Large Traditional Portuguese Pottery Terracotta Clay Sausage Roaster

Product Description

If you’ve ever been to Portugal and went to a typical tavern - also known as tasquinhas – you may have seen a lot of flambe sausages served in clay dishes. The Portuguese Pottery Terracotta Clay Sausage Roaster is a traditional handmade clay dish specially designed to cook all kinds of Chouriços, Linguiça, Morcelas, and even more typical Portuguese sausages. Its usage goes way back in history, but continues to be a common utensil in a traditional barbecue or hangout with family and friends!

Features

• Made in Portugal – Handmade in a small family owned pottery, using natural red clay, this chorizo grill is entirely hand painted according to ancient techniques, which gives it a vintage rustic look
• Food Safe – Crafted using only natural materials, our Portuguese sausage cooker are lead and cadmium free and food safe
• How to Use - Recreate the experience of cooking a Portuguese sausage in this dish perfectly. To roast a sausage simply pour alcohol or brandy into the Roaster. The more alcohol in the roaster, the longer the flame will last. Traditionally, the sausage is left whole with little cuts about one inch apart along the top. Ignite the alcohol using a match or lighter. Rotate the sausage every minute until desired crispiness is achieved. Then, serve and enjoy.
• Ideal for Bars and Restaurants – This grill cooks your chorizo or smoked sausage right on the table, over an open flame, granting that you achieve the desired oohs and aahs from your customers upon presentation. The flame grill gives the sausage a perfect blackened crispy texture. Just add some bread and you have the perfect tappa.
• Perfect Gift – We know that sometimes it’s difficult to find room in your luggage for all the gifts and souvenirs you want to bring from Portugal. Now you don’t need to worry about it, because with our Sausage Roaster you can have the same experience Portuguese people have cooking Chouriços in your home. Fun little addition to any home kitchen, the chorizo griller dish is an ideal house warming gift for the ultimate foodie.
• Measurements: 13” x 6” x 2” inches (L x W x H)

Maintenance and Care

All our traditional Portuguese Terracotta Products are made by hand using artisanal methods. These products may have some slightly discrepancies, but without compromising the integrity of the product. Some products have a bit of porosity due to this fact. The products are dishwasher safe, although hand wash is strongly recommended, and they cannot go to the freezer.

Can be used in ovens, wood burning ovens, on gas stoves, microwave, or grill. Not suitable for induction stoves or glass top stoves. Before the first use, submerge the entire piece in lukewarm water for at least 8 hours. Washing is recommended to be done by hand and cookware stored in a well ventilated location.

How to cook Chouriço à Bombeiro
One of the Portuguese people favorite snacks (aka Petisco) is roasted sausage. These must be the type of dry cured chorizos like they have in Portugal and Spain, not the uncooked Mexican types.
They call the process of grilling sausage over an open flame Chouriço à Bombeiro, literally Firefighter Sausage. This dish is typically eaten as an appetizer and will leave your guests with long lasting memories. They will enjoy it and have as much fun as Portuguese people have when eating this national culinary specialty.
Before starting the cooking, process be sure to put a pad or wood board underneath so the surface is protected as the clay dish does get hot.
To cook Chouriço à Bombeiro, simply pour alcohol into the Sausage Roaster. The more alcohol in the roaster, the longer the flame will last. Traditionally, the sausage is left whole but with little cuts about one inch apart along the top. Ignite the alcohol using a match or lighter. Rotate the sausage every minute until desired crispiness is achieved. Then, serve and enjoy!