Cleaning Pizza Stone?
Kristin Satterlee
How do you clean a pizza stone? Mine are covered with burnt-on
cheese, and last night a big piece of crust permanently adhered to the
surface of one. I know you aren't supposed to use soap on them; can they
be immersed in water?
Thanks a lot!
-Kristin Satterlee
Ghstwrtr
Pizza stones should never need cleaning. The older and blacker and more
stained the better. If things are adhering to your stone it wasn't hot
enough when you put something on it. Put it in the oven (mine is there
permanently), crank the oven up to max and let everything on the stone
turn to ash. At the very most you should simply scrape away and residue
with a metal spatula.
One of my ovens has a layer of fire bricks on the bottom. They will be
there until the oven dies. Once and awhile I just wipe off the black ash
with a damp paper towel.
Gerry Kaslowski
I use a griddle spatula that has a fairly sharp edge. I just scrape i
as if I were cleaning flat griddle. It's fast and does an excellent
job.
Kristin Satterlee <kri...@jaka.ece.uiuc.edu> wrote:
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Gerry Kaslowski
Fountain Valley, CA
jfu...@epix.net
I have a different problem with mine. The grease from the pepperoni and
cheese has permeated the stone. When it heats up to oven temperature it comes
to the surface. If I have the temperature too hot it starts to smoke as well.
Any thoughts? Every time I use it I take a paper towel to the grease that
comes to the surface.
Thanks,
Jerry
Walter Hanig
Kristin,
I don't know if this will work, but it's cheap to find out.
Try scrubbing the stone with some table salt moistened with some
water.
good luck!
Walter
Kristin Satterlee <kri...@jaka.ece.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> How do you clean a pizza stone? Mine are covered with burnt-on
>cheese, and last night a big piece of crust permanently adhered to the
>surface of one. I know you aren't supposed to use soap on them; can they
>be immersed in water?
> Thanks a lot!
Walter Hanig
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Gerard J. Kaslowski
jfu...@epix.net wrote:
: In Article<32ef12d4.22728298@news>, <gk...@primenet.com> writes:
: > I use a griddle spatula that has a fairly sharp edge. I just scrape i
: > as if I were cleaning flat griddle. It's fast and does an excellent
: > job.
: >
: >
: > Kristin Satterlee <kri...@jaka.ece.uiuc.edu> wrote:
: >
: > >
: > > How do you clean a pizza stone? Mine are covered with burnt-on
: > >cheese, and last night a big piece of crust permanently adhered to the
: > >surface of one. I know you aren't supposed to use soap on them; can they
: > >be immersed in water?
: > > Thanks a lot!
: > >
: > >
: > > -Kristin Satterlee
: > >
: > >
: >
: > gk...@primenet.com
: > Gerry Kaslowski
: > Fountain Valley, CA
: I have a different problem with mine. The grease from the pepperoni and
: cheese has permeated the stone. When it heats up to oven temperature it comes
: to the surface. If I have the temperature too hot it starts to smoke as well.
: Any thoughts? Every time I use it I take a paper towel to the grease that
: comes to the surface.
: Thanks,
: Jerry
Sounds to me that your stone never gets hot enough. I preheat it at 500 degrees
when I make pizza, 450 for some breads. Even the cheese and pepperoni grease
burn on. A quick scrape between pizzas cleans the stone nicely. A stone on the
coolish side would let the grease soak in. I'd try leaving it in the oven for a
couple of hours at 500 degrees, then scaping it.
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Gerry Kaslowski
Fountain Valley, CA
Mike McIntyre
Kristin Satterlee <kri...@jaka.ece.uiuc.edu> wrote in article
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> How do you clean a pizza stone?
This from the "Old Stone Oven", manufacterer of the baking stone I recently
purchased (about $30) from the local resturant supply:
"...a scouring pad will remove most burned on bits. However, if the
accumulation is heavy, like exccessive oil, then a thorough sanding with a
hard abrasive, like emery paper may be necessary. An electric belt sander
will work well to lean the stone. ... Small stains can be cleaned by making
a paste of baking soda and water and using it with a tooth brush...."
And the last household product any of us bought whose cleaning regimen
included a belt sander was....?
Some ideas which popped into my head included piling salt on the stains and
baking, hoping the salt will draw the oil in as it heats; flipping the
stone upside down in a heated oven, allowing the oils to 'drain' onto foil;
or just cooking the stuff out with the windows open.
TJ
Walter Hanig wrote:
>
> Kristin,
>
> I don't know if this will work, but it's cheap to find out.
>
> Try scrubbing the stone with some table salt moistened with some
> water.
>
> good luck!
G.Kerr is always bashing about with). Black doesn't matter.tj
SABATINO C
Let it burn !!!
Actually when the grease and oils burn off just wipe the ash off. Its the
only way to draw that material out of the porous stone, also turn your fan
on full and open a window, it could get smokey for a bit.
Saba...@aol.com
Brizzi
> > Kristin Satterlee <kri...@jaka.ece.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > How do you clean a pizza stone? Mine are covered with burnt-on
> > >cheese, and last night a big piece of crust permanently adhered to the
> > >surface of one. I know you aren't supposed to use soap on them; can they
> > >be immersed in water?
> > > Thanks a lot!
> > >
> > >
> > > -Kristin Satterlee
I don't know whether this would work for you, but.... I have a set of 8
quarry tiles that fit into an aluminum pan, and when I bake a pizza, the
instructions tell me to set the tray/tiles onto the bottom oven rack and
preheat it to around 500 degrees. (I do the preheating while I am
constructing the pizza.) In any event, my tiles get just as yucky and
greasy and caked with burnt-on stuff as anyone else's. The instructions
that came with my set of tiles said to simply set them on the oven racks
during the self-cleaning cycle of the oven. Needless to say, I was very
wary of what might happen the first time, so I put ONE in-- the most
soiled one. Well, it came out spotless, looking brand-new. Now, I clean
the tiles every time I clean my oven. I wonder if you might be able to do
the same thing with a pizza stone...? The only thing is, it would appear
that those stones are far more porous than baking tiles, and therefore
might react adversely in the cleaning cycle. Another suggestion I would
offer is to check to see if the manufacturer of your stone has an 800
number for customer service. So many companies now do, and you might be
able to ask your cleaning wuations directly at the source. Good luck!!
Sallie Becker
On Tue, 28 Jan 1997 17:04:58 -0600, Kristin Satterlee
<kri...@jaka.ece.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>
> How do you clean a pizza stone?
>
> -Kristin Satterlee
>
>
I have terracotta tiles on the floor of my self-cleaning gas oven
(they stay there permanently). When they get a little too
grungy-looking, I set the oven to self-clean, turn on the exhaust fan,
and in about three hours all the grunge has incinerated, leaving a
small amount of ashy residue, easily wiped away with a paper towel.
Sallie
sal...@abs.net
Amy Williams
I sell pizza stones through The Pampered Chef and can let you in on a few
cleaning tips . . .
1) Obviously, never use soap. The beauty of baking stones is that they
absorb the oils in foods and 'season' themselves. The uglier they look,
the better they cook. Sounds cheezy, but it's true. The oils make them
turn dark and create a surface that does not need to be sprayed or
greased prior to baking. If you use soap, the stone will absorb it, and
your food will not taste good. Should this happen, run your stone through
the self-cleaning cycle of your oven, and it should 're-bake' it's
original finish.
2) To clean, wait until the stone had cooled to room temperature, then
either soak in hot water or just let hot water run over it for a few
minutes. Use a nylon spatula or scraper to loosen any pieces of food that
remain. Remember, the stones eventually turn a dark brown, so don't think
you have to keep scrubbing to get it 'white' again. Also, don't use
anything like a Brillo pad or abrasive on your stone.
Baking stones come in many shapes and sizes and are WONDERFUL for much
more than pizza -- any meat dishes, cassaroles, desserts, bread,
cookies, etc. Stones won't scorch or burn your food, so everything comes
out perfect everytime -- they are goof proof! :)
Good Luck!
-- Amy Williams
ahwil...@utk.edu
Dianne Swanson
really depends what kind of stone you have. All the stones we sell come
with it's own pan scraper made of nylon. The stones we sell are very
easy to clean just hot water and scrape. If something is really stuck
on let it soak. The stones season themselves so with time they do start
to turn dark in color. A black stone is a perfect stone. I do have a
set of pan scrapers in the catalog along with all kinds of kitchen tools
if you would like to see our newest catalog please e mail me and I will
snail you a catalog.
Happy Cooking!!