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| morlan75 |
"Gifted" our finds today :)As most know me & Rich love hunting our local charity shops well not hunting I guess in a way the "gifts" seem to come to us
I've allways wanted a "Chicken Brick" well today we got one an original Romertopf !!! perfect condition, instructions the very kindly person that sent us this find even wrote her personal instructions for the care & use of it!!! It must at some stage been a used and treasured kitchen possesion by this person as it will be now 
It was £3 btw 
We chat to several of the ladies that run the charity shop, we where chatting away about Richies Wok for £2 he uses for a smoker and I spotted a lovely HUGE etched velvet shawl hanging up I said to Rich shall I get it.. cause he said yes it was marked £4 literally all we had left... The lady we where talking to didnt realise this but promply grabbed it offa me & said (very welsh accent) "Nooooo £2 that is" was well chuffed and after our shopping spree ended up still with some £1 shop tokens left
My Shawl 
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| agapanthus |
When I get down there you are gonna have to take me to these treasure troves!!!!!! | ||
| Libby |
ditto!!!
I can't believe what you find in the charity shops by you, all we get is 'rubbish'!!! |
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| Old Lob |
Envious of your chicken brick! 
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| Kathy |
I've got one of those chicken bricks, my sis gave me it years ago as she doesn't cook as such. It's great and the food always tastes better done in a slow oven in one. Great bargains and the shawl is beautiful. 
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| Libby |
so how does a chick brick work then? | ||
| Kathy |
You just put your food in it and bung it in the oven Libby, can't use it on a stove top though. I brown and season the food first then transfer it to slow cook.
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| Libby |
 doesn't it absorb flavours and being terracota, how do you wash it??
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| sparhawkiw |
I got one this morning for £3 too....
I also got a Puzzle Caddy that "Flute" (DD) has asked me to keep an eye out for for £3 I didn't realise until looking on "fleabay" that they can be £30...
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| agapanthus |
It's recommended to soak the brick first for about an hour. Just wash-up as normal!
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| Libby |
Oh!!!! maybe I should look out for one as I imagine it would cook really well in the Rayburn!!! | ||
| morlan75 |
Sorry aint been about fully just read all the posts here's a link on the booklet and info I got with mine all about cooking in them I'm going to soak mine like Anna said for about an hour before cooking in it just to be safe
http://www.romertopfonline.com/how-to-use-romertopf-clay-bakers.html |
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| lloyd |
Any excess moisture will just help steam the bird anyway. 
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