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Default Unglazed quarry tile for baking stones


Adam Preble wrote:
> I wanted two cheap pizza stones that I could double up and use to bake
> bread and such. I've seen suggestions online to look into unglazed
> quarry tile with some caveats. Most noteably, graphite is a bad idea
> because it's radioactive--though I imagine that's not the least of it.
>
> At the local Home Depot, they only had slate. It was very rough and
> didn't seem suitable. Does anybody have a suggestion on a stone and of
> any stores that might have it? I'm trying to get 15" tiles.


Consider taking an large unglazed flower pot saucer and putting it in
the oven upside down. saw this on a food show a while back.