Casserole pot - Bit worried now i got it lol..

[toffee]

Went to do my main shopping for the week ' packed away stuff in the car 'saw the big charity shop so in I went '
knowing that I do need a good old fashioned casserole pot to go in the oven -- so just browsing I saw 2- one was perfect but
really heavy without food in it ' and it had no handles att, then I saw this earthen ware pot with handles ' nice shape pottery glazed -Mmm I thought is it a casserole pot or not ? so asked a man he said possibly!!! WHAT I cannot have possibly hahah I said its going in a oven for a roast ' no markings on the bottom' lid is heavy - so I bought it 'now iam worried shall I use it or not …

 

[hollydolly]

Well to be fair if it was a Charity shop where you bought it, the volunteer is unlikely to know if it's going to be useful for what you want.

try it *T*... just shove something in there with some liquid but not too much, and place it on a baking tray, and cook for a couple of hours, and see if it cracks or leaks...

 

[Geezerette]

I wouldn’t use an unknown ceramic for food unless I knew that’s what it was made for.The clay used in primarily Decorative ceramics often contain lead and other minerals that can leach out of exposed to moisture and heat.

 

[Ronni]

Can you post a picture of it toffee? It’s possible one of us will recognize the kind it is.

 

[hollydolly]

I wouldn’t use an unknown ceramic for food unless I knew that’s what it was made for.The clay used in primarily Decorative ceramics often contain lead and other minerals that can leach out of exposed to moisture and heat.

Oh good point, I didn't realise that !!

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I don't think it would hurt to get a second opinion as to acceptability for use in cooking. They made lots of very nice ceramic chamber pots.

 

[chic]

I'd avoid it. It could be toxic.

 

[toffee]

made my mind up' it will go as as a store pot =========thanx chic -last time I buy a pot from charity shop 'strange to say but iam so fussy with my cooking pots usually..lesson learned !

 

[treeguy64]

You made the right decision. Never trust any ceramic pots, for cooking, unless you're sure who made them, and what they're intended for.

 

[Sunny]

Yikes, Fuzzybuddy, now there's a hair-raising thought!

 

[Lc jones]

I do agree with the consensus that you have to make sure that it’s not lead based paint, I found this out many years ago.

 

[Rosemarie]

I'm always very wary of any kind of pot bought from a charity shop. You never know what it has been used for! It could have been used for bulbs, as a 'potty' or even as a dogs bowl. Consequently, no matter how clean they look, I only ever used them for decorative purposes.