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La Chamba
Colombia
Colombia
La Vida Verde, Inc. |
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La Chamba Colombia |
"We recommend the La Chamba black clay pots from Colombia to make your soups, stews and beans, as well as enchiladas. Cooking with the clay dishes also adds subtle, earthy nuances that metal doesn't give. They also look great for serving, so a piece can go straight from the oven or stovetop to the table" |
 CH125.3 Small bowl with wavy edges 10"L x 9"W x 4"H |
Each piece is made by hand. Being made by hand enables the user to feel the lasting impressions of the artisan. The dinnerware is not glazed but burnished. After each piece is made it it coated with a fine red clay. The red clay is then rubbed with natural stones. After firing the red hot pieces are covered with rice husks and smoked. This part of the process is what changes the color from red to black. Small imperfections in the finish and flecks of minerals (mica) in the clay are due to the handmade process. The mica gives the cookware the ability to heat evenly and not crack under temperature changes. La Chamba dinnerware is perfect from the stove to the table. It is suitable for the oven or stovetop (with electric stoves we recommend a heat diffuser on the stove top- it is not necessary with gas stoves) and microwave. There are no toxins used in the production of this dinnerware. The clay is also lead free. Please do not clean with an abrasive cleanser. |
 Building the pot upside down |
 Turning it on a hand wheel |
 Coated with a thin film of red clay |
 Clay pieces are fired in a metal drum |
 Drums are loaded into the kiln |
 Kiln doors come down to fire |
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 CH 12.5 Large Oval Casserole 14 1/4"L x 11"W x 5 1/2"H |
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 NEW! CH 46.4 Serving/Cooking Dish with Lid approx 9"H designed by Kris Barker order now for an October delivery! |
 CH 18.4 Medium Round Casserole 11"L x 6 1/2"H |
 Inside of the CH 18.4 |
 CH TAG Tagine 8"H with lid x 12"D |
 CH 108 Fish Casserole 15"L x 10"W x 7"H |
 NEW! CH 111 Chicken casserole with chick lid 13 1/2" beak to tail feathers x 9 3/4"H |
 CH105 Cow casserole with lid 7"H x 11"D |
 CH 125.1 Large chamba bowl with wavy edges 13 1/2 "L x 11 1/2 "W x 4 1/2 "H |
CH125.3 Small bowl with wavy edges 10"L x 9"W x 4"H |
 CH 21.3 Large Chamba Salad Bowl 5"H x 10 1/2"D |
 CH 17.3 Large Chamba Fruit Bowl 3 1/2"H x 14 1/2"L |
 Chamba Flower Bowl CH 25.2 11''D x 3 1/2" H |
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 CH 26 Salt Bowl 2"H x 3 1/2"L |
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 NEW! CH 16.1 Sauce bowl 7 1/2"L-to the end of the handle x 5"D x 2/14"H |
 NEW! CH 16.2 Double Sauce Bowls 8 1/4"L x 2 1/2"H (bowl height) |
 NEW! CH 16.3 Lidded sauce bowl with spoon 4" H x 4" Dia x 6 .25" L to end of the handle |
