what other pots can I use with this? Cast iron? I do not want to use silicone
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Cast iron wouldn't be your best pot to use, as it takes so long to heat up. You can use any dark pan, you just want it to be able to heat quickly.
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Hi I use a black speckled enamel pot used by other solar ovens and it wors well. Am going to try cast iron. Think it will take a while longer to reach max heat.
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I purchased a Sunflair 3 weeks ago just to heat up Big Cookies as a desert for our mobile wood-burning pizza business. The Sunflair kit included a small black tray that I have started using but it only accommodated 2 cookies at a time. Their website & FAQ does not address use of other pots/pans/sheets. I emailed them (reaches@sunflair) and asked if any cookie sheet (I had a textured dark Sur La Table one) might work and also asked about use of cast iron. They responded the next day: "Black cookie sheet will work fine and cast iron will work, although it will take longer to heat up due to the thickness of the metal." If you have a specific pot in mind, you might want to consider writing them as I did, they responded to me in less than 24 hours.
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You need the porcelain/ceramic pot (caquelon) for those types. You can use the same assembly for heating but the metal pot will cook them at the wrong temp. Great set btw, got it at xmas and have used it a couple times since!
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Six inch diameter pot up to 10 5/8 inch diameter pot. My favorite pot is a Cast Iron Plat (Flat) Potjie Size 2. Sold by "Best Duty" right here on Amazon. Those red and blue enameled steel pots work very well also. Stainless steel pots are fine too. Bottom of what ever pot you are using will soot up.
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You can use this pot with any kitchen cooking surface, even induction. Bak or Broil in any oven (except Microwaves of course)
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Absolutely! You get all of the advantages of the even heating of a heavy pot without all of the maintenance of normal cast iron. We have several cast iron skillets and pots, but I cringe when I have to clean them, scrubbing them with salt, drying them on the stove top and then oiling them. This enamel-coated pot, with no cast iron exposed, I just wash in the sink with the rest of my hand wash only dishes.
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I am not 100% sure but, I would think you can. If you can pick up a HOT rack, I'm sure a cast iron pot wouldn't harm it.
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I do not use stainless steel everything sticks.. and these pots and pans are awful...they are already chipping and peeing
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I do not know. Are there specific pots you can use on a glass top stove? This is an aluminum pot ... which I absolutely love ... if that helps at all.
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No, I wouldn't recommend it. You can not use metal utensils and you can't put it in the dishwasher, other than that this is one of my favorite pots
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That is what I use it on. This is my favorite go to pan now. I even use it for canning. You can not go wrong purchasing this pot.
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I tried putting a pot of boiling water on it and that didn't seem to do it any harm. Silicone can be quite heat tolerant but I'm not sure if this particular item would stand up to oven temperatures.
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No, it can't. I read "stainless steel" in the description and mistakenly assumed both pots were stainless and bought it. If I had seen it in a store I would have read the, "Suitable for all heat sources except induction" on the packaging. Just in case, I put a magnet to the base of the bottom pot and then confirmed it would not stick.
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This is a GREAT pot!!! I have a Lodge 10" cast iron lid that can go in the oven that fits it perfectly. It came with my Lodge 'Dutch Oven.' However, most of the time I use lids from my regular 10" pots, on top of the stove. Sometimes, I just use some aluminum foil over the top. The cast iron lid is as awesome as the pot and they are both easy to clean. Also, I bought a set of silicone 'grips' that fit on the handle of the pot to use instead of pot holders and they remind folks not to touch the hot handle. I belong to the Greater Good Animal Rescue Site and found them there. Protect Your Paws Silicone Handle Covers - Set of 2 Protect Your Paws Silicone Handle Covers - Set of 2 Enjoy your Lodge products and put your old cookware away!
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I have stainless steel pots and have used the steamer twice. No problems at all!! This should not happen when these silicone items can take hundreds of degrees of heat. I am very puzzled about this one!
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Romertopf Clay Baker Pots are not going to be manufactured anymore. You will have to look for another brand or have someone make one for you. Then you can have any design you want on it.
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Cast iron is not an issue, but I found that size is. Larger size pots make the unit heat up and trigger an automatic shut off. The manual that came with it reads "Use cookware that is flat, suitable for induction heating and having a bottom diameter between 3.15 inches and 10.00 inches."
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The Cooktop is glass therefore scratchable, chipable, and breakable. So can you use cast iron? yes, but it is not recommended and the weight and ruggedness of the cast will easily scratch and chip the top. So you have to be careful. The weight of the pots just make it easier to bang the pot on it. I would not use the cast, but it can be done. I have used an allumnium pressure pot seems to work ok. I would say no to cast iron save those for your gas camp stove.. Also it does take longer to heat for example to boil water than the traditional electric.