How to clean molten plastic from a pizza stone?
I have a pizza stone, which has molten plastic on it (it touched the edge of a plastic chopping board briefly, while hot). I cleaned as best as I could with water, but when I put it in the oven it fumes very strongly.
My idea was to try to burn the plastic off in the oven, but oven doesn't appear to have the pyrolyze function or programme.
Should I try and pyrolyze the stone in the oven anyway, even though my oven doesn't have a specific pyrolyze function? Is it safe?
What program should I set and for how long?
This is my stove: https://manualscollection.com/?fid=9dc6ab1d73e58b75a2c28e6625e3b9db&read=online&page=28
Best Answer
For anyone interested: I ended up scraping the stone with a butter knife and some steel wool, removing all visible plastic, after which I put it in the oven and heated it up to about 275°C. After about an hour it stopped fuming, and from what I can tell there was not much left on it, although it was still kind of black, but not as black as it was when I put it in the oven.
There were no problems with the oven, as for the plastic, I am still not sure if there isn't some plastic in the pores of the stone, but since it is not fuming I guess that most of it is gone. I will use the bottom side of the stone in the future and hope not to poison myself with plastic.
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How do you get melted plastic off a stone?
If plastic melts on stone, laminate, or concrete countertops, try ice to harden the plastic and then a wooden or hard plastic scraper to pop it off the surface. Remove final traces with a baking soda and water paste. Finish by cleaning the countertop as recommended by the manufacturer.How do you get burnt stuff off a pizza stone?
How to Clean Pizza Stone StainsWhat dissolves melted plastic?
Do It Yourself also recommends boiling water. With a spoon, pour a small amount of boiling water onto the melted plastic. This will warm up the plastic and soften it. Once the plastic has softened, use a rubber scraper to scrape it off.Can you use vinegar on a pizza stone?
Gently scrape the surface of the pizza stone with the plastic spatula or brush to remove excess pieces of burnt food. Avoid using a metal spatula because it could scratch the stone. You also never want to use soap or vinegar for cleaning your pizza stone.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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