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Pomaireware Clay Tortilla Warmer, Small,

Pomaireware Clay Tortilla Warmer, Small,
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Pomaireware Clay Tortilla Warmer, Small,

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Description:

Since the middle of the 19th Century, Pomaire, Chile has been producing distintive earthenware that is both functional and decorative. The artisans have preserved the tradition of working with clay using the same techniques that have been handed from generation to generation.

Features:
  • Leadfree clay that retains the moisture-hot food stays hot.

  • Can be used on the stovetop (electric w/diffuser), oven proof up to 450F., microwave safe

  • Recipe pamphlet provided with each piece.

  • Heat the tortilla warmer in microwave, then add the tortillas, Keeps everything moist.

  • Each piece has its own blemishes and character

Product Details:
Product Length: 8.25 inches
Product Width: 9.75 inches
Product Height: 2.25 inches
Package Length: 10.5 inches
Package Width: 9.4 inches
Package Height: 4.5 inches
Package Weight: 5.3 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 4 reviews
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Review:4.0 ( 4 customer reviews )
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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:

4My Guess is Bad Quality Control  Oct 16, 2009
By Thomas Kiefer
This product arrived with a lid which grossly did not fit the pan. I finally got it to somewhat fit using a bench grinder. The whole point of clay pots is that you can steam food inside, and this means the lid must fit the pan pretty well. There is always some variation ("character" they call it) in hand made clay pots, but this is too much. The packing boxes gave evidence of having been packed in Mexico or Central America (the nature of the box and the use of woodshavings rather than the more expensive -- and ecologically damaging-- bubblewrap) and the problem is probably quality control at the packing source. You can pick up a tortilla warmer and other clay pots at any Mexican stall market for 5-$10, tops. Some will have good fitting tops, others not. So you look at the wares and bargain. The whole point of buying from an importer and paying a really steep markup (especially since NAFTA) is that you expect that they will do the quality control for you.

Well, not in my case anyway. Other reviewers have found these products excellent. Maybe I was just unlucky. But be prepared to send it back if the lit doesn't fit pretty tight. Otherwise, it is not bad (and lead free), unless you are planning a trip to Mexico. Then buy your own and have some fun haggling.

Update on this review: I sent an email to the distributor regarding the bad fit after I had written the review. They called me within two hours and offered to replace the unit. He said that they did sometimes have quality control problems with the manufacturer in Chile (not Mexico as I had assumed). They sent me a well fittng replacement very quickly, and I am totally satisfied. I would raise my rating to fourstars.

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

5Awesome tortilla warmer and lead-free!  Sep 12, 2009
By J. Turmel
Searched for a while for a clay tortilla warmer that was lead-free, this was the ticket, the quality of this item is great.

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

1Not as pictured; extremely rustic looking & fragile  Jul 17, 2010
By bobbler
Not as pictured; extremely rustic looking & fragile.. I would have liked it, "if" it were well made, but mine looked like a small child made it.. Top, sides and bottom were very irregular, and in unflattering ways.. For example the bottom was very irregulal / like 5 lumps (not flat in any sense).. And the bottom had that eggshell feel to it.. Maybe I got a defect that they meant to throw away?

bobbler

5cute!  Jun 28, 2011
By Swissschokolade "Swissschokolade"
just the right size to cook a small but wonderful pot of rice. Holds heat for a long time. This is a warmer for a small sized tortilla...I expected a larger pot but it works.

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