KAMADOSAN Rice Cooker - tortoise general store
KAMADOSAN Rice Cooker - tortoise general store
KAMADOSAN Rice Cooker - tortoise general store
KAMADOSAN Rice Cooker - tortoise general store
KAMADOSAN Rice Cooker - tortoise general store
KAMADOSAN Rice Cooker - tortoise general store

KAMADOSAN Rice Cooker Donabe

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"Rice is a huge part of daily life in Japan, especially on New Years. For 2,500 years, the Japanese have been making and drinking sake, a type of wine brewed from fermented rice, and starting in December, pounded-rice cakes called mochi are stacked as a symbol of prosperity. This ceramic rice cooker is called the 'Kamado-san' and can cook rice to perfection on the gas stove, out-performing its electronic rice cooker counterpart. Once you start cooking rice this way, it's hard to go back."

Size 3-GO [CT-01]

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Description:  
Donabe, the Japanese word for 'clay pot', describes the traditional Japanese earthenware pot that can be used directly over an open flame.  This beautiful and authentic Japanese clay pot with its bottom heavy design and secondary inner-lid for keeping pressure on the rice as it cooks, is made to quickly and evenly cook rice for optimal taste and texture. 

Variation: 

Each donabe is made by hand with care and takes about 2 weeks to produce.  Due to its hand-made nature and organic material, each pot will have some variation, which adds to the beautiful uniqueness of each piece.  As you use the pot, you will see the bottom of the pot darken, and the color inside the pot slowly stain and grow character.  This is part of the beautiful and natural aging process.  

History:  
This donabe is made by Nagatani-en, a leading producer of authentic Iga-yaki pottery since 1832.  Iga-yaki is said to have originated in Iga, Mie-Prefecture in the late 7th Century. 

Measurement:  
3-GO DONABE KAMADOSAN
Cooks up to 3 cups of rice (about 2 ¼ US cups =540 ml) 
9.5'' diameter x 7'' tall with lid on
Holds 1.5 qt

Materials:
Earthenware (clay pot and trivet) Wood (rice paddle) 

Made from a  porous prehistoric clay sourced from Japan's largest and oldest lake, Lake Biwa.  The clay contains thousands of microscopic prehistoric fossils that are then baked into the clay when the pot is fired inside the kiln, creating tiny microscopic pores inside the clay pot, which act as pockets that captures and retains heat better than other cooking vessels. 

Care Instructions:
Hand-wash only.  Seasoning Required.  Gas stove required.  Does not work on electric or induction stove.  Oven-safe (up to 500℉/ 250℃).  Not microwave safe.

Donabe pots are hand-wash only, and should be dried thoroughly right after use with an absorbant cloth.  Some donabes, like this kamado rice cooker, requires you to follow a simple seasoning process where you cook a rice porridge to seal the pores that come in direct contact with the food before using the pot for other dishes.

Return Policy / Shipping Policy:
Returns must be made within 2 weeks in original, unused condition with all packaging for either 1. Store credit for the full amount or 2. Refund - minus a 20% restocking fee.  Tortoise does not cover the cost of return shipping or the cost of re-shipping an exchange, and the cost of shipping for returns and exchanges is the responsibility of the customer.  

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