Eric Jorgensen wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 01:40:06 -0500
> silentking > wrote:
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>>But I thought the Baking Stone (in addition to what you stated) was to
>>even out the temperature inside the oven to keep it at a constant
>>temperature. Is this an additional function of the stone? My oven is the
>> worst one ever made (really!) and I was thinking of getting some
>>Baking Stones for this purpose.
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> Well, yes and no. They act somewhat as a heat spreader, and change the
> convection currents in your oven. They block direct radiated heat, though
> they radiate some on their own.
>
> Maybe you should start with quarry tiles if this an experiment in
> evening out the temperature of your oven - five 8" tiles - one of them cut
> squarely in half - will fit the shelf in most consumer ovens nicely.
>
> Speaking of which, I need to toss mine and replace them with a fibrament
> stone. Now that I'm all fiscally solvent & making what I'm worth again and
> all that.
Goodness, that was a quick responce! lol Thanks for the suggestion, I
will try that first.

P