WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), The Pfaltzgraff Co. of
York, Pa., is warning consumers about a potential fire
hazard with about 123,500 Pfaltzgraff pizza stones and deep
dish pizza stones. If consumers use oil on the stones and
clean them using a 550 degrees Fahrenheit oven or using the
oven's self-cleaning cycle, as currently recommended in the
instruction booklets accompanying the stones, the stones can
catch on fire.
Pfaltzgraff is providing consumers with new
instruction booklets for the safe use of the pizza stones.
The revised instruction booklets will inform consumers of
the following:
Use the stones only for making pizza or bread.
Do not cook at temperatures exceeding 425 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Clean the stones by placing them on the bottom rack
of a 425 degrees Fahrenheit oven for 4 hours and
scouring them, after cooling, with baking soda.
Pfaltzgraff has received two reports of pizza stones
catching on fire due to incorrect cleaning
instructions. No injuries were reported.
The Pfaltzgraff pizza stone and deep dish pizza stone
are made of unglazed clay, which is designed to give a
characteristic "brick oven" quality to pizza and bread. The
pizza stone is a flat disk about a half inch thick and 13
inches wide. A floral design and "Pfaltzgraff USA" are
molded into the bottom of the stone. The deep dish pizza
stone is a pie plate about 2 inches deep and 11 inches wide.
"Pfaltzgraff USA" and "Baking Stone" are molded into the
bottom of the stone.
Pfaltzgraff outlet stores and department stores
nationwide have sold both pizza stones for about $20. The
pizza stone has been sold since 1993 and the deep dish pizza
stone has been sold since 1995.
Consumers should destroy the instruction booklets
accompanying the pizza stones immediately. Consumers can
receive new instruction booklets by calling Pfaltzgraff at
(800) 999-2811 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through
Friday. Consumers who want to return their pizza stones for
a full refund should call Pfaltzgraff to obtain shipping
instructions.