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Anybody heard of/use "Bulgarian Pottery"

Sorry, I have never posted here, (you can find me on rec.guns more often!) :-) but saw my wife looking at some of this stuff online. I grabbed her copy of "baker's catalog" and also see that someone is selling a ton of it on E-bay this week, but have not seen any of it before. At first glance the colors would go beautifully with what she has and I think she would really like not. Not so kitchy as the Polish pottery. I was wondering if anybody has used it and if so what can you tell me? Is it generally microwave and oven safe, etc? Do you like it? Would it make a good gift from a husband?

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Al
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I am certainly not even close to an expert but out of curiosity I went to EBAY to take a look. It reminds me a lot of the pottery that used to have lead in the glaze. It also appears to be earthware. I would NOT use the antique ones to eat or cook out of. If on the other hand you are buying reproductions out of a U.S. cooking catalog then it should be food safe and they should tell you if it is oven and microwave safe. If it does not say as much, then I would not use it for that purpose. Take my comments only for what it is worth. Just my point of view.

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dkat

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annemarie

OK, thanks for your input. Still will probably bid anyway since they look beautiful and will just be used decoratively. Thanks!

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Al

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dkat

Bulgarian pottery is safe to use in the oven and dishwasher. Bulgarians have been using this pottery to cook with forever. You don't have to worry about lead in the glaze and the piece you saw in Bakers catalog is not an American reproduction but an imported piece from the Bulgarian city of Troyan where the pottery has been made for centuries. Hope this helps!

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roussi

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