I don't really have a recipe, but a question. Do any of you chefs out there cook with a clay pot. Soak the top and bottom in water, put it in a cold oven, and crank up the heat to 475.
I mainly do poultry; a 14 lb turkey is done in 2 1/2 hours. For the holidays this year I was thinking of a standing rib roast. Anyone know how they come out in a clay pot and how long I should cook it so the middle is rare to medium rare?

Wish I knew more about Clay Pot Cooking...Seems to me it might be a style of cooking from the SW area (Arizona, New Mexico )Wish I knew more about it...

Do you know a site about it ????

How do you clean the pots..? If you cook a "big bird" in one, and as pores as the clay is, whats the cleaning method...

Down here in Florida, I would be temped to put the pot next to a Fire Ant mound and let them eat away... d(thats the best way to clean up an Alligator head..)

Here's an interesting site for you to read....
Claypot

Thanks for the website. I clean the pot by letting it soak in hot water and baking soda.
The clay will absorb soap.