November 09, 2007 10:43AM
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Anthony Wrote:
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> And I agree... but the conical shape of the pots
> doesn't tell us anything, except that they were
> shaped like cones.
>
True.
The conical pots could be stacked like the "safety cones" used in some constructions(top down and stacked on top of each other) perhaps for space conservation in the home. There is also an equidistance from center of pot on the horizontal layers( more even/thorough cooking) to the outside of the pot, and when cooking in an open pit fire(hole in ground full of coals) the round bottom would be easier to twist down into the coals and allow the coals to cover higher up on the pot to aide in cooking vs. laying a flat bottom pot on top of the coals. The coals would also be holding the pot up so no worry about pots falling over spiling the product.
If the pit was round(-ish) then round pots could fit better inside the pit allowing more pots to be used and if the pots are all at the same depth(tops uniform across the horizontal) the flared tops could lessen the amount of heat escaping up from the coals(convection style) and increase the efficiency of the baking process.
Later useage(or kiln vs. open pit useage) could be simplified with a flat surface with holes evenly spaced to hold these instead of the coals in an open pit fire. Removing a single pot to stoke the coals below would be easier(more efficient) then having to remove all of the pots that are sitting in the coals you need to stoke(stir). And eventually a seperate door to the fire compartment would eliminate the need to remove any pots.
Just some thoughts.
Regards,
Lobo-hotei
lobo
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