For those who were asking about cheap unglazed clay tiles that you
can use as a pizza stone in the oven:

It's called a Saltillo paver. 12 x 12 inches. $1.19
The Home Depot item number is 187-565.
http://i49.tinypic.com/r77w5y.jpg

The one I bought for a pizza stone is nice and flat. When I went
back yesterday, every one they had in stock had some kind of animal
tracks in the surface. Not just one kind, either, but quite a
variety of tracks.

"David Harmon" > wrote in message
m...
> For those who were asking about cheap unglazed clay tiles that you
> can use as a pizza stone in the oven:
>
> It's called a Saltillo paver. 12 x 12 inches. $1.19
> The Home Depot item number is 187-565.
> http://i49.tinypic.com/r77w5y.jpg
>
> The one I bought for a pizza stone is nice and flat. When I went
> back yesterday, every one they had in stock had some kind of animal
> tracks in the surface. Not just one kind, either, but quite a
> variety of tracks.
>
I have some but tried to buy more at HD for the bbq. Not only were they not
in stock, no-one knew what they were!
Thanks for the stock #!
Graham

David Harmon wrote:
>
> The one I bought for a pizza stone is nice and flat. When I went
> back yesterday, every one they had in stock had some kind of animal
> tracks in the surface. Not just one kind, either, but quite a
> variety of tracks.

That's called "seasoning".

David Harmon wrote:
> For those who were asking about cheap unglazed clay tiles that you
> can use as a pizza stone in the oven:
>
> It's called a Saltillo paver. 12 x 12 inches. $1.19
> The Home Depot item number is 187-565.
> http://i49.tinypic.com/r77w5y.jpg
>
> The one I bought for a pizza stone is nice and flat. When I went
> back yesterday, every one they had in stock had some kind of animal
> tracks in the surface. Not just one kind, either, but quite a
> variety of tracks.

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


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“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

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. If it's just crud, scrape them, put them in
the dishwasher or put them through your oven's self cleaning cycle. I
just took a razorblade to two of mine yesterday to scrape off some
crud that didn't want to come off by washing.


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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




--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:44:06 -0500, Kate Connally >
wrote:

> 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.
>
My point was KEEP them black. It's a good thing, not a bad thing. I
only suggested the other methods because you seemed so hell bent on
having "like new" tiles.


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

In article > ,
David Harmon > wrote:

> For those who were asking about cheap unglazed clay tiles that you
> can use as a pizza stone in the oven:
>
> It's called a Saltillo paver. 12 x 12 inches. $1.19
> The Home Depot item number is 187-565.
> http://i49.tinypic.com/r77w5y.jpg
>
> The one I bought for a pizza stone is nice and flat. When I went
> back yesterday, every one they had in stock had some kind of animal
> tracks in the surface. Not just one kind, either, but quite a
> variety of tracks.

Cute. I cant imagine that the stamped footprint would interfere with
any baking.

Try a tile supply store instead of a big box store. I bought 6" square
tiles for cheap at a local tile shop.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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In article >,
Kate Connally > wrote:

> 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.

Try a tile shop, Kate. I scrubbed mine before using them.

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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