A Dutch oven is a very useful and flexible kitchen utensil, you can cook different types of food such as soups, stews, vegetables and other slow cooker recipes. When made from pure clay, it can change the taste, color, health, and nutritional value of your food forever! Let’s see what special features make a pure clay Dutch oven especially beneficial over its conventional counterparts:
It is made of a 100% non-toxic and totally natural material.
Have you heard of a material more pure than the food that is grown today? Fruits and vegetables can contain contaminants such as chemicals and metals from the contaminated soil in which it is grown, but pure clay is 100% non-toxic, tested and certified. It is free of contaminants like lead, arsenic, nickel, cadmium, and other metals that can wreak havoc on your body if ingested.
Cooks with unique far infrared heat that does not destroy nutrients
While conventional cookware cooks with intense heat that destroys delicate nutrients like complex carbohydrates, phytonutrients, etc., pure clay is the only one that cooks food with mild far infrared heat that keeps nutrients intact. . It is evident from the fact that accidentally touching a pure clay pot during cooking will not burn your fingers (tissue) as they do in the case of metal / ceramic pots.
It locks in steam naturally and thus preserves water soluble nutrients.
Have you ever heard of a cookware that locks in steam naturally even if the lid is not tight? Pure clay pots have this great way to handle steam: steam release is delayed until the end of the cooking process (due to mild heat). When it is finally released, it condenses on the inside of the lid (the lid is colder than the pot) and falls back directly onto the food. Unlike conventional cookware where the steam pressure is excessive and steam needs to be released through the vents. As a result, the water-soluble nutrients remain within the food and are there to nourish your body with every meal.
It is super flexible: it is used both on the stove and in the oven
A pure clay Dutch oven is comparatively flexible than its metal counterpart. You can use them both on the stove and in the oven, no need to buy two different pots for different heat sources, save money! This handmade pot is a workhorse in the kitchen and can be used to cook several different recipes – one pot for all your needs!
