Is a Black, Seasoned Layer on a Stone Normal?

[babywings76]

I had a show the other night. We were thinking of using her round stone for something and she got it out for me. It looked incredibly well seasoned, almost black. It had some residual food on it, so I took it to the sink to clean it up real quick so we could use it. Well, as I was using the scraper, little black particles were chipping off. It was as if it was baked on residue, not really a seasoning layer. It was coming up just with hot water and my using the nylon pan scraper. I was nervous that I was going to be ruining her stone, I just stopped and rinsed it off. It was quite grimy. So was that not normal? Do you think it wasn't really a seasoning layer, but buildup of junk? I just felt like I could've scraped it all away, given enough time. I don't have a really old, well seasoned stone, so I don't know what it is really like to compare this to. Any thoughts? (We ended up using my bar pan that night)

 

[peichef]

Sounds like gunk, not seasoning. Blech. Good call using your stone instead.

 

[twinkie10]

Sounds like she doesn't clean her stone after each use??? It shouldn't feel yucky!

 

[Jules711]

Mine is really dark (some parts almost black) and it's completely smooth. If stuff scrapes off, it's old food and oil.

 

[stacywhitlow]

Sounds like she doesn't clean it. Eww! She may have been under the impression that not using soap meant you don't even wash it at all.