Precious! Have a wonderful trip.

Great attitude! Hope it’s a good one for you. 😁

If you’d like a 3rd: 2nd shelf 1st row 5th deep

This is typically a hot topic in the Potterverse. Folks feel strongly about things here. It caused me to dig a bit into the science a few years ago but quite frankly there is not a lot of direct data. What we know: - Low fire clay has absorption rates between 5% and 15% (when fully “vitrified”) and therefore the fired dish can absorb more liquid/moisture than most stoneware, even when glazed. - Liquids and basic moisture in small crevices/porous material can be great places for bio matter to grow. - Low fire clay has historically been used for dishes, I don’t know that any of us can knowledgeably say if people were impacted by this as I don’t know if anyone has tracked stomach issue causes, but I’m pretty sure it would have been clear if bacteria growth on low fire dishes were responsible for many deaths. - There are studies that show that the more porous (lower absorption rate) a material is that the more bacteria grows in/on it. These studies have focused on medical and dental materials. Now on to my thoughts (if you’re still reading 😂). A consideration here is habits. My impression is that historically people would wash and dry and put away. In the modern world we see folks leaving dirty dishes in sinks, soaking in water, etc. I’m thinking that with proper care a low fire piece probably works fine. However, I’m nervous about selling or giving a piece and someone using it to marinate chicken and then not fully disinfect and then use it as a dinner plate. I would feel compelled to put a lot of disclaimers if I was giving it away. There is a potter who makes low fire pieces in Florida (very good and many years experience) and she showed how the feet of her low fire pieces had some mold because of the heat and humidity and it even had her a bit off. If I can find her post I’ll try to link it later. My conclusion after looking into it is that it was easier to use stoneware rated at 1% or below and do test tiles with each batch. I tend to stay away from the word vitrification in this context because it really doesn’t help. I don’t judge any potters for their use of it as they may know more than me and when I’ve purchased low fire pieces I’ve been extra careful about how I used them.

I have an L&L 23 M-3 which is 3+ years old with a capacity of 5.5 cubic feet (programmable). I use the med-slo cone 05 for bisque and it takes about 9.5 hours without candling (I usually do a 1-3 hr candle). My custom Camille Hoffman firing which typically results in cone 5.5-6 takes 15-17 hours.this includes the slow cool and hold at 1900F.