In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> Ed Warren wrote:
> >
> > I have an orange, terra cotta pie plate, 10", that I believe is unglazed. I
> > am now cleaning out junk from my kitchen and cannot decide if this is a
> > keeper. I have never been able tobake in it well. Is there a trick for
> > baking a pie in such a thing? My pies are excellent in Pyrex.
>
>
> I am all for cleaning out kitchen cupboards and getting rid of useless and
> unused articles. I don't mind Pyrex, but I get better results with
> enamelled pie plates. Besides, terra cotta is likely to end up broken. Of
> course, you can always try baking a pie in it and see how it turns out. You
> might like it.

I think he's already tried it for pie, Dave, with less than satisfactory
results; he wants to know if there's a trick or technique he's missing
that is terra cotta-specific.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Notes about our meals in Tuscany have been posted to
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; 10-16-2007