January 14, 2015 - 8:49am
Seasoning Soapstone
Hi,
I have got a 20 mm thick soapstone from a local quarry for using as a Pizza stone. The stone is not seasoned. How do I season the soapstone in my oven?
Thanks,
Venkat
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Hi,
I have got a 20 mm thick soapstone from a local quarry for using as a Pizza stone. The stone is not seasoned. How do I season the soapstone in my oven?
Thanks,
Venkat
... by using it.
Every time I get a new baking stone, simply using it begins the seasoning process.
With that said, it might be a good idea to apply some olive oil to the stone and then heat it to 400dF.
-Dave
brush any dust off, put in oven, use.
I'd probably heat slowly to 100C and keep it there until I got bored the first time, but that's more about making sure it's dry than anything else, however soapstone is pretty much impervious so I doubt the ideas of oiling them, then heating them actually do anything to them other than leave some burnt oil on-top.
I don't have soapstone stones, but the granite and composite ones I have have never been seasoned.
Don't let that stop you having fun though :-)
-Gordon
I bought a La Cloche a few years ago and it works well for me, but I do wonder what is the baking surface.
Janet
It's "stoneware" ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoneware
and really really expensive... (£40 here) Hope its worth it.
-Gordon
Thanks for help. I remembered reading somewhere on the net it might split inside the oven. I was bit worried as I don't want to make another 100mile trip to get another stone.
Thanks again,
Venkat