Heat-resistant ceramic is widely used for cooking in the oven, and convection and microwave ovens. Baking, braising, prolonged anguish perfectly implemented in ceramic containers. They can be prepared meat, fish, soups, roasts, pies, cakes, vegetables and much more. Temperature range for cooking varies from -20 to 220оС. Accordingly, ceramics are also suitable for cooling or freezing food.
Ceramic has excellent thermoregulation. Cooked food will stay warm for 2-3 hours, cooled and warmed up and in a warm room.Often pottery is used for stewing or simmering dishes in the oven. Slow heating of the walls ensures gentle cooking retains vitamins and nutrients products.
When cooking stir-fry, soup or vegetable stew all the products are laid at the same time, put salt and spices, if necessary, water is added. Glassware goes in a cold oven, where there is a slow heat and long cooking. Usually for extinguishing vegetable stew enough hours. The rice is ready, when all the water evaporates.
When cooking meat or fish ingredients also laid in cold form, pot or pan. Sprinkled with spices, covered with a lid and leave in a cold oven. After long stewing, when meat or fish is well cooked, the lid can be removed. Dish it should be kept in the oven for another 15-20 minutes to get a nice baked crust. The meat will be more juicy, if before cooking the dishes to fill with cold water and soak for about an hour. Ceramics will absorb moisture and gradually give it in the heating process.
In ceramic forms make great biscuits. Due to the slow heating and slow cooling of the mould bakery turns fluffy and does not fall. To prepare sponge cake in a pot you need as described in the recipe.
Heat-resistant ceramic ware can be used for any type of food. However, there are some limitations to its application. In particular, do not use ceramics for cooking on gas stoves and all flame. Ceramic, halogen stoves, glass ceramic, induction and electric cookers are also inconsistent with pottery. These plates are too rapidly heated, and the ceramic ware afraid of sudden changes in temperature.
If the recipe suggests preheating the oven, the temperature should not be more than 100C. Otherwise ceramic container may burst.
Ceramic pans and pots perfectly regulate the moisture in when cooking. First cookware to absorb moisture, and then allocates the desired number in the heating process.
Pottery heated in the oven or microwave, heats and cools for a long time, so you should always use pot holders.
Meals can be served directly in the ceramic dish in which it was prepared. Due to the aesthetic properties of this cookware, it is perfect for serving and does not allow hot to cool down quickly on the table.