Terracotta Cook Ware for Real Hostess
Such dishes are produced of red clay, which is burnt only once. The ready goods are not covered with glaze. Therefore, the shards have porous structure in different degrees of granularity. Colors of the finished product can be creamy, dark red, brown or almost black.
Before cooking terracotta dishes must be put into the cold water and left there for several minutes. Then add the prepared products in the ware and close the lid tightly. After that, the dishes can be put in the oven, which should be heated gradually, as the terracotta, as well as any ceramics, doesn’t like sudden jumps and drops in temperature.
Terracotta cookware is a perfect repository for a variety of products. No wonder the peasants in old times kept dairy products, pickles, jams in ceramic bowls; in jugs, pots, earthenware pot. In addition, terracotta like a thermos can keep the temperature. For example, hot drinks in such a dish will remain warm for some time, and cold water even in the heat will stay cool.
Due to its porous structure terracotta ware easily absorbs and long keeps smells of the products that are cooked in it. As a result, tasty-looking pastries will get the smell of fish or meat. As the flavors are absorbed very well and saved a long time, even after thorough washing, it is best for each product (meat, fish, vegetables or dough) to have its own dish. Taking into account the delicious and appetizing taste of the meal, cooked in a terracotta pot, you can have multiple instances.
If you don’t want the terracotta ware to spoil and to lose its remarkable qualities, it should be properly treated. First you should prepare food not on open fires but in the oven. In this case, the oven should be slightly warmed, but it shouldn’t be too hot. In addition, it is desirable to wash terracotta dishes with warm water, using a small amount of detergent. The washed dishes must be thoroughly dried in the air, before they are put in the cabinet.
If you follow these simple rules, terracotta ware for a long time will be a reliable and faithful helper in the kitchen. Products made of terracotta especially look organic in the interiors designed in styles such as environmental, country, ethnic, next to where terracotta coexists with natural materials (wood, stone, bamboo) and tissues.
