The donabe is a fixture of any traditional Japanese kitchen. It’s the original multi-function appliance: a slow cooker, Dutch oven, rice cooker, and steamer in one handmade piece of clay cookware. Here are 10 donabe options, including soup, steamer, and rice cooker versions—some all in one, others for specific functions.
![the ippinka japanese clay pot donabe is a traditional banko yaki or banko, a st 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ippinka-japanese-clay-pot-donabe-733x489.jpg)
![the maruri hagama donabe rice cooker is a hagama style, designed specifically f 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/maruri-hagama-donabe-rice-cooker-733x489.jpg)
![the multi purpose donburi size donabe steamer, shown in caramel, is made for a 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/multi-purpose-donburi-size-donabe-steamer-mini-donabe-steamer-caramel-733x489.jpg)
![the ginpo white kannyu banko donabe japanese clay pot is a pot made for serving 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ginpo-white-kannyu-banko-donabe-japanese-clay-pot-for-3-persons-musubi-kiln-handmade-japanese-tableware-and-japanese-dinnerware-364734-1800x1800-1-733x489.jpg)
![the hagatani en donabe kamadosan is designed for cooking rice to perfection; \$ 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/hagatani-en-donabe-kamadosan-733x489.jpg)
![the ippinka japanese donabe tsubo cooking pot in grey is a large pot for four t 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/japanese-donabe-tsubo-cooking-pot-grey-733x489.jpg)
![the medium nagatani en mushi nabe donabe steamer functions as both earthenware 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/nagatani-en-mushi-nabe-donabe-steamer-733x489.jpg)
![the most modern of the group is the kinto kakomi ih donabe white, a \2.5 liter 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/kinto-kakomi-ih-donabe-white-733x489.jpg)
![the maruri flat donabe is made from clay in a modern, minimalist form; \$\2\20 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/marurui-flat-donabe-733x489.jpg)
![the hario japanese clay donabe stovetop hot pot has a heat resistant glass lid 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/hario-japanese-clay-donabe-stovetop-hot-pot-733x489.jpg)
![the snow peak earthen zen pot is a complete set, with a clay cooker and bowls d 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/snow-peak-earthen-zen-pot-733x489.jpg)
For more on Japanese cookware, see our posts:
- Donabe: The Ultimate Rice Cooker (Plus a Recipe)
- Shopper’s Diary: Toiro in LA, World’s Best Source for Donabe and More
- World’s Best Countertop Appliance
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