How do you clean a pizza stone?

May 8, 2010 by admin · 5 Comments
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xdontbreakher asked:

We cooked a pizza and left it over night. Stupid idea. It’s covered in like crust and crumbs, but you’re not supposed to wash it. Are you supposed to just soak it in water?

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5 Responses to “How do you clean a pizza stone?”
  1. Dave says:
    May 10, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    You’re not supposed to wash it? I wash mine all the time, I let it sit for awhile so most of the crap comes off, but I srub the shitt outta it haha, clean it like you would clean anything else. Dave

  2. Jessica says:
    May 10, 2010 at 5:06 pm

    We also have a stone. Usually we’ll get paper towels wet and set them on there for a bit then scrub it. Dont use soap. I think water is fine though if you want to just set it in water then scrub it. Jessica

  3. Anthony C says:
    May 12, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    I would suggest using warm water and a scrub brush. Then dip the scrub brush in some white vinegar to kill any bacteria, continue with a scrub with vinegar/water solution, and give it a hot rinse. The heat and vinegar will kill any microbes then finish off with a cold rinse to keep any molecular activity to a minimum and let dry.

    From the below information I see someone used baking soda , this is using an alkali vs the vinegar I suggested which is an acid, perhaps it is best to look into which is the least reactive to the material that it is made of, find the ph rating of the stone and use something similar to that, by the way if there is a PH rating there would be a natural bacteria barrier except to microbes that naturally prefer that environment.

    Additional web information found:

    Question:

    How do you clean a pizza stone? Oil was spilled on the pizza stone and now it smokes terribly while cooking. Can you get a pizza stone wet? Please help. Thanks. – Martin C. (4/26/01)

    Answers:

    Think of your pizza baking stone as a sponge; it will soak up everything put on it. These “stones” are actually molded sand, tightly compacted under high pressure. Like sand on the beach, they will suck in any liquid exposed to the surface. Anything else in the water — including soap — goes right into the stone. Manufacturers warn you to use only clear, plain water to clean a baking stone.

    I think it is time to buy a new pizza stone, but just in case the following might work, give it a try first:

    First, completely submerge your baking stone in warm, clear, plain water for 15 to 20 minutes. This should thoroughly saturate the stone with clean water and dilute the soap residue. Next, remove the stone from the water and place it on a pie cooling rack on your kitchen counter. Allow the stone to dry completely overnight.

    Repeat the same soaking and drying process five or six nights in a row. After the last round, bake some pizza dough on the stone. If the pizza stone still smells, I’m afraid your stone is destined for the trash.

    Comments from Joe Lomedico (4/16/07):

    I just read your article on cleaning the Pizza stone and I actually came up with another way. Hope this helps someone. Because of leaving my stone in my oven all the time I have gotten oils on it as well and this seems to work really well.

    I use only Baking soda and water to clean my stone after each use. This gets minor things off but there are still some stains from oils that have dripped on it. My stone came out of the oven looking almost like new. Anthony C

  4. TMOM says:
    May 13, 2010 at 2:29 am

    Don’t use soap on the stone, as the stone will absorb it. I’d soak it, and/or use a scraper to scrape off the crust once it’s softened a bit. I find a plastic scraper worked better than a brush because then I don’t have to clean out the brush.

    When I first started using stones, I was concerned of not using soap…is it clean, etc. I use some baking soda on mine and that cleans them, and the stone is not adversely affected. TMOM

  5. luv2wsh says:
    May 16, 2010 at 12:11 am

    DON’T SOAK IT – it can make it fall apart! And don’t use soap – it will stay in the stone and make your next pizza taste like soap. :-/

    The best way is to just rinse it off, and know that the next time you cook something on it, the bacteria will ALL be killed because the temperature of the oven will make it sanitary. It’s kinda like a BBQ rack…just brush off the crumbs, wipe it down, the heat will do the rest next time around. luv2wsh

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