COOKS! Anyone use a tagine? Moroccan ceramic cooker

[kittycats_delight]

Do you set it directly on the burner, though? If it is clay, would I need to put it in a pot of simmering water to start the steam -- like a bain marie? With the All-Clad I wouldn't be afraid to place the metal bottom right on the burner or in the oven.

I don't know about electric stove tops but I know our chef used fire burners and used it directly on the burner. It isn't at all like a bagna maria. No need to put it into anything. It is made specifically for in the shape it is for that reason.

[Lilith Cherry]

The Chinese clay pots can be used directly over a flame ( Most households in China have only gas burners and no ovens) They have to be soaked in cold water for a coupe of days before using on the flame; I have never had one crack or break on me in over 10 years of using them.