This is traditional Spanish glazed fry pan and this is safe for cooking, the glazing provides nonstick function for clay pots hence it is easy for cooking and cleaning. Cooking in clay pots give you all the calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, sulfur and several other compounds that our body benefits from Clay being alkaline in nature helps in neutralizing the Ph balance of the food by interacting with the acid present in the food Clay being a porous material, allows heat and moisture circulate evenly. This helps in cooking vegetables and meat evenly.