Posted on April 26, 2010 by Elaine
This Myson Authentic Portuguese Copper Cataplana
is ideal for cooking and the perfect cataplana. If you’re looking to make a Portuguese dish that is full of tradition you are going to need a Cataplana. The cataplana is a copper dish that was introduced to the Portuguese from the Arabs over 400 years ago. It was first used by fishmongers went fishing and they could easily cook within 10 minutes inside a boat.
You can find plenty of websites online that will explain how to make an ideal cataplana recipe even popping onto YouTube you can see demonstrations of this exact cookware being used to produce a wonderful dish.
Essentially cataplana is a stew made of clams and simply steamed in the airtight copper pot. I guess it’s like the equivalent of a modern-day pressure cooker. It’s always said that you should never eat clams in months without the letter “R” this seems to be a rule from long-ago when there was no refrigerated transportation, so if this is true now I’m not really sure.
This is a very specialized copper cooking pot and once you have tasted food cooked with one of these it’s quite hard to explain how beautiful and how easy the cooking can be achieved.
If you’re looking to buy a Copper Cataplana you should check out the Amazon website to read some of the reviews about the Myson Copper Cataplana pan
Posted on April 5, 2010 by Elaine
This Ruffoni Copper Risotto Pot with Wooden Spoon
is an exquisite beautiful looking pot that will enhance any cooking experience and will make a beautiful addition to any kitchen.
The pan has been hand hammered into a perfect shape for making risotto. Because of the low sides and its wide surface this helps it to absorb any liquid and helps to encourage evaporation. As you can see from the photograph the one spoon which is included comes with a hole in the centre which helps to encourage the rice to absorb the liquid when you are stirring.
As I’m sure you are aware is copper is an excellent heat conductor and the Ruffoni Risotto Pan also comes with a tin lined interior which will have no reaction with the food you are cooking.
This is a very durable and sturdy pot, which comes with solid cast iron riveted handle which are there to help you carry and ensure that when you are transferring to risotto to serving bowls it makes it easier and you will have no problems even over time because it is so sturdy.
It is a generous size I would definitely be enough to cook a meal for a large group of friends or family. At 10-1/4 inches in diameter and 2-7/8 inches high, the pot holds 3 quarts.
You can find more information about the Ruffoni Copper Risotto Pot with Wooden Spoon over at Amazon
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