Let’s cut right to the chase: ceramic pots truly are the superior cookware. With so many incredible qualities and benefits, it’s perfect for any meal and every occasion. Read on to find out about the best dishes cooked in ceramic pots.
What Is a Ceramic Pot?
First and foremost, we should clarify what exactly the cookware we’re raving about is. Believe it or not, ceramic pots aren’t actually made out of ceramic, but rather, a type of metal with a ceramic coating.
For example, our Dutch Oven has a ceramic interior coating. One of the greatest qualities that this gives it is a non-stick property, which makes cooking with it look and feel like a walk in the park.
What’s So Great About Ceramic Pots?
Are you curious about what exactly makes ceramic pots such a wonderful and ideal piece of cookware? Look no further. Here are some of the top qualities that made us fall in love with ceramic:
Non-Toxic
Non-stick cookware made with Teflon may appear attractive at first glance; Afterall, who doesn’t want an easy cooking experience? However, as Teflon is heated up, it releases toxic chemicals that can end up in your food.
With ceramic pots, not only do you experience the joy of non-stick, but you can be sure that your food is just as safe as when you threw it into your ceramic pot.
Non-Stick
We touched on this earlier, but we could go on and on about the wonders of non-stick ceramic cookware! Since ceramic is naturally smooth and slippery, you only need to use a little bit of oil or butter in the pot to keep the food from sticking to it. This greatly contrasts the amount needed to prevent sticking in cast-iron or stainless steel cookware.
Not only does this mean you won’t be running out of butter or oil as quickly, but also that your food will be significantly healthier from using fewer fats!
Non-Reactive:
Understanding the difference between non-reactive and reactive cookware isn’t too difficult. Although there’s a lot of information surrounding it, it all boils down to this: non-reactive cookware doesn’t “react” with your food, as opposed to reactive cookware. By “react,” we’re referring to a chemical reaction taking place.
The end result: food (especially ones that are very acidic or alkaline) develops odd streaks of color and a metallic taste to it from the reactive cookware it was cooked in.
“Reactive” cookware includes copper and cast iron, while “non-reactive cookware” includes stainless steel, ceramic, glass, and metal cookware with enamel coating. Our products have a ceramic interior coating that protects your food from harmful chemicals and a bad bake. Because of this, you don’t have to worry about metallic flavors or strange colors leaching into your food from the ceramic pot.
Lightweight
The metals used in cookware range in terms of weight. You’ve probably familiar with the complaints many people have about cast-iron pans, which have a reputation for being extremely heavy.
Thankfully, you won’t have that issue with ceramic cookware. The lack of heavy metals creates lighter weight cookware, which ensures a quick and easy transfer out of the oven or off the stovetop and over to the table to feed some hungry mouths.
High Quality and Affordable
Although ceramic cookware ranges in price, you can still find some that are affordable. For example, our Dutch Oven costs $125, and our Cookware Set that includes four ceramic non-stick products is priced at $395.
Our products are of the highest quality that can create masterpieces for years to come.
Cooking in Style
Of course, the best part about ceramic cookware is that you can cook so many recipes with just one pot, rather than using multiple at once. Not only does that save you from having to multitask, but it also decreases the clutter in your kitchen and makes clean-up so much easier.
Yes, the ability to make one-pot recipes in ceramic cookware is incredible, but it can actually go a step further. We always want our food to look as good as it tastes, but we think that sort of ideology extends beyond food.
How many times have you cooked a meal in a clunky, unappealing pot and then placed it on the table for serving? Of course, there’s nothing wrong with that, per se. After all, it’s the taste of the food that should be of the most concern, rather than the presentation, right? Sure, but you can probably agree that having both would be a huge bonus.
Never limit yourself because you absolutely can have both! We pride ourselves on our products’ classic aesthetic that is so appealing that it could double as home decor. You can choose from a variety of colors: Cream, Gray, Navy, Sage, and Perracotta—our lovely combination of terracotta mixed with pink.
You can pop the pretty ceramic pot right off of the stove and straight onto the table for serving; with such style, you can believe us when we say that eyes will be on more than just the food itself.
Best Dishes To Make With Ceramic Pots
With all of these wonderful qualities in mind, the cooking possibilities seem endless. There are, however, some recipes that are simply divine when combined with the powers of ceramic pots. Here are the best dishes to make using a ceramic pot:
Vegetable Casserole
What’s your biggest pet peeve when it comes to making a casserole? If it’s that nothing gets cooked evenly, we have the solution for you. You guessed it: ceramic pots to the rescue. As we mentioned earlier, ceramic pots have very efficient heat transfer.
On top of that, our ceramic cookware is ovenproof, so your vegetables are sure to be cooked fully and evenly, without any potential issues regarding random cold or burnt spots.
Butternut Squash Soup (Or Any Soup or Stew, Really)
A simple yet elegant dish to serve before the main course at any family gathering or on holidays is a delicious and light soup or stew. On those days, you’re going to want to prepare the soup in advance to ensure that you can give all your attention to the entrees you’ll be serving.
Thankfully, the ability of ceramic cookware to work efficiently with heat transfer makes it the perfect vessel to create that first course in. Whenever you’re ready to serve, just place the ceramic pot full of soup back onto the stove for a few more minutes, and voila! It’s thoroughly and evenly heated and is sure to be tasting just as fresh as it was when you first made it.
A great aspect of cooking soup (or any dish) in a ceramic pot is the level of ease it takes to transfer from place to place. In fact, if you want to bring it over to a friend’s house, you could very easily transport the dish in the cookware itself, all while ensuring it remains hot upon arrival! Sized for convenience, our Fry Pan and Dutch oven both fit the same lid.
Baked Risotto
Making creamy risotto already gives off fancy Italian restaurant vibes. Cook and serve it in a Dutch Oven, and you’re guaranteed to turn heads and grab everyone’s attention.
With baked risotto, you’ll be utilizing both a stovetop and an oven, so you’re going to want lightweight cookware such as a ceramic Dutch Oven to ensure a swift transition. Not to mention, the heavy bottom of the cookware provides even and constant heat to the food it’s carrying. That, along with the tight-fitting lid to lock in the heat, ensures that the top and bottom layers bake at the same rate.
Thanks to the ceramic Dutch Oven, you can say goodbye to that unpleasant burnt top layer on the dish that is as aesthetically unappealing as it is unfortunate in taste.
Pot Roast
There’s nothing nicer than the smell of delicious pot roast in the air on a cold winter’s day. Many recipes for pot roast require quite a bit of hands-on cooking; however, there are some out there that allow you to sit back and let the Dutch Oven do most of the work.
You’ll be left with juicy, tender meat that will leave your mouth water and your taste buds happy!
Chicken Dinner
No need to separate your time between cooking the main course and the side dishes. With a ceramic Dutch Oven, you can roast a whole chicken dinner and the sides all at once!
All you have to do is fill the cookware with your side vegetables, place the chicken on top of the bed, and then let the heat of the pot work its magic! Our Dutch Oven is big enough to fit in an entire family’s meal.
Let’s Get Cooking!
It’s a wonder why there are some people who don’t own ceramic pans. With this cookware and its incredible qualities, you’ll be making restaurant-quality meals without the stress of worrying about how it will turn out. Not to mention, ceramic cookware is significantly less labor-intensive than other cookware.
So what are you waiting for? Go pull out a recipe you’ve been dying to try and get cooking with your ceramic pots!