Zlakusa pottery products
Zlakusa pottery includes cookware and bakeware: the sac, baking pan, clay pot, kettle, crepulja and platter. Each vessel has its own role in the kitchen and is made in several sizes.
This page gives an overview of the most common products and their uses. This portal sells nothing — prices and terms are arranged directly with the workshop, through the makers page.
Types of vessels
- Sac — for baking under a bell lid (bread, meat, oven dishes)
- Baking pan — rectangular vessel for oven and embers
- Clay pot — for long, slow cooking of stews and soups
- Kettle — for cooking over an open fire
- Crepulja — a shallow vessel for baking bread and flatbread
- Platter — a shallow vessel for serving and baking
Frequently asked questions
Which vessels are made in Zlakusa?
The sac, the baking pan, the clay pot, the kettle, the crepulja and the platter. All are unglazed and all take fire.
Can Zlakusa cookware go straight onto the fire?
Yes. The calcite in the clay reduces shrinkage and gives resistance to thermal shock, so a vessel can go on the stove, into the oven or over embers.
Is the pottery glazed?
No. The surface stays natural, and the colour — from red to smoke-black — comes from the clay and the firing, not from a coating.