Posted on 03/31/2016 12:54:26 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Looks like a shiny red glaze on the pottery pieces. I can see it being smooth and non-porous but not non-stick — similar to modern enameled cookware, which is definitely not non-stick. The Romans did have cast iron cookware, though, which naturally and inevitably develops an excellent non-stick surface as it’s cooked with. So they would have had eggs that slid out of the pan but it was more likely to have been on cast iron than this red ceramic material. I would guess that the real virtue of the red pottery was a high degree of uniformity and non-porosity, which would have been ideal for long slow simmering since none of the liquid would have been wicked away through imperfections in the surface.
“Only 19 sesterces for the pair! Send a messenger now, and we’ll double your order! Just pay separate handling. But wait, there’s more!...”
But, but, but — Cumae was a Greek colony! You would have known that naturally, if you’d seen “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” 1 and 2! The Neapolitans destroyed the colony.
I’ve never trusted that ice cream.
LOL!
Ping to Jamestown1630 of the cooking thread!
The research on it was performed at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University back in the '70s, I think.
The history: http://www.tuftyceramics.com/history.html
Says who? Eggs don't stick to the pan if you fry them, as in "to cook with oil".
I fry eggs over low heat on quality bonded stainless steel in plenty of butter. They slide out of the pan and taste wonderful. Cleanup is as easy as with non-stick pans, and mine will last me the rest of my life.
They look great hanging from the pan rack, too.
No, it is matte, not shiny. It is red because the clay-based coating is made from shale, just like bricks, only ground a bit finer and made into a slip which is applied to underlying coarse ceramic by dipping in water-based slip or bu brushing, then subjecting to a glost firing. IIRC
That French bread pan (open ended trough) looks interesting.
Non stick pan.....
Would a Clinton joke be out of place ?..... :)
Bookmark for ceramic cookware
Maybe Peter Pan, or just Peter, or non-nonstick, or Hillary’s such a dishonest bitch...
I have one of these, but yes, the stone ware looks interesting. Too bad it isnt covered like a cloche. Crust in a cloche can not be beat. http://www.amazon.com/SuperStone-11-Cloche-Dome-Baker/dp/B00004S1D5
Y’know, I think I’ve seen those at GB Russo’s.
And on an unrelated note, best knives I’ve ever used:
https://www.warthercutlery.com/
You nailed it for me. Cast iron was the original non-stick cookware. I am a huge Lodge fan, have even done the factory tour, which is only available one week a year.
Though in the Roman era, CI was probably still too expensive for that usage for most, versus usage for military items, transportation (axles and wheel rims and such), building hardware, etc.
I’ve seen those in the “as seen on TV” sections (usually an endcap) of stores around here, including, I guess not surprisinglyl, Big Lots. Haven’t tried them yet.
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