In celebration of its 60th anniversary, Habitat has launched a cookware collection inspired by the past, present, and future of the brand. The 60 Years of Design collection includes the relaunch of the chicken brick. The original version from the 60s was made from terracotta, but it’s been re-imagined in sleek black glazed stoneware.
Now, depending on your age, you may be wondering what a chicken brick is. They’re not as common in households as they once were in the 1970s. But the traditional chicken bricks were lidded terracotta pots vaguely shaped to house a whole chicken. They’re for cooking the chicken in your oven and are said to lock in all the moisture and flavour, and be as effective as cooking with the best cast iron dish.
