How to clean pizza stone
Does anyone know how to clean burned cheese off a pizza stone? I've tried scrubbing it with little effect and my sink isn't large enough to submerge the stone under water.
Add a comment:
Previewing your comment:
HTML Hints
Some HTML is OK: <a href="URL">link</a>, <strong>strong</strong>, <em>em</em>
Comment Guidelines
Post whatever you want, just keep it seriously about eats, seriously. We reserve the right to delete off-topic or inflammatory comments. Learn more at our Comment Policy page.
If you see something not so nice, please, report an inappropriate comment.
Start Talking!
Need a question answered? Have advice to share? Start a Talk topic now!
Sign up to get your questions answered and share advice.
6 Comments:
Scrape the burnt cheese off as best you can. If your sink isn't big enough (mine isn't either) try using your tub! Soak it for about 20-30 minutes in warm water. Also, try using baking soda too.
arm1970 at 8:55AM on 04/18/09
I usually leave my stone in the oven on self cleaning and it comes out like brand new..
Markbb at 9:44AM on 04/18/09
Try a metal dough divider/scraper or a mini garden hoe with a short handle. A pizzeria I once worked at used a garden hoe for their brick ovens to remove any pizza debris from the stones.
dhorst at 10:58AM on 04/18/09
I use a razor blade scraper that we keep around to clean the glass stove-top. Works like a champ.
You can find them in a hardware store for a few bucks.
Remander at 1:09PM on 04/18/09
Make sure that after you've soaked your stone that you give it PLENTY of time and opportunity to dry. If you put a wet stone in a hot oven (a prerequisite for cooking a pizza), you really do run the risk of it "exploding" or at least cracking and breaking.
czken at 3:33PM on 04/18/09
What brand pizza stone do you have? I used to sell Pampered Chef, and the easiest way to clean their stones are to run them under hot water and scrape w/a plastic scraper. You should never use soap or other cleaning solutions on those stones, as they are porous, and could absorb the cleaning solutions. Baking soda or salt would probably be fine.
mepolo at 1:28PM on 04/20/09