Romertopf 4-Quart Clay Baker
by Reco Intl
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Our Price: $60.00 Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days Category: Kitchen See more product details |
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Romertopf 4-Quart Clay Baker
Customer Review: Mmmm, mmmm, good!
Summary: 5 Stars
A friend of mine cooks with the Romertopf -- the one I bought was actually to replace her broken one; she has typically found them difficult to find and expensive, particularly this one, the largest model (113). The one here on Amazon was the best price I found in my internet searching.
As for cooking in the Romertopf, the food comes out wonderful! Chicken with vegetables, cooked with wine and mushrooms is divine! The meat is tender and juicy. I'm not sure how something like beef pot roast turns out, but I bet it's good. I'm going to see if my friend will let me borrow this replacement one I found for her!
Follow-up: A few months ago, I bought myself a smaller sized one: the Reco 2-5 lb Romertopf, AKA model 110. #110 is large enough a chicken or a medium-sized roast, but not much else. If you want to cook vegetables and such along with meat, get this one, the large #113 model. If you're interested in a smaller one -- good for cooking for one or two, especially if you're not sure clay pot cooking is your thing -- this is the only working Amazon link I could find (as of 12-20-09): Reco Romertopf 01102 Clay Bakers No. 110.
Customer Review: Fabulous oven cooker
Summary: 5 Stars
We've had two Romertopfs for over 25 years. They are perfect oven pots for most birds and many long-cooking meats. About cleaning: the reason the directions say use no soap is the porous clay absorbs the soap and renders it back into the food. However, when your pot(s) become really well seasoned from thousands of cookings, these restrictions no longer seem to apply. We do use soap, sparingly and quickly, to remove grease. (Note that my wife, Victoria Wise, is a professional cook and cookbook author; she would instantly taste soap in the food if there were any. Run an Amazon search for her name and you'll find descriptions of her many amazing books.) Also, we find that now that these pots are so seasoned we can stick them into a hot oven with no problem. Finally, we no longer need to soak them.Customer Review: Fantastic Clay Pot for Meat and Veggies
Summary: 5 Stars
Item arrived well wrapped and quickly after ordering without any problems. After trying out a pulled pork recipe for the first time in the clay pot, I must say I am a fan. It is easy and self efficient to cook with this pot. You only need to marinate the meat upfront, soak the pot and shove it in the oven. The results are always tasty!
A few tips on the side:
- the pot is a bit on the heavy side, so make sure you have a good storage space for it
- do not put the clay pot in the fully heated oven, it might damages the clay
- you might need to add a few minutes to your baking time depending on your oven, the pot due to its structure need a while to really warm up
Customer Review: Simply The BEST
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had my Romertopf clay pot for over 15 years and use it at least once per month. It absolutely, positively makes the easiest, juiciest chicken I've ever eaten. I simply wash and dry the chicken, salt & pepper it, place 1 cut lemon in the cavity and put the chicken in the pot. One hint if you like crispy skin, take the Romertopf top off 10 minutes before the chicken in done cooking. It always shocks me that everyone doesn't know about this pot and use it constantly. So worth the price. You will not be disappointed.Customer Review: My best buy ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this roaster for over a year now, and I love it. I've cooked roast beef, turkey breasts and roast chicken in it, and every single time it comes out perfect. The meat is always moist and hardly needs a butter knife to be cut. The chicken and turkey especially are so moist that I wouldn't consider cooking them any other way. I did a pot roast last night in it. I forgot to set the timer, so my beef ended up more done (we usually like it rare), but it was still tender and full of flavor.