There are Slow Cookers and Then There Is the Vita Clay Slow Cooker

The Slow Cooker that Allows You to Slow Cook with All Natural Clay, an Eco Friendly, Breakthrough Innovation

Combining modern technology with proven, ancient traditions, the Essenergy Vita Clay 8 Cup Rice and Slow Cooker Pro is becoming one of the most-used small appliances in many a kitchen.  Integral to this slow cooker is its clay pot, which forms an all natural liner into which the food is placed.

Clay cooking containers have been around for millenia, and the VitaClay Rice and Slow Cooker makes use of the famous Zisha Clay which is found only near the small Chinese city of Yixing.  Used in China to create tea pots and other cooking vessels for over 3000 years, its reputation has only been enhanced with the passage of time. It is with good reason that Essenergy, the manufacturer of the VitaClay Rice and Slow Cooker Pro, has chosen unglazed Zisha Clay to be a part of their product.

The use of Zisha clay enhances the flavor and texture of foods.  It helps retain juices and nutrients and has the added bonus of being free of both heavy metals and the chemicals used to produce glazes and non-stick coatings typically used in other cookware, for Zisha clay provides a cooking pot with a naturally nonstick, unglazed surface. 

A great deal of research has gone into the development of the VitaClay Chef Gourmet Rice and Slow Cooker Pro, and Essenergy is able to point out that their use of Zisha clay has resulted in a product that promotes healthful, eco friendly cooking.  Users of the product, they explain, will quickly learn that "cooking foods in their own juices enhances flavor, you don't have to add oils and fats for taste.  This means you can cook delcious dishes that are healthy and natural.  The slow, steady evaporation of steam from within the unglazed pores and the closed chamber of the clay pot make the foods you cook, healthy, tender, and flavorful. Vitamins, minerals and aromatic elements are completely retained; no nutrients are boiled away."

This does not mean, however, that Essenergy is turning its back on "modern" cooking methods.  Quite the contrary.  Technological advancements are used to augment the advantages of traditional slow cooking. Consider the smart multicooker features of the VitaClay Chef Gourmet Rice and Slow Cooker Pro:

• An energy saver, saving up to 50% energy in slow cooking.
• Pre-programmed for savory stews, delicious soups and porridge, white, brown, sweet rice and whole grain rice.
• Slow cooking time can be programmed up to 5 hours, helping kitchen chefs manage their time more efficiently.
• Large LCD clock & 24 hour preset timer lets you set it and go.
• Automatically keeps food warm for up to 20 hours.
• Cupped heating pad upon which the clay cooking pot rests promotes uniform, thorough cooking.
  
• Slow cooking but fast heating - up to 4 times faster bringing liquids to a boil than conventional slow cookers, but then capable of slowly simmering to gourmet perfection, sealing in flavor and retaining texture.
• Delayed cook-cycle and auto-keep-warm-cycle for a delicious meal when you arrive home from a busy day.

This blend of old and new technologies truly does provide extensive food cooking versatility for the modern chef.  You can even use the VitaClay Slow Cooker for large cuts of meat, better soups, and healthy steamed vegetables.

• Rice paddle and measuring cup
• Recipe booklet featuring 30 original recipes by VitaClay chef Suzanne Vandyck