If you want to bake bread in clay vessels, you don't need to shell out loads of dough on fancy pans. Instead, you could ...

Terra Cotta Pot, 16 by 13.5-Inch. $49.58 at amazon.com. I picked up a pair of tried-and-true clay flowerpots at my local home improvement store.

The prices of a tapped pitcher or pot starts from Rs 250 depending on size while clay bottle prices start from Rs 100. “In my 20 years of selling earthen pots, I never seen such an uptick in sales.