Ceramic Tiles in Oven (Even Heat)

Has anyone here used the 6" ceramic tiles in the oven to produce a more even heat source. I read somewhere that 4 of them fit into the space and they work like a heating stone giving out even heat. They said to use unglazed tiles but Lowes only has glazed. Would using glazed tiles cause a problem?

I thought the post was here, but a search didn't bring it up for me.

Some people use a pizza rock for this purpose.


Earl

I personally have a reactangle pizza stone I got from pampered chef several years ago.

If you use tiles, try to go with the unglazed version as there has been some concern about the glazed tiles emitting lead vapors when heated. Do NOT use granite or quarry stones as granite naturally emits radiation and radon!

A couple of things to be aware of, you need to stick to a 12X12 max. dimension so you don't block the air circulation in the oven.

Also, regardless of what stone you use, you HAVE to be very careful not to quickly heat a wet or damp stone, or, place a frozen pizza, etal., directly on a hot stone as these situations will cause the stone to break (pop).

Some have even bought an air bake cookie sheet as a substitute for a stone...a little pricier, but will not break, just as effective, and is much easier to maintain. If my stone ever gets broken or damaged in any way, I'm going to go this route.

Also, to clean a pizza stone, put it on the the lower rack of your home oven (if it is self-cleaning) and let it go through the self-cleaning cycle.

TC

I also went to Lowes looking for an unglazed tile. This is what the guy said others have used for this purpose.

http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?partNumber=160017-34692-G3TG16&langId=-1&storeId=10151&productId=1038373&catalogId=10051&cmRelshp=sim&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1

Haven't tried it yet !

UPDATE:
Used the oven several times last week, the tile worked great !!

I have used tiles for the years we have had our 'cat. They are a must for even heating!!