Mary-Frances Heck is a chef and food editor, formerly a senior food editor at Food & Wine. In addition to her recipes and articles appearing in many well-known publications, she has her own cookbook, ...

Got a new clay pot? Don’t start cooking just yet. Here’s why seasoning matters and how to do it properly so your pot lasts longer, cooks better, and doesn’t crack.

Seeing earthen pots, also known as clay pots, around evokes a sense of nostalgia, connecting me to childhood memories and the times we used to visit my maternal grandmother in our hometown. She cooked ...