Cooking in a clay pot is much better than cooking in a normal utensil, not just for its various health benefits, but also makes it much simpler to cook and improves the quality of the food .
Clay is a porous material which, when saturated with water and heated on the gas stove, provides slow evaporation of steam from the pores. This creates a moist enclosed environment that results in increased flavor and healthier foods.
It seals all the nutrients inside the pot by locking steam in. Because of the lid, the steam cannot escape the pot and is directed back into the food which eliminates the loss of water-soluble nutrients.
Thus, cooking in clay pots requires lesser amounts of liquids.
Clay pots are alkaline in pH. It acts with the acidity in the food ,and neutralizes ,making it healthier.
The slow cooking in the clay pots allow the moisture and heat to properly circulate in the food. This retains the nutritional value. Cooking in a metal utensils tends to get lost its nutritional value.
The oil consumption in a earthen pots tends to be low. It retains the oil in the food.
Clay pots add many nutrients like calcium, phosphorous, iron ,magnesium, sulfur to food.
The aroma that your food will have after being cooked in an earthen pot is unbeatable.
Clay pots are affordable.
by,
Dr.Renju T George,
India.
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