#potmeal

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Hot-pot party at home

Writing about my trip to Europe is still half way thru ( shame on me, lazy blogger:)) tho, let me post this that just happened yesterday!

Friends of mine and I threw a party at one of my friends' home, bringing my own-made pot to test if it can be used functionally & practically, and to see their reaction.lol

The pot was deep and big enough that can fully submerge all items of about 10 people.

I was proud that my pot was a centrepiece of the party last night and I was in a special mood while seeing them being busy for dunking, picking, and eating!

Check out if you're curious the process of making a clay pot →

Me on the right with a drunk friend. lol

They all are regular guests from my favourite bar the same as I am.

We had a blast!!

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Clay pot ~Donabe 土鍋~ Part 2

Part 2.lol

Yep, there's part 1. Check this out! → Part1

So in the part 1, I didn't show you other finished clay pots yet.

This time, I want to reflect here with some photos that what was actually needed to be done in the process. 

This is the most balanced one I think in its appearance & function out of 4 pots I made this time. You can also find another photo from different angle in Part 1 ( very last one). 

And here you can see one with a weird domed part on its lid .↓ 

 Backside↓ 

This most likely happens when you trim excessively.

During firing, only the thin part sinks as it can't defy gravity so finding appropriate thickness is important. 

Speaking of thickness, some people, this could be only in Japan tho, believe that "thin is beautiful and always right" when it comes to tableware.  

I get it but hey, thin means fragile, don't forget!

While there's proper thickness for pot lid, there's also proper thickness for pot body and tea pot and plate, and so on..

Apart from trimming, I think I did pretty well of making them for the first time! Yay!!

Making handles was the most enjoyable time♫

Ready for pot meal party?:)