[Sca-cooks] Blackened Bowl

[Stefan li Rous]

Here is what I have in the Florilegium that might be of use. These are all in the FOOD-UTENSILS section.
Clng-Cly-Pots-art (11K) 3/14/14 "Cleaning Earthenware and Stone Pots" by Magister Galefridus Peregrinus.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-UTENSILS/Clng-Cly-Pots-art.html

potry-utn-care-msg (6K) 8/18/09 Care of pottery cooking utensils.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-UTENSILS/potry-utn-care-msg.html

pottery-cookng-msg(22K) 1/29/08 Cooking in clay pots. Do and don'ts.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-UTENSILS/pottery-cookng-msg.html

There is also this file, but I think this would only be of last resort in this case. Perhaps of interest, though.
breakng-t-pot-msg (28K) 2/10/12 Period recipes where you are to break the pot to remove the food.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-UTENSILS/breakng-t-pot-msg.html

Stefan

On Jun 12, 2014, at 10:10 AM, Drew Shiel <gothwalk at gmail.com> wrote:

> A few weeks ago, I took delivery of a blackened bowl from Olde Hansa in
> Tallinn:
> 
> http://www.oldehansa.net/?lang=1&page=Shop_ProductInfo&maingroup=10&page_nr=1&group=32&id=191
> 
> It was an afterthought along with various pitchers and other vessels, and I
> reckoned that it might do for cooking over a fire.
> 
> However, I had missed the word "flowerpot" on the page, and when they say
> "burnt", they are not kidding; this thing smells of burning, and leaves
> soot on your hands.
> 
> Is there any way to clean and use this as a cooking vessel, or is it
> destined for an ornamental life?
> 
> And for future reference, what should I be looking for in ceramic cookware
> for use over a fire?
> 
> Le meas,
> Aodh

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