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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.



I line both myoven and outdoor grill with unglazed red ceramic type
floor tiles I get at Home depot for 35 cents each on sale. I think
they are 8" squire. I leave them on the bottom rack of my oven all the
time. They work great.