The Jbk Terra Cotta Bread Saver helps keep bread from getting stale and moldy. Get it for $8 at Amazon for a better way to ...

Though the New York City baker Jim Lahey (by way of Mark Bittman) would popularize it by baking a no-knead bread in a terra cotta cloche, it was Field who stressed that an unmanageably wet dough ...

Crusty loaves of bread usually come only from brick or stone ovens. But La Cloche’s porous, unglazed finish absorbs heat almost like the bricks and stones lining an old-fashioned hearth ovens.

If you're looking for an earthy, crafty upgrade to your bread-baking projects, consider reaching for terracotta pots. Clay pots have been used to bake food in fires and tandoor ovens for centuries, as ...