VITACLAY VM7800-5 Operating And Care Instructions page 6

Stock Pot Basics (Do's and Do-Nots)
PLEASE READ before using the VitaClay Stock
At VitaClay we care about your health. That's why we made the
healthiest cookware on earth with removable unglazed clay pots. Our
clays have been tested free of many common contaminants in modern
cookware: including lead, aluminum, cadmium, and arsenic. We also
don't add any harmful glazes or chemicals to our pots. We just don't
believe convenience is worth risking your health.
With this assurance of safety, unglazed clay must be treated differently
than other materials, including glazed ceramics.
For all VitaClay pot inserts (any model), there are some very important
rules:
• ALWAYS cook with liquid present in the pot. Do not pre-heat
the pot or cook anything without water-based liquid present.
Please do not brown, fry or braise meats in any VitaClay.
Anything cooked in VitaClay must be cooked in the presence of
water-based liquid.
• ALWAYS avoid temperature shock: never add frozen items to a
very hot pot or place a hot pot on a cold, marble counter or
directly into the refrigerator. Use a trivet for the counter and
allow to cool down before placing in the refrigerator. Do not
place the clay pot in the freezer. Similarly, do not add boiling
water to a very cold pot (out of the refrigerator). Allow the pot
to normalize to room temperature before adding very hot or very
cold items.
The STOCK POT models, VM7800-5C and VM7800-5S, as the name
implies, are intended for cooking large batches of mostly-liquid dishes
such as bone broth, stocks, soups, and stews.
Here are a few must-dos for the stock pot models:
pot VM7800 models!
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