Bought a Romertopf clay pot roaster at a yard sale for $5.00 bucks. Can you believe it? Around here they retail about $65.00! I'm having trouble finding recipes for it. Been searching the net, but only came up with one. Anyone care to share a recipe or better yet a website?

-- debra in ks (windfish@toto.net), September 02, 2001

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Debra was you by chance at a yard sale in coffeyville? there was a clay pot roaster there but i didnt know what it was if thats not the one you bought im going back over there in the morning and buy it. thanks Bob se ks

-- Bobco (bobco@kans.com), September 02, 2001.

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Bob- Go get the roaster! It wasn't me!

-- debra in ks (windfish@toto.net), September 02, 2001.

Response to Romertopf (clay pot)recipes wanted please

debra,

Great find! You got a steal! I love mine, all three of em! Try this site:

http://fantes.com/romertopf.htm

It has the basics of handling and some recipes. Be sure you follow the directions on handling of the pot, listed prior to recipes, or you will damage it. Hope you like yours as well as I like mine! I prefer to use it for roasting whole garlic-herb chicken in the summer, and it is good for stews in the winter. Enjoy your new treasure!

-- Aunt Bee (Aunt__Bee@hotmail.com), September 02, 2001.

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Debra- I envy you. I searched the yard sales for several weeks in vain for a clay cooker several months ago. Finally gave up and bought one on Ebay. Cost me $13 with shipping, still a pretty good deal, and it had never been used. I got a book on clay cooking at my library and found some recipes in it that I really liked.

-- Elizabeth (ekfla@aol.com), September 02, 2001.

Response to Romertopf (clay pot)recipes wanted please

Thanks for the website Aunt Bee!

Elizabeth- good idea about the library. I saw a couple of books on Amazon.com I'll try to request from the library before buyig them.

-- debra in ks (windfish@toto.net), September 02, 2001.

I gave one to my mother nearly 30 years ago, and she loves it. Makes a great baked chicken stuffed with lemons. It's really easy and so good. I found a different brand one at a yard sale for $10 a couple of years ago. You really did well at $5. Be careful about cooking fish in it, however; the clay can pick up the fish taste, and then you'll be looking for another one at a yard sale to dedicate to chicken.

-- Katherine (KyKatherine@Yahoo.com), September 03, 2001.

Hi Debra dang it wasent open today so i guess i missed the clay pot. altho i got a walking stick and a yard stick at another one.Bob se,ks.

-- Bobco (bobco@kans.com), September 03, 2001.

don't think of it only for chicken.. i do pork cutlets with applesauce on them, spare ribs, pot roasts... just about anything. the results are awesome.. getting married daughter one for her birthday...

-- Nancy miller (Pollianus@earthlink.net), February 14, 2002.

I do a lot of cooking in my Romertopf (wich was a gift). Try chinese chicken with chinese 5-herbs from your chinese market and all the vegetables you like. First marinate the chicken a couple of hours in soy sauce, serve with rice.... delicious! But you can use any meat you like, I espessially like veal but anything is possible.

-- Esther (esanders@zonnet.nl), March 07, 2002.

I almost forget, try this real dutch recipe, it's called HUTSPOT (which means: 'a hussle') eqaully parts of carrots and potato's, beef in pieces, boullion 1/2 liter, tandooripowder and 2 pieces of garlic, hussle and cook for 45 minutes in your romertopf. (i am sorry my english is not so good...)

-- esther (esanders@zonnet.nl), March 07, 2002.

www.claypotcooking.com has basic Romertopf recipes on it. Also a frequently asked questions portion that was helpful.

-- Chris (chris@abec11.com), March 27, 2002.