sf wrote:
> On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:34:07 -0500, Kate Connally >
> wrote:
>
>> David Harmon wrote:
>>> For those who were asking about cheap unglazed clay tiles that you
>>> can use as a pizza stone in the oven:
> <snip>
>> Thanks for the info. I've been meaning to replace some old
>> tiles that got stuff burnt on them and I threw them out.
>> The last time I looked at Home Depot the only tiles I could
>> find were smaller (maybe 8" square) and looked like they had
>> some sort of coating on them, although they were unglazed.
>> I'll have to check them out. I think the animal tracks are
>> kinda cute. ;-)
>>
> Kate, if your tiles are black that's a good thing. Think of them like
> your cast iron skillet.

The burnt on stuff could not be removed sufficiently to restore
them to their original porous state. And they were dirt cheap
so I thought I would just get new ones. Easier than cleaning them.
(I tried scouring them but didn't help.)

> If it's just crud, scrape them, put them in
> the dishwasher or put them through your oven's self cleaning cycle.

I don't use a dishwasher. I hate dishwashers.

Also, I don't have s self-cleaning oven.

But thanks for the suggestions anyway.

Kate




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Kate Connally
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Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?