Poterie Soup for Supper Set
Poterie Soup for Supper Set
From Le Creuset's Poterie line, their Soup for Supper collection comes with a Gift With Purchase - a Free Loaf Pan. Use it for baking homemade cornbread to go with the stews, soups and chili you'll be making and serving in this handsome pot. Not for stovetop use. Lead-free. Included in the set: Bean Pot with Lid, 4-qt.; Four Soup Bowls with Lids, 16-oz. each.
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Master ceramicist Boonsant Photikanond molds this bowl with clay and glazes it with green celadon. A delicate band of vegetal motifs, called "Chiang Mai line" by Photikanond, swirls around the rim. A celadon specialist for more than 30 years, Photikanond creates his handmade products following ancient techniques that Chinese potters brought into Thailand 700 years ago. Celadon is a kind of high-fired stoneware, made by a method similar to any other ceramic but the work is more refined and the glaze is made from natural materials without any chemical pigments. The natural color of celadon comes from the secret mixture of the glaze solution that has been developed for years, and the conditions used in the firing process. The slightest change in the process could turn the celadon a different color than expected. The glazes have almost indescribable hues, ranging from a sea green through olive green, blue green, yellow green, and gray green. Photikanond takes 25 days to make a single piece, each one a unique work of art that will grace any home with traditional Thai beauty.
Sleek bowls of celadon ceramic reveal a fine crackled network, their pristine contours robed in a jade-like glaze. Celadon is an ancient Chinese technique, practiced in Thailand for ten centuries. Boonsant Photikanond creates these classic bowls, demonstrating absolute mastery of his craft. First dried clay is blended with water in a hand-driven mill and left to age briefly in the open air. Kneaded to remove air bubbles and improve elasticity, the clay is then molded. Once dried, the piece is incised and carved by hand and left to dry for a week. Next it is examined for defects and polished with sand paper. After it is fired for five hours at 1,472�F, the piece is dipped in a glaze made of ko or rokfa (Thai wood) ashes, enriched with iron oxide (for brown) and cobalt oxide (for blue). When dry, it is high fired for 12 hours at 2,282�F and slowly cooled in the kiln for ten more hours. The change of temperature causes the piece to contract, giving it the distinctive crackled appearance of true celadon. Free of lead and toxins, the bowls are safe for dishwasher and microwave oven. Do not use with a broiler.