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Bob Terwilliger[_1_] Bob Terwilliger[_1_] is offline
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Default REQUEST: Clay Pot Chicken

Paul wrote:

> Well I'll have you know Yunnan clay is unique and is what makes the pot
> able to withstand the high heat of a fire. Google it. You might lean
> something.


I know you really want to prove your point, but you're digging yourself in
deeper and deeper. Yunnan clay is not at all unique in its ability to
withstand the high heat of a fire. The term potters use for clay vessels
made to withstand stovetop temperatures is "flameware." Flameware can be
made from quite a few different clays. Do you believe that in making
tagines, Moroccans all got their clay from Yunnan?

(I got an education in this subject last December. My brother-in-law is a
potter, and I told my sister that I wanted to commission a tagine from him.
She provided a detailed explanation of how flameware is made, and why my
brother-in-law's studio couldn't make flameware with the high-firing kiln
they have.)

Bob