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Question: Can you use in the oven
Document: Better than I hoped! I was skeptical that it would cook on stove top; but it performs like a champ.Food tastes great and it doesn't take very long at all to cook a mini meal - some broth, a piece ofchicken and some veggies and soon you have a great tasting chicken soup. I use it often.
This donabe is exactly like in the picture and cooks meals with an even heat. In a pinch, it serves quite nicely as a small dutch oven as well. This is also an authentic Japanese product and is a traditional donabe pot. I have used this for both Chinese hot pot and Japanese sukiyaki; the wide, shallow bowl makes it perfect for table-top usage.
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This is done by making rice porridge in the pot so that the starches seal the inner glaze's pores. All traditional donabe pots require this. The general rules are 1/5th the pot's volume as cooked rice, and the other 4/5ths as water, then boil for an hour.
This is because outside bottom of the donabe is unglazed which will crack from the water vaporizing when applied to heat. You also don't want to soak the donabe or allow food to sit in it overnight due to the nature of the glaze. Hand washing with a mild soap is fine, however.
I have been searching for a donabe for quite sometime. After a lot of research I finally decided upon this one because it was made in Japan, looks nice and good size. The only review of this product also helps me alot.I got this product about 2 weeks ago and have used it no less than 4 times already and it is absolutely perfect. Instructions are in Japanese but you can find good instructions online on how to season the pot before using it.
I actually bought this donabe from a different we site before I found the larger size on Amazon. I loved this one so much that I purchased the 9.75" one as well. The 8.5" has a 1.5 quart capacity and works beautifully on my electric coil stovetop. Can't say enough good things about this donabe.
(This one also comes in a smaller size and a bigger size if this size doesn't fit your need.)
Answer: Haven't tried it yet - wikipedia says:"Donabe however, can be used over an open flame as well as in an oven if three precautions are taken. First, the outside of the donabe should be dry before use, as moisture within the clay will expand in the heat and may chip or crack the pot. Secondly, the pot should be heated gradually to reduce the possibility of cracks due to heat stress. Third, the pot should never be left over the flame while empty." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donabe