Cast iron is thick bottomed and a slow conductor of heat, so it won't overheat too quickly and burn your rice ... another great pot option is clay. It's not the most common in the U.S., but ...

I love to watch the professionals make bo jai fan (clay pot rice) – they do it with such ease, moving the pots from one blazing hot burner (charcoal, please – it tastes better) to a slightly ...

Narrator: These clay pots have been fired to about 1,200 degrees ... Fired any hotter, and the horsehair would burn off, leaving no marks. And in a few seconds, the pot will be too cool for ...