• Handcrafted cookware.
• Rustic dishes with blue glaze.
• Safe for oven use with proper care.
• Food safe, lead free.
• Size - 4 x 4 oz/0.5 cup.

These delightful small cazuela dishes will add a touch of pizazz to your table! This traditional cooking and serving dish has a bright blue glaze, and is perfect for serving tapas and other small dishes. You can even sizzle shrimp or roast potatoes right in the oven. Cazuelas are an essential tool in our kitchen, perfect for holding diced s or garlic for recipes, or roasted Marcona almonds for a snack. Our artisan potter in Catalunya forms each cazuela, then adds small handles by hand – called “orejas” in Spain. Both the bright blue glaze and the clear interior glaze are food safe and lead free, perfect for serving your favorite Spanish snack. Our cazuelas come from the town of Breda, where they have been making terra cotta cookware since Roman times. The sturdy terra cotta holds heat, great for keeping meals warm even after the dish is brought to the dining table. How to Cure Your New Cazuela for Cooking: If you are planning on cooking with your cazuela, you will need to soak and cure it using the following directions. Soak the entire dish in water to cover for 12 hours. Drain and wipe dry. Rub the unglazed bottom with a cut clove of garlic (we are not sure how the garlic works, but why argue with tradition?) Fill the dish with water to 1/2 inch below the rim, then add 1/2 cup of vinegar. Place the dish on a flame-tamer over low heat and slowly bring the water to a boil (no flame tamer? Crumple a sheet of aluminum foil and create a ring that you place over your burner to create about an inch of space between the heat and the cazuela). Let the liquid boil down until only about 1/2 cup remains. Cool slowly and wash. Your cazuela is ready for use - the garlic has created a seal. This technique has been used since the Middle Ages. It seasons the pot and hardens the unglazed parts. To clean, soak in sudsy water and scrub with a soft brush to remove any hardened food. If you have not used the cazuela for awhile, you need to re-cure it.