{"id":1280,"date":"2010-05-08T19:22:18","date_gmt":"2010-05-09T02:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:31","slug":"quick-and-easy-way-to-clean-your-pizza-stone-power-sander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/2010\/05\/quick-and-easy-way-to-clean-your-pizza-stone-power-sander\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick and Easy Way To Clean Your Pizza Stone: Power Sander"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pizza stones tend to get dirty quickly \u2013 spill some sauce or cheese onto the 600\u00baF surface and it almost immediately turns into a burnt black mess. I usually clean my stone passively, scraping any excessive residue with a dough scraper<\/a> and letting the high heat do the rest of the work for me.<\/p>\n

At a certain point, a brown and black stone becomes unsightly and may even affect the moisture-absorb cooking aspect that a clean stone provides. When you reach that point, do NOT wash it in the sink or dishwasher. The material that stones are made from are porous and sand-like and will absorb and store the moisture inside, even after letting it dry for a period of time. That internal moisture will turn to steam and crack or break the stone as it expands.<\/p>\n

When I bought my stone a few years ago (which I love, by the way<\/a> – it’s outlasted all previous stones I’ve owned, and cooks great with the 5\/8″ thickness), it came with a photocopied “Use and Care” sheet that suggested using a belt sander to clean the stone periodically. I decided to test this out with a palm sander.<\/p>\n

The results were interesting: the surface returned to a smooth and clean feel, but it looked as if there may be a top veneer layer that gives an even appearance. Some of the spots that I sanded seemed to show a larger grain underneath as I sanded. I’m not concerned about this in any way at all. But I am going to keep my eye on a small crack that seems to be developing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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