Pottery Care

Microwave
  • Our stoneware is microwave safe.
  • As the food or liquid rises in temperature, so will the stoneware that touches the food or liquid.  
  • When food or liquid is heated for a long time, more of the stoneware will heat up.  With that said, even the handles will eventually get hot on our stoneware. How hot the stoneware gets depends on the level setting and how long the vessel is in the microwave.  
  • Please use caution when removing stoneware from the microwave; use a hot pad or an oven mitt.

Oven
  • Our stoneware is oven safe.
  • Never use on a stove-top burner or underneath the broiler.  
  • Do not use where there is a direct heat source.  In-direct heat is the best, like an oven or a microwave.
  • Place piece in oven and let it rise in temperature.  Do not pre-heat the oven first.
  • We recommend using the stoneware on the middle rack in the oven for even heat distribution.
  • Use a pot holder or oven mitts to remove the stoneware from the oven.
  • Increase or decrease the temperatures slowly to avoid thermal shock (breakage).
  • Do not place heated stoneware directly on the counter. Please use a trivet or thick pot holder.  
  • Stoneware vessels get very hot and can take a tremendous amount of time to cool off.  
  • TIP:  After baking a deep-dish pizza in a chip & dip or a frozen pizza on a baking stone, please slice with light pressure if you use a pizza wheel cutter.  If you press too hard, you could score the stoneware and cause it to snap like tile.  Kitchen scissors are the best option to cut your pizza on stoneware.
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Refrigeration & Freezer
  • Our stoneware is refrigerator safe.
  • We do recommend that you place the stoneware in the freezer only for a short period of time.
  • Chilling the piece is fine, but do not freeze with contents in the piece.
  • Increase or decrease the temperatures slowly to avoid thermal shock (breakage).


Washing & Storing
  • Our stoneware is dishwasher safe.
  • Do not wash a hot stoneware piece. The temperature change could cause thermal shock in the                         
    piece and cause it to break.  
  • Wait for the piece to cool completely before washing.  
  • You can put the stoneware in the dishwasher or wash by hand.  
  • If washing by hand, try not to bang the pieces together.  
  • Treat stoneware just like glass.  
  • After your piece is washed, let dry thoroughly, then store in a cupboard.
  • When storing, let the air circulate on the bottom of piece where there is no glaze.  
  • For plates and bowls, stacking them should be just fine. They do not stack air tight.
  • Use the cupboard liners that have the holes in them to prevent unwanted sliding and to allow the air to flow.
  • If possible, store your stoneware items upside down for best air circulation.  
  • If you have plates that have silverware marks left on them, use 'Soft-Scrub' or baking soda to remove those marks.
    Then wash thoroughly.
When handled with care, pottery will last through the ages.
Stoneware is strong, but everything has its limits.