Food residues, exchanges between clay & food, about MEC, purchasing advise
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Author: Sally
Steam inhalation, water & food storage, sprouting, fermentation…
Cracks, burnt spots, mold, chips….
Steam cleaning, oiling, lack of use…
Bone broth, beans, lentils, quick breads, seafood, teas, one-pot meals…
Simple instructions for oil sauteing, stir frying, braising, steaming, boiling…
Uneven heat, extreme temperature changes & water logged pots
Soaking, washing, drying & storing
Clay pot properties (far infrared heat, alkalizing, oxygenating, steam retention) and clay pot cooking advise
Diffusers & heat settings
A little more involved (and slightly better results) than Miriam’s quick start instructions
Advantages & disadvantages
Why it cooks so well, how to best take advantage of it, how to avoid problems…
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Washington D.C. Area Resources
Groups Chesapeake BioDynamic Network (CBDN) Garden supplies purple mountain organics — takoma park, MD Farms forested — Bowie, MD Permaculture, forest agriculture P.A. Bowen Farmstead — Brandywine, Maryland Sharp’s at Waterford Farm — brooksville, MD Farm store, seedlings, tours Food stores Common Market co-op — frederick, MD Mayorga Organics — Rockville, md Fair trade, farmer direct coffee […]
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Books, Websites, Movies & More
Food Cooking with Clay – facebook group Cooking with clay over fire is one of the most delicious, easy and fun ways to produce good food, understand the basics of cooking and help preserve craftspeople and traditions. Cooking with Clay Facebook description Campaign for Real Milk Information on raw milk and how to source it. […]
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Sources for Equipment
Clay pots Miriam’s Earthen Cookware Best designed clay pots around, comes with instructions. Heat diffusers Simmer mat Miriam says this is the best all round heat diffuser. It is made of zero-carbon steel and is enameled. Bed Bath & Beyond or www.amazon.com Norpro Heat Diffuser For 5% of glass cooktop stoves a SimmerMat will not […]
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Sources for Food
Farms & farmers markets American Grassfed Association (AGA) Search for AGA approved producers certified according to strict standards. The Cornucopia Institute Web-based tools rating all certified organic brands of eggs, dairy products and other commodities. Separaties CAFO “organic” production from authentic organic practices. Demeter USA A directory of certified Biodynamic farms and brands. This directory […]
Homemade Heirloom Yogurt vs. Store Bought Heirloom yogurt (homemade) (1) Store yogurt (1) Probiotic capsules Shelf life + +++ +++++ Predictability of taste ++ +++++ N/A CFUs +++++ ++ ++++ Nbr of strains +++++ ++ +++ Colonizing strains? Some No No Can you know the strains? Not all Yes Yes Whole food benefits Yes No […]
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Prebiotics, Probiotics & Gut Health
Learn about a health terrain.
Sprouting basics Chia pets When I was a kid, chia pets were popular — they were fun to grow. Many decades later, I look at chia pets differently — they are still fun to grow, but now I use the chia sprouts as a nutritious food. Why sprout The process of germination not only produces […]
