Experience the Sensations of Stoneware: Overcoming Texture and Noise Concerns

[georgiegirl]

What do you say when people says the noise/texture of the stoneware goes through them. I tell that they will get used to it and with time it goes away. It goes through some people. Well most people I have shown it to.

Does anyone else have this or it just the people locally to Staffordshire?

 

[chefheidi2003]

I have not had people at shows say anything about it..but I know that my brother HATES touching the stones..HOWEVER..he does not have much of an issue with the glazed ones. He offered to buy my mom a new stone so that he could have her well seasoned one..and she said no.

 

[raebates]

I tell them that the new stones ook me out, too. Once they're seasoned they're great. I provide the seasoning recipe if they like so that they can get to that point faster. Otherwise, I suggest our sheet pans. That's why I'm so glad we now have both.

 

[NooraK]

I have a friend who doesn't like touching the unglazed stones. She loves the glazed ones, though.

 

[mountainmama74]

Huh! I never even realized it would be an issue! Thanks for sharing your answers - that way I'll have one if it ever comes up!

What recipe do you share to quickly season, Rae?

 

[pampcheflisa]

I tell them that the new stones ook me out, too. Once they're seasoned they're great. I provide the seasoning recipe if they like so that they can get to that point faster. Otherwise, I suggest our sheet pans. That's why I'm so glad we now have both.

I completely agree with Rae!
New stones don't bother me personally, but I've had a few guests that it does bother. If they just cannot get past the texture of the Stoneware, absolutely suggest the metal!! I am also glad they offer both!!
(on a slightly strange note - I actually have an aversion to metal . It's really the sound that bothers me, the clanking, but it's like nails on chalkboards for me, so I stay away from the metal if I can avoid it!!!)

 

[babywings76]

So funny that you guys brought this topic up. My replacement DCB and rectangle stone just now arrived. I can't stand them when they are brand new. Just touching them gives me the shivers. I need to season them up quick! And I'm trying to be more health conscious right now, so baking cookies or other high fat content things are not what I should be doing right now.

 

[raebates]

Here you go. I got it from someone here.

 

[sassypip]

Wow! My Aunt bought 2 of the lg Bar pans and then gave them to my cousin for the very reason that she could not touch them. I thought that was strange and now I see this. Interesting! Not so strange afterall.

 

[jestframes]

It still gives me the creeps when I have two large bar pans on top of eachother and I try to grab one without rubbing aganist the other one! haha. They also grab on my micro-fiber towels too. - But my food is always yummy from baking on them!!

 

[LilChefBeth]

My mom has some well seasoned stoneware from a DS company that she worked for years ago and when I got my new bar pan from PC it was a little weird to touch it- I wasn't used to the texutre. :yuck: but I still love it!