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After I started making beans in my Chamba pot, I swore I'd never do it any other way. Chamba cookware is handmade in Colombia from mica-rich clay which allows it to withstand heat and lends gorgeous black finish. It also preserves an earthiness in foods like beans and meat that traditional cookware extracts during the cooking process. The clay can go in the oven and on the stovetop and quite literally embodies the notion of stove-to-table. The casseroles work for anything you'd use your dutch oven or soup pot for, though there's something about cooking beans that cannot go without mention. Try it.
La Chamba also makes larger and smaller casseroles, tableware, platters, tagine and roasters.
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I love how it looks, but how does "traditional cookware ... extract the earthiness in foods like beans and meat"? That makes no sense whatsoever.
@libraryhead Sorry to confuse you. Cooking in clay lends a noticeable earthy flavor to foods, and foods like beans in particular that already have an earthy profile just get even more earthy in flavor.
Traditional stainless steel etc cookware can sometimes remove some of that flavor during the cooking process. The clay just augments it.
World Market has an exact replica of this in ceramic, and it's only $20:
http://www.worldmarket.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11769110
Is it safe to use on an electric stove? I love my la chamba but just moved from a gas range to an electric one and have yet to try it for fear of breakage. Thanks