You can use both sides of the stone so it is perfect for serving hot and cold food.
Can you use granite as a baking stone.
If you can t find what you re looking for don t overlook home goods and kitchenware stores.
I think it was 15 and is a lot better than the really thin pizza stones sold at target or other discount stores.
For basic daily cleaning of granite countertops use granite gold daily cleaner.
Using baking soda to remove stains from stone surfaces.
The extra heat from the baking stone directly underneath say if you re setting a baking sheet right on the stone can cause cakes to.
Unless you can remove the sealant you do not want to cook with this granite.
If it s on a rack however you may want to remove it when baking cakes and cookies.
You can leave your baking stone in the oven when you re not using it especially if it s on the bottom of your oven.
The only time you would use baking soda on natural stone would be to remove a stubborn oil stain.
To reduce its alkalinity you ll need to mix the baking soda with acetone until it becomes a paste the consistency of pancake batter that you can spread over the stain.
If the stain still doesn t come out it s best to contact a professional stone restoration specialist who has the proper tools and training.
Thanks to its smooth cool surface granite makes the perfect pastry board.
Try to use granite that has been turned into a pizza or baking stone.
My actual stone is unpolished i think there isn t any problem but the slab in commercial sold hot stones a type of raqulette is polished.
You can also use it as a chopping board.
I m using a granite slabs fore baking since a coupleof years granite is a very great choice.
The sudden change in temperature can cause the stone to crack.
The ideal cooking stone.
Both are about 1 2 to 5 8 thick.
Anyhow if you want to try using a baking stone for the first time and have a home depot handy you can try the saucer and see the difference it makes in your bread.
If it is a 2 thick slab rather than two 5 4 pieces bonded together then you can probably just turn it over and use the back side for baking but i agree that there is likely to be a sealant on the good side that should be removed.
In both dough crust i recommend putting a baking stone in your oven before pre heating and baking directly on the stone.
You can also use the stone as a pastry stone knead roll and shape to your hearts content with our fabulous hand crafted granite pastry board.
The ideal granite grilling stone is small enough to fit on your grill or in the oven so look for slabs between 12 14 in width and 8 10 in length.
Don t use granite that was once used as a counter top.
The sealant when exposed to high temperatures can release harmful fumes.