Cooking vessels play an important role in your overall cooking as well its taste. Aluminum, stainless, or anodized is the different types of vessels used for cooking in every household. Clay pots are also used by few people, especially people staying in rural areas for cooking. Clay pots are best for cooking and you can replace your aluminum vessel with clay pots. Here we look at the benefits of cooking food in clay pots.
* In clay pots cooking is easier and food cooked in clay pots is flavourful and nutritious.
* The porosity and natural insulation of clay helps heat and moisture to circulate throughout the clay pot and it improves the quality of food.
* Due to its porous nature of clay pots, the nutrition of the food is retained, which is generally lost in other types of vessels.
* Due to the alkaline nature of clay pots acidity of the food is neutralized and subsequently food becomes tastier and healthier.
* Also clay pots are believed to provide required minerals including, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, and sulfur which benefits health.
* Due to its heat resistance and slow cooking in a clay pot, food retains it’s all its moisture and oil, therefore you require lesser oil.
* They are inexpensive and easily available. You can get clay pots of any size and shape and are less expensive.
Apart from all these benefits of clay pots, there are many benefits and because of this reason, it’s better to replace your aluminum vessel with clay pots. Also, it’s becoming a trend of using clay pots. Also by purchasing and using clay pots you are indirectly helping poor people who are involved in the clay pots business.