Round Terracotta Bread Oven Römertopf

If you love the smell that freshly baked bread leaves in the kitchen, the Römertopf Round Terracotta Bread Oven will become your best ally. This round clay mold with lid allows you to bake homemade loaves up to 1 kg with results full of aroma, a soft and juicy crumb, and a crispy crust that will excite you. Known for its excellent cooking properties, the high-quality natural clay of this lidded pot will make your round breads look and taste wonderful.Ideal for baking bread, with this casserole

you can stew, braise, and roast your best recipes in the oven. Its manufacture with special clay makes the cooking process very natural, healthy, and efficient, as it retains heat excellently and ensures even distribution during baking, just like a ceramic oven. This way, stews and roasts turn out juicy and full of flavor, and the bread crumb stays tender with a crispy crust on the outside. What sets the Römertopf Round Terracotta Bread Oven apartRömertopf has been a

benchmark in clay roasters and ovens

for decades. These Roman pots revive the art of traditional cooking and feature a distinctive design, inspired by the millenary pots used by the Romans.These ovens are made from natural Westerwald clay (Germany) completely free of lead, cadmium, dyes, plasticizers, or toxic substances

. In these pots, only the interior of the base has a vitrified glaze, but the rest of the oven is unglazed. They are semi-porous and, by soaking them before cooking, they are perfect for cooking with internal steam, without needing to add extra oil or fat. This steam generated is especially important when baking bread to achieve spectacular results. Römertopf terracotta ovens offer a traditional, efficient, and simple way to cook

. Clay is one of the oldest and safest cooking materials known, and it distributes heat evenly, preserving the juices, aromas, and nutrients of the food. Cooking is natural, healthy, and low-fat; both bread baking and food cooking are gentle, resulting in very tender and tasty interiors, and crispy, golden exteriors. The breads have a very tender crumb and a crispy crust. How to cook with the Römertopf Round Terracotta Bread OvenWhen you receive your Römertopf terracotta oven, you will need to wash it and also soak the lid for a long time. It is necessary to immerse the lid in water for 45 minutes. After that time, remove the lid from the water and let it air dry. The base, having the vitrified glaze, does not require this initial soaking, and you only need to do this long soak for the lid once.

When you are going to bake bread or cook, you will see how simple it is:

The first step is to soak the terracotta oven:

If you want to bake bread, immerse only the oven lid in cold water for 15 minutes. By soaking the oven lid, the clay absorbs water and releases it as steam during bread baking.

• If you are going to roast or stew, soak both the lid and the base for 15 minutes. Inside the oven, a humid environment is created that keeps the food juicy without needing to add oil. This ensures the result is more tender.
  • Place the dough or the food you are going to stew
  • . For baking bread, this oven is undoubtedly the best choice; and also for cooking all kinds of meats, fish, vegetables, and greens, as they turn out wonderfully. With it, you can roast, stew, bake, and braise all kinds of foods. Season to your taste, but you will not need to add oil or fat.
    
• Drain the lid to remove excess water and place it on the base, covering the terracotta oven.
• Place the roaster inside the cold oven and heat the oven to the temperature required by the recipe (usually between 180 and 250 °C). The roaster must heat gradually, at the same time as the oven.
• Let it cook for the necessary time. The steam generated inside the roasting oven
• will cook the bread or your stews healthily, aromatically, and gently, without drying out the food. Once ready, bring the round terracotta oven to the table
• to serve. Its beautiful and artistic design makes it ideal for presenting your recipes directly in the roaster. And its integrated knob on the lid allows comfortable and safe handlingWhen the roasting oven is cold, you can wash it normally, by hand or in the dishwasher
• . But it is not advisable to leave it soaking for a long time, and before storing, it must be completely dry.Its wonderful temperature distribution, easy and comfortable use, and manufacture with natural and healthy materials make it a valuable piece in the kitchen

. With this terracotta oven you can make wonderful breads and also prepare all kinds of recipes: stews, roasting vegetables, meats, fish, seafood, and also cakes. It is an essential ally to make your kitchen life easier and to achieve tasty and juicy results.IMPORTANT NOTE: To cook with Römertopf terracotta roasters and ovens, it must be done with a cold oven,

never preheat the oven before placing the terracotta roaster inside. The roaster must heat gradually, at the same time as the oven. FeaturesRound terracotta bread oven, for roasts and stews.

Made with natural Westerwald clay (Germany).

• Natural and healthy cooking.
• Free of lead, cadmium, dyes, or plasticizers.
• Lid and exterior of the base unglazed.
• Interior of the base finished with durable vitrified glaze.
  
• Knob on the lid for comfortable and safe handling.
• Traditional design inspired by Roman clay pots.
• Semi-porous oven. Requires soaking to cook with internal steam.
• Gentle and natural cooking. Perfect for baking bread and also for roasts and stews.
• Juicy, tender, golden, and crispy results.
• Perfect for healthy, tasty, aromatic cooking without added fats.
• The glazed base does not absorb odors, flavors, or bacteria.
• Place the round terracotta oven in the cold oven.
• Do not preheat the oven before placing the clay roaster.
• Avoid sudden temperature changes and thermal shocks.Measurements
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