Customer Reviews

Emile Henry Flame Top 2.6 Quart Tagine, Figue

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
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1 star:		(1)

 

 

Unlike the other review, my Tagine arrived well-packed, so Amazon seems to have conquered the shipping & breakage problem. The fig color is a nice offset to the appearance of the food inside. It was hard to decide on which color to order, but now that I have this one, I'm pleased with the decision. I highly recommend "The New Book of Middle Eastern Food" by Claudia Roden as an accompaniment to the tagine. Her book has excellent recipes made from ingredients available in US markets. Many of the recipes, especially the pilafs, can be made in a tagine. This is a nifty way to make a main-dish dinner for the family, or to put an exotic flair to a dinner shared with friends. Rather than some new gadget that seldom gets used, this can become a regular favorite in the kitchen. Looks good sitting on the stove, too.

You get what you pay for. That's what they say and that holds true for this high quality utensil. Not having cooked in the North African manner, it's taken us a while to learn the little techniques that make a dish just right. This slow/steaming method of cooking brings meat to tender perfection. We've learned to add vegetables during the later part of the process to avoid a mushy result. Spices add definition. Moroccan families often have their own spice recipes that are usually combinations of common spices with maybe an unusual ingredient or two. But adding common spices, according to recipes, will still yield a tasty result. More individualized creations will take experimentation and time.

It is difficult to judge the size of the utensil from pictures. It turned out to be larger than we expected and is really too large for cooking for two. It is rated as a six quart tagine. I would say that it easily cooks a dish for four people and maybe even six. This could be rated for five stars but I put it at four since the capacity is more than we need.

My Emile Henry "Figue" Tagine arrived promptly and well packaged. It is gorgeous, and now, regally stationed upon a stainless steel throne of a stove...sitting there, waiting patiently for me to use it for something, everything actually. So far, used it for an Ethiopian feast. Tonight, fresh, ocean salmon in a Moroccan Style. Tomorrow, perhaps a vegetable frittata. I'm totally enchanted!!! So enthralled that I ordered and received the larger, black one and now when I gaze into my kitchen, I'm filled with INSPIRATION!

I really enjoy cooking and trying new recipes. The tagine is a simple contemporary design which I personally prefer over the more ornate ones. Loved the color. Excellent for cooking meats, especially marinated chicken goat and lamb. Made veal and was perfectly tender and very flavorful.

This tagine is perfect for the home cook. It is easy
To use and easy to clean. I would definately recommend
this tagine.

I ordered this tagine from Amazon, and it arrived broken because Amazon doesn't know how to pack delicate things. I returned it, and the replacement also arrived broken. I returned it, got a refund, and ended up buying it from a local gourmet shop. Lesson learned--buy local!!! The only reason I didn't buy it locally in the first place is that I live in a medium-sized market and assumed I wouldn't be able to find it locally. If you want to find it locally, go to the Emile Henri web page--they have a listing of merchants that sell their cookware.

As for the Emile Henri tagine--I love it! It's very sturdy, which makes it all the more amazing that Amazon couldn't figure out how to pack it so it wouldn't break in shipment. It works very well, and is great for both browning and braising. I've made a couple of awesome Moroccan stews, and have plans for many more.