I purchased from amazon a Sassafras Deep Dish Baker
http://tinyurl.com/ytr85a

I was a bit disappointed in the color of it -- really a yukky
on-the-dark-side of grey vs. the lighter color of beige. Not very
appetizing looking. It is made in Taiwan, and I'm wondering if all
Sassafras items are now or have been made in Taiwan.

The instructions say "BEFORE using the baker, season the inside botton
with a light coating of vegetable or olive oil." I'm wondering the
purpose for this, because I wouldn't light-coat-season my pizza stone
with oil.

Perhaps it is the fact that one Deep Dish Pizza recipe calls for baking
in a PREheated oven at 450º; and another Double Crust Deep Dish Pizza
calls for baking at 500º in an UN-PREheated oven. Yet another recipe
(Focaccia) calls for a preheated oven of 375º.

Any comments welcome & thanks.
Dee Dee