23 thoughts on “Rick Bayless Fundamentals: Choosing Mexican Pottery”

  1. Indy Pendant

    Thanks for sharing that. my brother in-law is Mexican and encourages us to visit.

  2. steve kemble

    Great information. I would love to see exactly how you cook dishes in them though, using it a few different ways.

    1. Rick Bayless

      Thanks, Steve. Subscribe, won’t you? More videos on the way.

  3. PEDRO HORACIO AGUILAR DÍAZ

    Congratulations, I just made a dish based on your teachings and they reminded me my mother dishes!

  4. Linda C

    My family used to seal the underside of these pots with garlic. Takes ne back to a pleasant memory.

  5. Lindsey M

    Thank you. Maybe I’ll. Just take some of those lead swabs with me. 😊

  6. Cachi -

    Here’s someone from Mexico showing how to season these pots so that they don’t break as easily. The actual seasoning starts at 5:30. The procedure is as follows:
    Soak for 24h with plain water, then let dry under the sun.
    Rub with garlic inside and out
    Fill with water and slaked lime Ca(OH)2
    Boil until no water is left
    Rinse well and voilà!

    https://youtu.be/OfsZDgU1k9Y

    I haven’t tried this myself and so you’ll need to verify yourself. As she mentioned in her video, there are many ways to season these pots. My feeling is that there might be some validity to their methods but also think there is part Urban Myth. Slaked lime is alkaline but is that really enough to stop the lead from leeching out? She seems to do this seasoning to render these pots less fragile, not so much for the lead in them. Maybe hers don’t have any lead.

  7. Fatty Fat-Fat

    Sweet!! Thankx Chef. Now, about finding that cast iron, ceramic coated cazuela……………🤗

  8. Vicky Camarena

    Thanks for this, yes, I’m also scared to put this earthen wear on an open flame, as I see them alway using these on a comal.

    1. You can. I’m Mexican, I use one to cook beans on an open fire and it has not cracked. I’ve had it for years.

  9. Sharon Martinez

    I just started collecting after watching De mi rancho a ti cocina so much on YouTube. Love using these pots

  10. L. Spencer

    Yeah, I’ve always been real wary of those cazuelas. But they are widely used. I just don’t know how to use them. We did have a water jug with a cup that was earthenware. My husband loved that. It didn’t have a shiny glaze on it though.

  11. Charlene Bercillio

    Chef I just got two of them as a gift 👍😊

  12. Lettuce Carrots

    Still waiting on a video on choosing Mexican pot. 🤘🏼

  13. J. Landra Raible

    I only recently subscribed and really appreciate the Fundamentals videos like this one. Thank you!

  14. Gold Coast Kitchen

    Hello! Can you recommend places in Chicagoland to buy a cazuela?

    Ps- I’m a huge fan – I can remember watching your PBS shows when I was 3-5 years old in the 90’s!!!

  15. jeremy morales

    Ok so my main question is can you use a clay pot on an electric burner. If yes what steps should I take to do it properly. Thanks chef

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