baking stone

cmoecmoe wrote:
Hi All,

We are just looking into buying a pizza stone for the oven.

We were wondering if you leave the stone in when traveling. Should you clip it in with a metal bracket and a screw so it does not move during travel?

Thanks,

Craig

I think it's better to take that rubbery non slip shelf liner. Wrap it well and stow it in a cabinet where it won't bounce.

Hi All,

We are just looking into buying a pizza stone for the oven.

We were wondering if you leave the stone in when traveling. Should you clip it in with a metal bracket and a screw so it does not move during travel?

Thanks,

Craig

Seneca 35GS wrote:
I use a small "pizza stone" AND a inverted air bake cookie sheet in my oven. Nothing burns with my double whammie approach. I only sacrifice about 3/4" clearance.

Nice idea.

2Ambros wrote:
Sh410 - thanks for the tip. The reason I was looking for a baking stone was to even out the heat in the oven. I am going to try using the 4 tiles on the bottom.

That should work for you but the only thing I would recommend is to take them out of the oven when traveling. I broke a tile due to bouncing while going down the road. I had an old pizza stone that I now use. Both work and are highly recommended for the purpose you seek.

We use a pizza stone, don't know the diameter, but it fits perfectly. I've used the floor tiles too and they work fine.

Pampered Chef makes a small rectangular baking stone that is awesome for RV ovens. Sorry I can't post the dimensions as it is in the RV! I would guess about 7" X 11". Perfect for a few biscuits or toast and simple clean up.

96Bounder30E wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Yep..12" X 12" unglazed tile

Unglazed so you aren't sucking fumes when the glazing burns off

Ceramic tiles are kiln fired for 20 hours at 2500° F........Do you think the glazing is going to burn off at a 350° for 45 minutes?

BTW......Ceramic glaze is powdered silica sand......AKA....glass.....I don't think I've ever had a Pyrex glass dish burn away in my oven belching toxic fumes....

Saltillo floor tiles are not ceramic glazed. They simply have a glaze sealant painted on that has to be renewed periodically. This glazing sealant will give off fumes when heated. Our old home had saltillo floor tiles. Just an FYI.

That said, a cast iron griddle (smooth one side, ridged on other) will also achieve the even heating; will multitask as a cooking surface; and won't break. We cook on it in the morning and bake with it at night after its cleaned. With rv space at a premium, it's handy.

donn0128 wrote:
UN-glazed floor tile from Lowes, Home Depot or any flooring store or Pampered Chef should still sell pizza stones. Be sure it is UN-glazed

x2, The Hardware Store.

Sh410 - thanks for the tip. The reason I was looking for a baking stone was to even out the heat in the oven. I am going to try using the 4 tiles on the bottom.

The idea of a pizza stone, tile or whatever is to even out the hear in the oven. The thermostat in the RV ovens very 50* on both side of the set temperature you set on the control dial.

We use 4 tile that are 6" square about 3/8" thick and place them on the top of the bottom metal plate that is suppost to act as diffuser. We are careful not to block the holes on the metal place.

Originally, we first tried a pizza stone but it broke into several pices when we were traveling, then we tried a 12" tile and it also broke in several pieces whil traveling. The 6" tiles have lasted for the past 6 years with no breakege.

We do not bake anything directly on the tiles for the style of foods we like.