| If you are looking for a healthy new way of cooking, | | | | claypot. There is no need to add extra oils or fats and |
| why not try claypot cooking Asian-style? | | | | the food does not dry out. |
| Claypot cooking is an ancient technique in many | | | | How To Start |
| cultures from the Romans, Etruscans, Chinese, Indian, | | | | The careful selection and choice of a good quality |
| Mexican and Moroccans. In Asia, claypots have been | | | | claypot is important. Claypots come in various |
| widely used as a cooking style for centuries. From | | | | diameters and volume. Select a size that fits your |
| China, Vietnam, Thailand, South East Asia to the Indian | | | | purpose and intended number of servings. Brown and |
| subcontinent, claypots are an essential utensil in any | | | | black are the typical claypot colours. There are |
| well-equipped kitchen. In fact, food is often served in | | | | stockpots, casseroles and all kinds of claypot |
| claypots to tell people about the way it is cooked. | | | | accessories such as food warmers and teapots. |
| Claypots are used for boiling soups, noodles and | | | | To begin, it is wise to spend some time to identify a |
| porridge, making stews, and steaming meats and | | | | supplier of a good range of high quality authentic |
| vegetables. With the claypot uncovered, claypots can | | | | claypots. There are certain handling instructions related |
| also be used for frying and grilling meats, vegetables, | | | | to the washing of a claypot. Generally speaking, there |
| tofu, rice and noodles. Many dishes are aptly named | | | | is no need to soak a good quality claypot. |
| after this unique cooking style - claypot rice, claypot | | | | Next, one should learn how to properly cook using a |
| chicken, and so on. | | | | claypot by attending a claypot cooking class near |
| The porous quality of clay as a cooking utensil creates | | | | where you live, or by watching a demonstration by an |
| a moist and sealed environment. When the claypot is | | | | experienced chef, or by following a recipe cook book. |
| soaked in water and heated in an oven, it is ideal for | | | | Combining the right amount of ingredients and water in |
| cooking healthier foods with less oil without losing the | | | | a claypot is crucial to the cooking process. This Is best |
| nutrients. In today's health-conscious world, the use of | | | | learned from an expert. |
| claypots for cooking is a wonderful way to reduce the | | | | Finally, a little maintenance is required. Claypots need to |
| fat content but yet retaining the natural food flavours. | | | | be handled with care to preserve its unique material |
| Claypots are placed in direct contact with the heat | | | | for its next use. |
| source, be it a stove, electric hot plate, charcoal, | | | | Claypot cooking can be an enjoyable cooking |
| microwave oven or grill. Claypots distribute the heat | | | | experience, not to mention its health benefits. Once |
| evenly and much quicker, thus bringing out the natural | | | | you get started, a whole new world of claypot recipes |
| food flavours and with less energy. Juices released by | | | | opens up to you. |
| the food cannot escape and is thus sealed into the | | | | |