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TexMex Chili

August 20, 2015 By claycoyote

Flamewar Stovetop ceramic Cookware
Start by frying bacon right in the flamewar Dutch Oven

Tex Mex, Chili
Adjust ingredients for total amount of meat.

1/2 lb bacon
4 lbs Pork Loin cubed small
4 lbs Round or chuck cubed small
garlic 4 cloves crushed (or diced)
2 lrg yellow onion

Buil your chiliu right in the falmeware Dutch Oven
Add veggies and stir fry a bit

2 red pepper
2 green pepper
6 carrots
half a bunch of celery including leaves
2 cans of corn

Flameware ceramic stovetop Dutch Oven
Then Saute the meat
flameware one pot chili
Now the celery, etc.

2 cans kidney beans
6 cans chopped green chilies
4 28-0z plum tomatoes crushed as added
2 cup tomato juice
2 bunch green onion
1 cup masa harina
Mole, recipe below.

Spices and herbss: to taste.
tsp-fennel crushed in mortar or
1/2 cup- fresh cilantro
1/4 cup-pine nuts
2 tbsp or more-Chili Powder
2 tsp-Celery salt
1 tbsp-Cumin
1 tbsp-Oregano
12 oz dark beer
1/2 cup green onions

Let it simmer 45 minutes to an hour. Then add mole and harina.
Let it simmer 45 minutes to an hour. Then add mole and harina.

2 limes juiced
jalapeños chopped to taste
1/2 cup (at least)tequila

Do this mole separately and add after the stew is hot.
4 tbsp unsalted butter
12 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
cinnamon
stir together over low heat

Fry bacon a bit and add pork and beef to brown
add yellow onion and garlic and brown a bit
Add all other ingredient in top list (except harina)
Green onion will also go in later.

Add spices to taste with an emphasis on cilantro and cumin.

Toward the end of simmering add tequila and green onion diced.
Harina goes in 15 minutes before serving.

Adjust ingredients for total amount of meat.
Add mole.
Do this separately and add after the stew is hot.
4 tbsp unsalted butter
12 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
cinnamon

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Rocky’s Baked Beans

February 16, 2015 By claycoyote

1 Large Can Bush’s Original Baked Beans
1 Lb of the smokiest Bacon you can get Thick sliced
1 lb Smoked ham
1 large yellow or sweet onion cubed small
1/2 cup Brown SugarDutch Oven Baked Beans
1/2 cup molasses
1 Green Pepper diced
1 Red pepper diced

Fry bacon and ham in Dutch oven, add onion as it’s about 1/2 way fried. Cook til it starts to go transparent.
If you wish you can carefully remove some of the fat with a paper towel, or just leave it in. (Never said this was a diet recipe).
Add other ingredients, stir well, and reduce heat to lowest setting. Let simmer for 1 hour or more stirring occasionally to avoid scorching on the bottom.
Yum. These can easily be frozen for later use. I always make a bunch. Better the next day.

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Clay Pot Cooking – Cooking and Baking in Ceramic Pottery-Cooking in Clay

December 13, 2014 By claycoyote

CLAY POT COOKING
There are essentially 3 types of clay bodies used for cooking in clay; Stoneware (most Common), earthenware, and flameware.
STONEWARE:
Stoneware is typically a variety of clays and other ingredients that are blended for firing temperature, throwing or hand-building characteristics, fired color and impact on glazes.  Stoneware is defined as pottery fired to at least 2000 degF.  which makes the clay essentially non-porous and very hard. In the firing of stoneware, there is always some residual crystalline silica.  These silica crystals expand and contract when heated and cooled.  It is this expansion that can cause stoneware to crack when exposed to heat.  Particularly troublesome is a crystal called cristobalite which very rapidly expands about 3% at 437 degF.    Secondarily, if the stoneware pot is subjected to a very rapid heating or cooling, like taking a pot out of a hot oven and placing it on a cold surface, the result can be a crack due to different expansion rates in different parts of the pot. This is what will cause most failures.
These can be avoided by putting the cold pot in a cool oven and bringing both up to temperature together.  Similarly a cold roast can cause a cold spot which can cause a crack.  This can be avoided by putting a small amount of water in the pot to spread the stress.
Clay bodies can also be formulated to melt the silica crystals into the body, avoiding most of the expansion. This can be tested for using an instrument called a dilatometer.
Which all goes to say, if you avoid direct heat (stovetop), and are generally careful to avoid rapid temperature change, you should have no problem with stoneware cooking pots for oven, microwave and dishwasher.
CHINA is really a subset of stoneware, fired to a vitreous or near vitreous state and often times glazed over its whole surface. Because it is white, glazes maintain their color. The highest fired china is porcelain.  For the most part, china has the same expansion issues as stoneware.

EARTHENWARE
Lower fired clays (1800 to 2000 degF) are considered earthenware.  They may be glazed or unglazed (think Romertopf) and some of them, with care, can even take direct heat.  Because of the lower firing temperature, earthenware is typically still porous but crystalline silica is not formed.  It is somewhat fragile because of the lack of vitrification of the clay body.

More to come…see also flameware on this site.

 

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Filed Under: Foodie News, Recipes Tagged With: China, claypot cooking, Cooking In Clay, earthenware, flameware, stoneware, stovetop cooking

Understanding Glazing…

March 18, 2014 By claycoyote

See a list of our current glazes, here.

We have a variety of glazes that we offer as options for your stoneware pieces. Each of these glazes has gone through extensive testing. The process of creating a new glaze can take anywhere from 6 months to years! Glazing is a science as well as an art, and we hope this post helps you to understand the chemistry of glazing, and what options we can offer.

Glaze:  A vitreous (melted glass) substance fused on to the surface of pottery to form a hard, impervious decorative coating. The first image is how our mocha swirl glaze looks after the last firing. The 2nd image is how it looks before it is fired.

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The different colors of our glazes are the result of chemical reactions that take place when we “fire” our pottery. Glazing is not at all like painting. Think of it more as glass than paint. Unlike paint, we are not working with a pigment where the color you see is the color you get. The color develops chemically as the glaze melts during firing. It comes from interaction between the gas, oxygen, and glaze ingredients. The colors in the glaze come from the metal oxides (such as iron oxide or copper oxide) we add to the glaze mixture. Each is varied by the other ingredients in the glaze. Think of it like baking. You need the perfect combination of ingredients and temperature to create a certain color.  We cannot “match” colors.  There are limits to the colors available in high fire glazes and as explained above, the process is not totally controllable.  Variation is the one guarantee.

Pattern: Each glaze pattern is created through a variety of glazing techniques. Betsy uses brushes, sponges, and squirt bottles to apply the glaze. She also dips some pieces and pours glaze onto others. Each of her methods creates a different pattern. This is an area where we are happy to help you make modifications on your piece. If you don’t like a squiggle, we can omit it. Maybe you like a little more of one color and a little less of another. We have already tested these patterns and slight variations are an option. We can discuss ideas you may have to see if they are doable. Remember to think of glaze like watercolor paint. Lines are blurred, and there is a fluidity with the medium. Here is an example of 2 plates with the same pattern using different glazes.

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Firing: Betsy has 20+ variables to consider when glazing and firing. Any one of these can alter the color of the glaze. Two of these variables are the wind speed and direction. The wind changes the way the kiln breathes. The way the gases leave the kiln affects the chemical reactions and therefor the color. This is one of many uncontrollable factors which affect the firing. Temperature and humidity are other variables which can change the chemical reactions during a firing. Outside forces are not the only variables Betsy needs to consider. Where she place the pots inside the kiln also affects the coloring. Pots placed lower in the kiln are closer to the flame and therefor hotter, while pots on the top shelf fire at a cooler temperature.
Inside the kiln, chemical reactions are taking place. Some of these reactions can not always be controlled. Flashing is the transference of a material from one pot to another during firing. It is caused by a material becoming volatile during firing, in which some of the volatilized material settles on the same or a separate pot. This result is a flash of red on another piece. Our yellow salt glaze is the most susceptible to this. It doesn’t happen often, but we see the pieces that flash as special. Some potters intentionally induce flashing, especially during pit firing.

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Dinnerware Glaze

March 6, 2014 By claycoyote

Creating your own dinnerware includes making a few decisions. Once you have chosen the style for your settings, then you need to consider what glaze you would like. We have created many beautiful sets over the years. Some of our most beautiful were the combination of different glazes. We want you to remember that these pieces will be a part of your life. Life changes, and it is fun to have the option to change the way you set your table. Here are a few ideas to get you started…

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