Thinking of purchasing this as a gift. I'm a pottery ignoramus. So: is the gift worthless if I don't also get the recipient a kiln?
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I'm a beginner using air dry clay to practice. The wheel works really well. Eventually we all need a kiln but the air dry clay is good initially if you don't have one. Something to aspire to!
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Good morning Janice,At some Rock Quarry for for away. I had to be humorists at least about it. Anyway I really am not sure and may have been China for it has know markings and I trashed the papers on it. I do know it is a work of art and if you buy it that sucker is heavy so best call a crane company for assistance. If your going to leave it in one place you will be all right but moving it around may get old quick. We use it for setting our crock pot and Dehydrator on that reaches temperature of up to 400 degrees. It is so far well worth the money and sure you will like it. Hope this info helped. Good morning Janice,At some Rock Quarry for for away. I had to be humorists at least about it. Anyway I really am not sure and may have been China for it has know markings and I trashed the papers on it. I do know it is a work of art and if you buy it that sucker is heavy so best call a crane company for assistance. If your going to leave it in one place you will be all right but moving it around may get old quick. We use it for setting our crock pot and Dehydrator on that reaches temperature of up to 400 degrees. It is so far well worth the money and sure you will like it. Hope this... » Read More Good morning Janice,At some Rock Quarry for for away. I had to be humorists at least about it. Anyway I really am not sure and may have been China for it has know markings and I trashed the papers on it. I do know it is a work of art and if you buy it that sucker is heavy so best call a crane company for assistance. If your going to leave it in one place you will be all right but moving it around may get old quick. We use it for setting our crock pot and Dehydrator on that reaches temperature of up to 400 degrees. It is so far well worth the money and sure you will like it. Hope this info helped. « Show Less
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That one is not as good. Handle burned. Based on the picture it looks like the flimsy one we got. We bought a different one. Metal handle. It works well. But to answer your question, no, to don't have to do anything special to it. You can just use it out of the box.
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You can. In fact that was one of my wife's favorite parts about the gift, taking 100's of index cards, magazine scraps, etc. and inputting the recipes into the Key Ingredient site. (First you enter them into your personalized page on KeyIngredient.com, then it automatically syncs the recipes to the Key Ingredient reader in the kitchen). It's very easy and organized. We love it!
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Yes, although we have not used it that way. I hope your recipient enjoys this gift. We love it!!!
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Another consideration. The tagines are handmade, i.e., each one is unique and will have minor differences one from another. Also when fired in a kiln, the pots are stacked and the stacks placed very close next to one another and when they are separated this can result in the surface of one pot pulling off a bit of glaze from one touching it. When purchasing hand-made items one cannot expect perfection; the minor differences or defects are part of the charm. As someone else says, any such glazing defects will not affect the performance of the pot. Originally tagines were not glazed; perhaps you would be happier with one of these. Another consideration. The tagines are handmade, i.e., each one is unique and will have minor differences one from another. Also when fired in a kiln, the pots are stacked and the stacks placed very close next to one another and when they are separated this can result in the surface of one pot pulling off a bit of glaze from one touching it. When purchasing hand-made items one cannot expect perfection; the minor differences or defects are part of the charm. As someone else says, any such glazing defects will not affect the performance of the pot. Originally tagines were not glazed; perhaps... » Read More Another consideration. The tagines are handmade, i.e., each one is unique and will have minor differences one from another. Also when fired in a kiln, the pots are stacked and the stacks placed very close next to one another and when they are separated this can result in the surface of one pot pulling off a bit of glaze from one touching it. When purchasing hand-made items one cannot expect perfection; the minor differences or defects are part of the charm. As someone else says, any such glazing defects will not affect the performance of the pot. Originally tagines were not glazed; perhaps you would be happier with one of these. « Show Less
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No, not working. For ceramics, you can try the diamond and then, without a good result
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I am pretty sure it is made out of Cordierite which is the same material as Kiln bricks are made of, should easily handle more than 700 degrees.The only smells you may get are if you get grease on it like Pepperoni drippings or cheese oil, when those burn off you of course will get some fumes from that but there isn't a stone made that wont do that except maybe the glazed ones, but to me the glazed ones defeat the whole purpose of using a stone in the first place which is to absorb the steam coming out of the dough may as well just use cast iron if the stone is glazed.
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I'm reading these questions, because I've received this item as a much-wanted gift. (I'm thrilled!) And, coincidentally, I've just read an interesting series of posts about using a pestle and mortar for making nut butters on another site. See link. (I hope it's OK to post it.) Look for the comment and answers from a poster named Nablusiya. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/796482?page=all
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All loose. Not to thick at all. All of mine cracked because I made the fires to big. I had my buddy cut me some granite to put instead of the ceramic. Just keep fires small and you should be ok.
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I gave this to someone as a gift. I don't have any direct experience with the item.
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Yes, this is not a pottery wheel. It is for hand built things. It enables you to turn your piece without having to actually pick it up and turn it.
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Gift for a collector = Yes.Gift for a fan = maybe not. The fact that he doesn't come with a sonic screwdriver (yet his hand is molded to hold one) is sorta a bummer.
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Hello M. Thomas, I can not answer this question, I have never tried it. However, the pottery company should be able to answer this for you. I love mine, use it all the time, but in the micro.
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to Markmurto, have you adapted NuWave recipes to this oven? I have the Oyama arriving tomorrow, since it is non-halgen and supposedly short on recipes and all the cookbooks for this type oven are halogen inspred, I'm thinking I'll be "creatively adapting" all my regular cooking times/temps with this oven. I did not want halogen because of burnt/exploding bulb/burnt socket issues I've read with the halogens. Any answer from you (or others) is appreciated, thank you!
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I have been using it for months & haven't had trouble igniting it. I use it to make jewelry. With the tips off its a torch. You may be able to ignite with a lighter or striker, personally I would be afraid it would explode. I probably would get a new one if the auto igniter quit.
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All poured ceramic have very thin thickness, any thicker and they would explode in the kiln when firing.Sterility each time you use it is not so important as you are no blowing you nasal discharge 'into' the pot, you are just 'pouring' from it, if you wanted you could wipe the end off with an alcohol wipe, but really, that's about it, of course I would never share my pot with anyone incase they blew into it for some dumb reason