KitchenCraft Roasting Pan with Lid and Recipe in Gift Box, Terracotta, Orange, 35 x 27 x 16.5 cm

I love this pot, the chicken always comes out soft and tender. A Good pot. A good buy. A must have for every kitchen!!. And its also quite a very pretty pot, with it's embossed leaf design. Very happy with the purchase, arrived earlier than expected.The only snag I have is that the description of this product does not state whether this roasting pot is glazed or unglazed. Please note that it is GLAZED.If you're undecided about a glazed clay baker versus an unglazed one, the only difference is that the unglazed one during the submersion, absorbs MORE water through its pores, which is later released in the form of steam throughout the baking process. This produces moist, tender and flavorful chicken, meat (great for less tender cuts) or fish and it also assists in the overall browning. The unglazed is best because of the super steaming quality. Use this type of pot for tougher cuts of meat, stews roasts, poultry, poaching, steaming and microwaving.Glazed clay cookers have a glaze which usually only covers the bottom cooker for easier cleaning. There are oval and rectangular bakers, pie plates and casseroles and these are useful for recipes that do not benefit from the super steaming quality. Try cooking dishes like lasagna and other pastas, casseroles and baked goods.Clay pot cooking is a technique, and a very healthy one at that. Very little, if any, oil is needed and results in lower fat content. Unless specified by the recipe, foods cooked by this method do not require added liquid and produce natural juices.Happy cooking!!Thank you.P.S.:- Will try to get hold of Amazon and ask them to please amend their product description to include that this is infact a GLAZED roasting pot. Thank you.

Live cooking with this everything seems to have more flavour

Received this item only 2 days after ordering. Purchased to replace a Habitat style chicken brick that had mismatched base and top making it hard to move without losing the top.There is no booklet with this product but a single recipe suggestion on the box side. I find that the pot is larger than we really need as it is described as suitable for a small turkey or large chicken. Being only a two person household we tend to get medium chickens. We have used for the first time surrounded by potatoes and carrots and it performed perfectly well.The size stated is the external size and I measured it at 38 x 28 x 16.5 so a little larger. The interior size of the bottom of the base is about 27 x 18 cm and the internal usable height is about 12 cm. Beware of the weight which is considerable.The base is glazed internally and the top is unglazed inside and out. Having used a chicken brick for many years we found that the unglazed interior became effectively glazed with use anyway as the only recommended cleaning was by using salt.

I’ve been using one of these for years and have always had excellent results. It cooks beef and chicken beautifully. I bought this one for my daughter, who is equally as happy with results

Used it at the weekend. Their instructions say to put it in a pre-heated oven but everywhere else I've looked suggests that it goes into a cold oven and that was what I did when roasting a chicken in it. Soaked the pot as instructed for a good 15 minutes, placed a 3.5Lb chicken inside it which I had stuffed with a lemon , garlic and onion and some fresh herbs. drizzle of olive oil over the top, popped the lid on and gave it 2 hours at 175 C. Lid off for a further half hour moving the temperature up to 195 C. Great tasting chicken, moist and full of flavour. Not a gadget for the back of the cupboard will be using again definitely recommended and made me realise how much I'd missed cooking with one of the "bricks" as my old one went the way of all flesh some time ago and only just got around to replacing it.

Once you cook your chicken in a brick for the first time you'll (almost) never do it any other way again. On a low long cook the meat stays moist and tasty and not dry as open roasting can do. Normally we get the bird out and it almost falls of the bones... Yum!! This brick was a replacement for a 20 year old one that was starting to chip and delaminate. This has a glased inside base so is much easier to clean. It's also quite big (large chicken no problem, or a smaller one with veg). For something that you may expect to be a problem posting it was VERY well packed so arrived in A1 condition (the packaging alone most have cost a bomb). Highly recommended!

We have used one for 50 years. Unfortunately I dropped the lid on the floor. Didn’t hesitate in getting another one.

Immediately spotted a fault in the pot. Having used a mason cash quality clay oven for years I know these need properly caring for. A fault like that is bound to fracture with heat so it went back immediately. The replacement seems OK but I guess we'll see. A little worried as its a Christmas gift for mam.