friends would like one so I need the name.Ishbel said:I've seen pottery and clay dishes with closed lids which cook jacket potatoes in the oven - but would think that a clay dish on the stove top, whether electric or gas, would be a recipe for disaster!
No its not a tagine which I never heard off as its clay and never needs washing. The potato tastes like its been cooked in the coals but without the charcoal, I have one which I love. I was a gift many years ago.kitchenelf said:I don't know what this could be either. There are these vesselsfor cooking potatoes but I am not familiar with a cay one that sits on TOP of the stove.
You're not thinking of a tagine are you? Or possibly a tian? But I don't think that's used on top of a stove - I think it's used in an oven.
No this one is a very fine clay pot. It does not have any name or marking of any kind. It is the same as the one in the photo except it may be a little lighter and redder in colour. I am willing to send it for a nominal cost plus postage.
That is a cute little pot. I have used the sand pots and tagines for year but always thought that there must be some liquid in the pot or it will crack with the heat. Would love to bake potatoes on the stove top instead of the usual nuked. Has anyone here actually baked them in a sand pot on the stove top? I'd appreciate the timing and prep instructions.