Eurita Clay Roaster, 4 Quart, 3.78 Litres, Non-Stick Earthenware, Toxin-Free, Healthy Clay Pot Cooking, Versatile Cooking Dutch Oven, Digital Recipe and Instructions Included

I bought this 4 quart clay cooker to bake bread. It holds 2 loaves. I can bake a white loaf and a grainy or herb loaf at the same time. I shape the loaves to be oriented the long way on the buttered pan bottom. The lid is soaked for about 20 minutes in cool water. I put the covered cooker on a cookie sheet into the cold gas oven and and set the temp to 400 degrees F. I bake for 40 minutes. Then, I take the lid off and put it on my towel-covered counter. I am careful not to shock and crack the clay. The bread is pale, but it has terrific oven spring and looks moist. I cook it for about 20 more minutes at 425. Then, I dump the bread out onto the cookie sheet, bottoms up. I put the Eurita bottom on the towel covered counter. The bread bottom is pale, so I bake it for about 5 more minutes. I check the bread's internal temp. It should be about 200 degrees F.In addition to the bread, I made the best corned beef in my Eurita. It was tender and juicy. While it is true that meat doesn't dry out if you cook it too long, you can ruin the texture. I did that with a chicken that I overcooked.Some tips: Start cooking in a cold oven. NEVER subject your clay pot to sudden temperature changes. Always have a towel-covered surface ready to place your hot Eurita. Wait until it is completely cool to wash it. DO NOT use soap on the unglazed parts. Use a soft brush to clean the unglazed parts. Baking soda can help with greasy areas. The unglazed part does discolor. It gives the clay pot character. Let it air dry completely before storing. Have a storage place where it won't get knocked around and broken.This is a wonderful kitchen tool! The bread is amazing!

This is my first clay roaster purchase. It was packaged extremely well - within layers of bubble wrap in its original heavy-duty cardboard box. That box was inside a second large box which was nested in the Amazon box. The Russian Doll or King Tut couldn't have asked for better packing! I was still pensive when opening because of the Christmas shipping glut; but alas, the roaster was unscathed. It is beautiful!Having never used a clay roaster, I was a little apprehensive. But the instructions and recipe booklet that came with the roaster put me at ease. I roasted a chicken, which came out as tender as could be, and tasted delicious! I wish I had purchased one years ago.Clean up was easy, too. I can't wait to use it again, perhaps to bake some bread.

Great baker! I made the pork loin roast recipe that came with it and it was absolutely delicious! Going to buy one for my daughter.

Good clay baker, but it only lasted 3 years. I bake sourdough bread in this baker about every 6-8 weeks and it always baked a really good loaf! It started developing cracks during the first year, but stayed together. Just baked this morning.. let it cool thoroughly as usual and then went to wash it and it broke in two. Not sure if that's the expected life of a clay baker, but I was kind of disappointed. Now I have to decide whether to get another one... probably a different brand.

Before I purchased this Eurita clay roaster I reviewed several. There were many complaints about clay cookware being delivered broken or cracking during first use. This Eurita roaster arrived very well packed, no cracks or flaws at all. I used it for the first time to cook a whole chicken recipe. It was absolutely delicious, moist, and no issues with the roaster at all.

Nothing to dislike about this dutch oven. It also arrived very securely pack. Beautiful and as described. Also functions well. The free recipes were a real bonus. Look forward to using this everyweek. Thanks!!

I have only used this to bake bread. I use parchment paper, soak the top only before baking, gently wash and dry by hand when it needs it, never bumped or dropped it either, and have always treated it like it's extremely fragile because it's not very thick. Unfortunately, that didn't help. It worked great for about 15, maybe 20 uses, but then the bottom started to crack, and eventually, it just cracked in half (in the oven!) so I had to throw it out. BUMMER! The crack appeared in the ceramic coating first and then spread, the top with no coating held up just fine. I have a smaller but significantly thicker Romertopf (no coating) I've had for over four decades (no joke), and have used it a LOT, never a crack or any issue of any kind at all, ever, even when it was manhandled. I just wanted a larger baker for big loaves, thought this was it and would be similar to the Romertopf. Oh my, was I wrong!! SO SAD, THIS BRAND IS NOT VERY GOOD QUALITY. Save your money!

I was concerned that the size (a 4 quart) would be too small for our chickens but the size is perfect. I have had chickens done in the clay pots in Europe and mine came out every bit as tasty using a recipe included with the Eurita. The shipment packaging was excellent so mine arrived ready to go to work. Very happy with this and the recipes it came with.