Studies have shown that Teflon is, well, maybe not so good. Not for you and not for the environment. Stainless steel is good, but can be tricky to maneuver and requires more fat to cook without sticking. Cast iron is good (and may even be good for you), but is even more tricky than stainless. The other alternative, enameled pots, can be...
The donabe pot is an earthenware pot that's used for the clay pot style of cooking in Japan. Think tagine in Morocco or cazuela in Spain (or "hot dish" in Minnesota...). You get the idea: one pot cooking, Japanese style. In Japan, this style is called Nabemono and is usually don in a donabe pot over a flame, or even an induction burner (the...
Sur La Table is now offering antique cookware (as well as retro-cool seltzer bottles, salt shakers and other bygone acoutrements) that they find in Paris and flea markets and other various places. Of course these are one of a kind, so when they're gone, they're gone.
This particular pot (unsold as of this writing) was manufactured by...