Soapstone Casserole 16xh8 cm - 0.90 L, 2 Handles with Copper Rim Lid Ideal for Cooking: Stews, Braised Dishes, Roasts - Pietra Ollare | CuArtigiana

Ideal for cooking: stews, braised dishes, roasts, game, and soups. Generally, it suits all dishes that require a slow cooking process. Technical characteristics: Soapstone casserole, par excellence is steatite, used in this range of cookware and composed of: - 40/50% talc, which makes it easily workable and gives it non-stick properties; -40/50% magnesite combined with some minerals (chlorite, dolomite, actinolite), making it durable and compact, able to withstand very high temperatures; - other pure minerals (epidote, titanite, serpentine, pyrite, magnetite, limonite, hematite, ilmenite) for the remaining percentage.

Soapstone is a metamorphic rock primarily composed of talc and magnesite. This material has exceptional resistance to thermal shock and a great capacity to accumulate heat. Products such as plates and actual pots can be made from this material.

The plates, usually of a significant thickness, can be placed over the coals of a barbecue or fireplace. They are typically equipped with a metal frame to stabilize them on the fire and handles for moving them.
They are ideal for cooking meat, fish, and vegetables.