For conventional ovens; Well made contatnera of stoneware,
porcelain, cartheneare do conduct the oven'a heat more evenly
than the thermal glage ware (euch ae Pyrex, Corning, ete.)

The latter tend to over-eook the food mext to the veasel while
tie center remtina underaooked.,

Casaerolea with even walla will eook food evenly. The thicker
walla and base of a clay pat promote even cooking but give ¢
heavier veaael a9 there haa to be a happy medium. A nicely
arched lid ia important. Steam rising froa the food will condense
on thts arch and run dam to the outer wall preventing the food
there from drying erceaatue ly.

When testing your easaeroles, cook in them, use pot-holdere to
remove them froma hot oven to teat your handles, Soak casseroles
to eee tf baked on food ta eaay to clean off. Tell your customers
that metal aid wire serapes are not to be weed on glazed surfaces.
(plastte serubbers are best) Deep throwing ringa tnetde a casserole
make £¢ hard te remove the food mien serving and cleaning.

Tha cormer where wall @ base meet te important. Jt anould have a
nice curve (not a sharp right angle) so that a serving spoon can
aaetiy remove food in that area. Casaerclee ahould be uell-
footed to prevent heat transfer wien serving.

it would be helpful to your customer tf you meagured the capacity
of each piece tn cups, quarts or litres. hte would apply te
aterage containers, cassercies, teapots, gravy-boate, couffle
dtahea - often rectpes call for a certatn diameter.

Dielwashere & dishwasher detergentea vary greatly and can have
ering effects on ceramec ware. The consensus aeems that nearly
ali etoneware 4 porcelain competently produced fa “aafe". These
whould not deteriorate op give off torte aubatanoes. During the
washing 4 drying cycles the high heat and motature ean damage
relative?dy porowe bodies through expanston @ contraction causing
engsing. Vitrified clay with a good glaze-to-body tnterface fit
will not be damtged by a diehwuacher. A hard completely melted &
imsoluble giase will mot be attacked by the chemical action of the
strong alkaline detergents. Low-fired tuster glazes, deeata and

garthemieare matt glazes are not dieshwaheer eafe and can be dia-
golped by the detergent.

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