FREDERICKA COHEN <cohenfs@prodigy.net> wrote:
> I must have misunderstood the building supply source explanation
> for a baking stone.
> When I go into Lowe's or Home Depot and ask for "unglazed quarry
> tiles", I get no response. I have found tiles like this at a local
> ceramic craft shop where they are used in kilns.
> At $6 for a 4 inch square....you figure the cost! Where are all those
> tiles that people claim to buy for 99 cents!?!?
> Please let me know directly at cohenfs@prodigy.net. I have some heavy
> duty baking scheduled for next week.
Since I live too many miles from a Home Depot or Lowes, I went to the
local floor covering store. They carry carpet, vinyl tile, and ceramic tile.
I picked up their odds'n'ends unglazed tiles for a song. Enough tiles to
cover both racks of 5 ovens for about $20.00.
As to Home Depot and Lowes, you might go back and ask again. When you get a
blank look, ask the clerk how long they've been there. Then ask for someone
who has been in the flooring area for more than a few months. I've heard
again and again that people have gotten tiles there.
Oh - before you bake with the tiles, wash them and then pre-heat them. I
don't know why but all the ones I've bought have given off nasty smoke the
first time they were heated.
Good luck,
Mike
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