Tuesday, February 19, 2008

The end of an era

R.I.P.
Anna's Baking Stone
2003-2008

Tonight, I heard a loud crash coming from within my oven. I opened it to find my bread spread across a large crevasse that was once my solid baking stone. Woe is me. I feel like a bad parent. Could I have done something to save him?

7 comments:

Mommy Daisy said...

I'm a Pampered Chef Consultant, and I'm sorry to see your broken stone. You can't fix it now, but I'm wondering what could have caused it to break. If it was cold and went directly into a hot oven, that could do it. And unfortunately there is only a 3 year warranty on those. Otherwise I'm sure they'd replace it for you.

I hope that you can get it replaced quickly. I'd be lost without my stones.

Anna said...

I am so confused about why it broke. I don't think I did anything unusual. The only thing I can think of was that the bread didn't cover the entire stone so maybe that could have done it?

Biddy said...

oh how sad...that is just so so sad

moosh in indy. said...

Let bygones be bygones, some hot chick gave you one, bake away my friend, bake away.
I've got your back.

Anna said...

I can now bake away thanks to Casey (aforementioned hot chick). I just have to stop blaming myself and move on...

by...K@ Ashcroft said...

you know, I have a broken one and I keep it in the oven. It makes everything bake evenly.

Rachel said...

In case it ever happens again...I really like using the terra cotta unglazed tiles from the Home Depot. They're like a buck-fifty or something, and I don't feel bad if they break.

One thing that will cause a tile or stone to break is moisture when the oven is hot, just like rocks when you're at a campfire (luckily I haven't witnessed this). Even if you didn't get a drop of water on it, maybe moisture from breads over time did it? I don't know for sure...I've definitely broken my share. But the baking's always worth it!

Love your blog!