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Glaze Roulette
Hi everyone, I'm late to the game, but I just unloaded a bisque fire and I'd like to play :) My top shelf is 12 across and 5 deep and the next shelf is 7 across and 5 deep. Jungle gems are 4 across, 2 deep.
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First shelf 3rd across 2nd in.
The big reason for my trip
Grand kids! It's Aero's 3rd birthday. He wanted donuts. The younger one is Kodiak, Kodiak for short. My daughter, Kitty, made the cake from scratch.
The big reason for my trip
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Precious! Have a wonderful trip.
Fair prep day
Fair tomorrow in West Jefferson NC. Overpacked, may rain. Plan to have fun!
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Great attitude! Hope it’s a good one for you. 😁
Glaze roulette
Hi lovely potters. My studio move around is now complete and my glazes are in their new homes so I’d really like to join in with the glaze roulette challenge if anyone few of you could pick for me. My glazes are arranged on 2 sets of shelves. Amaco are on the left set, spread over 2 shelves,top shelf 3 rows across,3 deep, 2nd shelf 5 deep and 4 rows and 2nd and 3rd row are 2 glazes high. 7 jungle gems are also in a row on the 2nd shelf. Mayco are on the top and 2nd shelves. Top one has 4 rows of 4 glazes, 2nd has one row of 6 glazes and 1 of 3 glazes. 3rd shelf is Spectrum, 5 rows, mostly 5 deep. Thanks
Glaze roulette
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If you’d like a 3rd: 2nd shelf 1st row 5th deep
Do you think low fire clay is unsafe for dinnerware?
In your opinion, do you think low fire clay can be safely used for putting food in or on even if it glazed?
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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.
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Ona Papageorgiou
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Peacock Pots Pottery: Totally hooked on pottery, kiln reveals and this fabulous pottery community.

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Joined Jan 27, 2026
Upstate, NY, USA