Masonry oven India, tandoors are traditional clay ovens, although these days modern electrically fired tandoors are available. The open-topped tandoor is a transitional design between the earth oven and the Roman-plan masonry oven. In the precolumbian Americas, similar ovens were often made of clay or adobe and are now referred to by the Spanish term "horno" (meaning "oven"). Horns are also traditional in the American Southwest. The traditional direct-fired masonry design is often called a "Roman" or "black" oven and dates in Western culture to at least the Roman Republic. It is known as a black oven because the fire generates soot
Clay pot cooking pot”) are mainly used to cook meat or stew in the oven. Since its introduction in 1967, it has influenced cooking traditions in Germany and neighbouring countries. In Spanish cooking a ceramic roaster known as "olla de barro" is used. The "pignata" is a vase shaped pot used for cooking beside a fireplace or in a wood fired oven. Clay pots are used in various South American and Mexican recipes. Native American civilizations traditionally cooked in clay pots, although they fell out of favor after European settlers' introduction of metal cookware. In the modern United States some cooks choose to