Claypot

[vsoy]

In addition to cool 70's drink glasses and those pyrex glass bowls with the polka dots, I got these claypots from my mom. They're a little different from the regular ones, much bigger and this weird tube in the middle. I think it's for even heat distribution, but it is throwing me for a loop.

top:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/vsoy/claypot_top.jpg
side:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/vsoy/claypot_side.jpg

[cattygurl]

http://www.tagines.com/pd_le.cfm - the center is kinda similar, eh?

the center reminds me of tagines. I think any slow-cooking recipe like stews and stuff would be awesome in that pot.

I own a lot of claypot cookware (romertopf, schlemmertopf) and they're awesome. Look up claypot and clay pot in amazon and you an find lots of recipes that cater to clay pot cookware.

[vsoy]

Sorry about the crappy pic, the center is kind of similar to that pic of the tagine, but more gradual and narrow, kind of like the tube in a bundt cake pan. I'm pretty excited (and hungry) thinking about recipes. The tube thingee is kind of weird though.