TroyMorris Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 Hi everybody, I was ready to place an order for a pricey baking stone for bread/cookies/pizza until I realized (DUH!!) that they are made of clay!! So, should I be able to make one? I have a couple of inquiries: - What kind of clay is it? I have Laguna 55 cone 6 white clay, Laguna 66 cone 6 handbuilding clay, a cone 10 woodfire clay, and I believe I have a cone 10 B. Combine with grog. - I'm still not very good at producing wide flat things, so can I roll out clay with my roller and then cut it to the right shape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 1 hour ago, TroyMorris said: Hi everybody, I was ready to place an order for a pricey baking stone for bread/cookies/pizza until I realized (DUH!!) that they are made of clay!! So, should I be able to make one? I have a couple of inquiries: - What kind of clay is it? I have Laguna 55 cone 6 white clay, Laguna 66 cone 6 handbuilding clay, a cone 10 woodfire clay, and I believe I have a cone 10 B. Combine with grog. - I'm still not very good at producing wide flat things, so can I roll out clay with my roller and then cut it to the right shape? A search for "pizza stone" or something similar will throw up a lot of hits. As you will want to include archived threads in your search, best to use a browser search something likesite:community.ceramicartsdaily.org baking stone ... which found the following threads, with a fairly common theme - buy a kiln shelf, if only because you cannot get a suitable clay. Starting with an eerily similar question to your own. Rae Reich, Kelly in AK, Min and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted July 2, 2023 Report Share Posted July 2, 2023 Buy a kiln shelve (mulite-the tan ones)and cut it down to whatever size you need on a diamond wet saw-this is easier than any other option Callie Beller Diesel, Rae Reich and PeterH 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted July 2, 2023 Report Share Posted July 2, 2023 You can go to some estate sales and find one, my mother in-laws sale had two of them. People would give them to her as gifts, she wouldn't use them. She preferred her method of baking, she was 98. I bought a big rectangular one for my son who is a chef, before I could give it to him his wife decided she was gluten intolerant. It just sits in my closet! Denice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted July 2, 2023 Report Share Posted July 2, 2023 @Denice if she makes gluten free pizza dough, the stone would be even more helpful. A lot of gluten-free breads and doings are nicer when toasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted July 3, 2023 Report Share Posted July 3, 2023 My son is the chef, I will mention it to him, they are moving to Costa Rica in a month and putting everything in storage. I might try using it myself, I will have to cut it down it is too big for my oven. I am hoping that they want to move back after a year or two, it is a bummer not having any family. Denice Callie Beller Diesel and Roberta12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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