earthen pot

Terracotta storage container

An earthen pot is a container made from baked clay, unglazed or minimally glazed.

Such pots have been used for millennia to store water, cook food, and hold plants.

The porous clay keeps water cool through evaporation and imparts a distinctive flavor to slow-cooked dishes: Dal tastes better from an earthen pot.

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mud · sun dried · kiln · handmade · rustic · old world · water · water cooler · cooking · slow cooking · ancient · fragile · porous · brown · fired · planter · urn · jug

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material composition

earthen potaluminum pot

Lightweight metal cooking vessel

cast iron pot · copper pot · glass jar · ceramic pot · plastic bucket

technological sophistication

earthen potpressure cooker

Sealed pot using steam

instant pot · smart appliance · electric cooker · electric kettle

permanence and durability

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Tuned percussion from barrels

Family

earth, earthen, earthy, earthly, earthling, earthward, earthbound, unearthly, unearth

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Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G