Raj B Apte <raj_apte@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Instead of 'baking stones' or quarry tiles I use kiln shelves purchased
>from a local ceramics supplier. These are much cheaper and stronger (and
>heavier). Mine are 2cm thick.
Good idea about the kiln shelves. I wonder if there are any poisoning
issues with them; probably not, since you're still here. |-
Also, I hope you meant "cheaper than baking stones", 'cause it's difficult
to be cheaper than quarry tiles! I bought 6x6" gray quarry tiles at Home
Depot for $0.95 each! A quick look via Google indicates that kiln shelf
tiles are cheaper than baking stones, but certainly not quarry tiles. For
example, this place:
http://www.crloo.com/Products/Fusing___Glassworking_Supplies/Kiln_Shelves___Posts/kiln_shelves___posts.html
lists 15x10x3/8 kiln tiles for US$19.80.
>Maybe too thick to bake a loaf, but I always bake 2-3 at a time. I paid
>us$20 each for half-sheet sized stones.
Wouldn't thicker be better? More heat retention => smaller temperature
drop when putting the dough in, etc.?
yguaba@yahoo.com.br wrote:
>Instead of buying a baking stone from an expensive gourmet goods store, I
>went to a stone vendor (i.e. one that sells custom-cut marble and granite
>for flooring, countertops etc) and had them cut a piece of the cheapest
>granite exactly the size of my oven.
Another good idea! Thanks.
Andy Nguyen