This is a dish made for a specific recipe, in which you fill the center part with beer, and rest a chicken on top of it.  I like to shove herb-butter under the skin and put seasoned salt on the outside.  It’s quite delicious.  You can also do it with a beer can, but the ceramic dish makes it more sturdy.  I have another one that I use, but I thought if I had a large one I could put potatoes and other vegetables in the basin part.  The glaze got thick and bubbled in parts though, so I’m not sure if it’s ideal for food.

I may have to start over and make another one.  That’s art.