Is glazed or unglazed bottom better?
998114
My Romertopf is perfect. The bottom is glazed. It is easy to clean. The top is unglazed so it aloud steam to move.
998115
My mother always used an unglazed bottom Roemertopf. I am using a glazed one. The result is the same, as far as I can tell. You have to soak both of them before you use them.One thing I noticed, a glazed Roemertopf is easier to clean. Hope this helps. Happy holidays.
998116
Mine is unglazed. I would think that the glazed would be a bit easier to clean. However, the unglazed is not hard to clean if you let it soak a bit first.
998117
The glazed provides a more stick free cooking surface. Purists may not like the glazing because it is less natural thus keeping good leaching from occuring ... ie the natural minerals from clay stays in the clay. Also if the glaze is toxic it will leech. Not sure what the glaze is made out of here, but I can't imagine it being harmful since germany tends to be more stringent on manufacturing for food products.
981717
The bottom surface is solid. Light doesn't go through it. It's essentially a tempered glass bowl painted beautifully on the bottom. It's a gorgeous piece.
1222401
Nope. They are really beautifully hand painted/glazed. Have mind about 1 1/2 years now, and never had any problems.
177688
That is correct. The bottom outside area is unglazed. By the way, the part that is glazed is glazed with 100% lead free glazes.
1949597
I just looked at mine and the plates, salad plates and bowls are all glazed. The mugs/cups are glazed on the bottom except for the ring where the mug will touch a surface is not. I expect that is probably so that it will grip the surface better and be less likely to slip and spill. A coaster would be sufficient to protect any table surface, but the exposed bisque is quite fine grained. I really wouldn't worry about it. I have not seen any scratching on my table tops and I ordered 4 sets in April.
1791259
i believe so. But if the tile has natural finish then it may affect the appearance.
948568
Either will work. The dark will give your piece a more aged look. The difference is very slight.
159046
What is better is a person preference. The white is a glossy slicker finish. The black one has a grainier grippy finish. I dont know if it is over silver metal plating or not. I own each (one for daughter and one for son).
409264
It is glazed inside, but since it is made to go on a burner, the outer bottom isn't glazed. I have used this to cook rice and porridge on a gas burner.
690101
OK. I just looked at it and it IS glazed both on the inside and on the bottom BUT it says very clearly "Do NOT place directly on painted, varnished, wooden, or plastic surfaces." Both for that reason and for stability, I placed mine on a little saucer. It can be used both hanging in the net or sitting on a surface. Be aware that very little oil is used. You will see it diffuse on the outer layer.
1517047
I have used both. Main difference is cleanup. Only the base is glazed on mine. There seems to be plenty of moisture .(I soak both parts)Since you use no soap, glazed is much easier to clean anything sticking. Never had a problem with flavor retention, even with the unglazed. Absolutely love mine.
1981796
The shiney side that has a design to it should be up. It is easier to wipe down and the other side is more slip proof for the floor.
2130041
First, as far as the color goes .... it can vary. I have used it several times now and usually it's a gray to slightly gray/taupe but sometimes it dries more taupe/brown. I think it has something to do with how much it's worked (troweled) but I could be wrong. There may be another factor that affects the dry color. Generally though I'd say plan on a gray to slightly taupe-y gray dry color. As for ceramic, I did my backsplash with it. It was harder to do than a flat surface and had to be done in much thinner coats, especially the first couple. It doesn't want to stick, but eventually it will. The first coat shouldn't try to cover the tile. It's take at least one or two coats just to fill in the grout lines; at least from my experience. Once those coats are good and dry though, the first tile coat will stick at least to itself and while the tile coverage will be quite spotty at first, eventually you'll build enough so it works out. I had glossy ceramic, if you have a matte finish or a textured tile it might cover a little easier. Are you planning to do just ceramic or a counter/backsplash? I ask because I wouldn't consider it particularly durable for some uses. I am only partially satisfied with mine. From a looks stand point, it's not bad at all. I no longer have ugly chipped laminate counters and ceramic that doesn't match anything. In retrospect, however, especially from a practical standpoint. I wish I'd have just bit the bullet and ripped out the ceramic and lived with the counters until I could replace them. I didn't though, so these will work until I can afford to redo it all. It's not horrible by any means, and a lot of people really seem to like their counters. My overall opinion though is slightly less than thrilled. I don't hate them, but I certainly don't love them either. If there is a way to upload pix here I will show you my counter/backsplash combo that I did. If not, you're welcome to message me (I think there's an option for that) and I'll send the pic directly.
1119581
I believe it is because it's glazed, but the small one has a plastic top. This isn't the greatest, but for the price, it's okay.
1588187
The anti-skid ingredient is very small "clear" (more like translucent) plastic beads that aren't as clear as the clear top-coat so when used they can make the final product just slightly less-clear than without the anti-skid but the main difference in appearance is just due to the fact that the rough texture doesn't reflect the light the same as without anti-skid. If you've used plenty of flake then it won't be very noticeable unless it's next to a glossy area of floor that doesn't have the anti-skid.
34680
I chose white because that was the color of the basin that we used in my family's kitchen when I was growing up back in the 50's. When my basin gets dinged, and with daily use as an outside basin it does get banged around a bit, the dark metal underneath shows through, making it look more and more like the old basin from my past. The dark blue enamel would probably hide signs of wear and tear better than the white does, and so dark blue might better suit the needs of someone of a more gentle persuasion.
2191636
If they are unglazed, then yes. I'm not sure how well they will stay on a glazed surface, though.