baking stone substitute
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miss_thenorth
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I have never heard of it. What is it made from--ie is it made from natural substances? is it heat proof?
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it is natural stone, not heatproof to my knowledge.
I have been looking for unglazed tile. [it was mentioned on another thread as a less expensive baking stone], but looking at the leftover tile I started wondering.
I have been looking for unglazed tile. [it was mentioned on another thread as a less expensive baking stone], but looking at the leftover tile I started wondering.
lighthawk
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Be Careful! You could get badly hurt trying to find out. Some stone will explode when heated at high temperature.
Especially any stone that came from an underwater source.
I also have a good deal of bluestone that I reclaimed from a dumpster at a job site that installed it as a walkway. I would be very curious if anyone has attepted to use it this way.
Good luck.
Especially any stone that came from an underwater source.
I also have a good deal of bluestone that I reclaimed from a dumpster at a job site that installed it as a walkway. I would be very curious if anyone has attepted to use it this way.
Good luck.
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Bubblingbrooks
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Can you heat up a charcoal grill in the middle of the lawn, set the stone on it and leave it till the fire dies out and its cool?
That way you can see if it will hold up to heat followed by cooling.
That way you can see if it will hold up to heat followed by cooling.
freemotion
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Be careful with flooring tile. It can have lead in it, since it is installed with the glazed side up.
lighthawk
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Were it me to try that I would use a very small piece of the stone and insure the grill has a cover.Bubblingbrooks said:
You can't just chip bluestone to cut it as it will flake. Which is why I would have my doubts about a baking stone application. If you don't have a small piece you would need a masonry saw to cut it.
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OK, since it chips, then I would advise forgetting about the whole idea.lighthawk said:
patandchickens
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I would not trust the results of hte "grill experiment" very much -- one piece may be fine, another may explode.
Generally you do not want to put stones that will flake into campfires (because of the explosion factor), so I would be inclined not to want to put them in my oven either.
Pat
Generally you do not want to put stones that will flake into campfires (because of the explosion factor), so I would be inclined not to want to put them in my oven either.
Pat
