| Other types of crockery include serving bowls, gravy | | | | product was form the mid 1600s to the mid 1700s. |
| bowls, plates, serving dishes and condiment bowls to | | | | Delftware became a fine product by incorporating marl |
| name but a few. Crockery is typically made of natural | | | | into the clay. |
| materials, generally clay. This definition means that | | | | Today it is possible to find crockery in almost any |
| porcelain and fine china can be considered crockery, | | | | cooking store thought the pieces of crockery form |
| though generally crockery is tableware used for casual | | | | famous historical producers are very expensive. |
| situations. Another name for crockery is earthenware. | | | | Crockery makers were considered artisans and only a |
| There are several different types of crockery that | | | | handful of masters were allowed to enter the guilds |
| include creamware, delftware, faience, tin-glazed | | | | every few years. Much like glass making you needed |
| pottery, Victorian majolica, raku and terra cotta. | | | | to be trained to make crockery. |
| Crockery is very durable but not as tough as | | | | A crockery cooker is perfect for those foods that do |
| stoneware, however crockery is much less expensive | | | | not cook well in boiling water. Certain foods are better |
| them stoneware and needs to be glazed to make it | | | | used in stews as in order to be tender and cut able |
| water tight. | | | | they need to be cooked for a long time. Using a |
| The design of crockery is simple and does not have a | | | | crockery cooker or slow cooker is also desired so you |
| lot of decorations. Crockery is made to stand up to | | | | to not overcook food. There was a whole movement |
| use and be durable. It can be washed by hand or put | | | | recently based around slow cooking. |
| in the dish washing. It also is free of design so that it | | | | If you are not at home a lot you can put a recipe in the |
| can be mixed and matched with many other different | | | | crockery cooker before leaving for work and when |
| pieces. | | | | you get home you will have a meal all set for dinner. A |
| Creamware was originally made in Staffordshire, | | | | crockery cooker is very easy to use and one of the |
| England and was the most popular for domestic use. | | | | best is the Rival 3040VG 4 Quart Crockpot. This is |
| Wedgewood was the most famous producer of | | | | very easy to use and is a very basic crockery cooker. |
| creamware crockery. Wedgewood made creamware | | | | When you are looking to purchase a crockery cooker |
| that was used by Queen Charlotte and Catherine the | | | | it is recommended that you find one with a removable |
| Great. Its name comes from the cream colored or | | | | liner as it is very easy to clean. To properly cook food |
| bluish white color. | | | | it needs to reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit. If you are |
| Delftware is blue and white pottery made in the | | | | cooking foods on low you need to make sure the |
| Netherlands. The blue decoration comes from the use | | | | internal temperature of the meat reaches this |
| of metal oxides. This type of crockery was first | | | | temperature. |
| produced in the 1500s though the main period of | | | | |