Just received mine. No leaflet or instructions.Does it need any seasoning or other preparation? Terry Mare
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I rinsed mine fully under warm tap water, patted it dry with paper towels and then dried it slowly in a 200 degree oven for 2 hours. After that I took it straight away and put it into a 750 degree BBQ "oven" and made excellent NY pies on it. Congrats you have a great stone, just remember it needs AT LEAST an hour preheat due to it's extra thick size.
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The one we got had a thick oil on it. My husband says it was a seasoning oil. We heated it up & scrubbed it. Seasoning and smoothing it took several days.
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Hi Colleen, The instructions and recipes are meant to be automatically mailed to you, I've sent them to you manually via email and will follow up with Amazon to see what's happened. Thanks for querying before leaving a review! Sherry
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Mine did not come with any of the ingredients. You'll have to get that separately.
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I did not season mine and would tend to say no they do not need seasoning. This is my second one and I did not season the first one either , have not read anything in the instructions about them needing seasoning. Enjoy we love our pizza stone
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As with all natural stone some conditioning or seasoning is necessary to achieve the desired texture or smoothness and functionality. After washing with plain water you must take the pestle with some natural ingredients and grind away. Here are a couple of good links to help you. http://stillwaterwing.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/how-to-season-and-use-a-mortar-and-pestle/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzTxNWw6Dwo
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Hi "melike", The season instructions should be in the box. Some pans are seasoned in the over and others are on the stove top. It depends on the type of handle the pan has.
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The initial seasoning is a tad complex - I suggest you google it. Once you have done the initial seasoning, this product is excellent.
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Mine did not. However, there are a ton of instructions online as well as recipes. I used only dry white rice for a couple of hours on and off. I had none of the issues others spoke of with flakes of the bowl coming off. I then used salt, lime juice and garlic with cilantro and squished it into a paste. I let the paste sit for several hours once mashed up. I then wiped out the paste and put the molcajete in the oven on 350 for about 30 minutes and let it cool down in there as well. After it was cool, I rinsed it out (NO SOAP!!) and let it air dry. I use mine mainly for guac and salsa, so the spices I used to season it are what I use in the mixes as well. Good luck! Mine did not. However, there are a ton of instructions online as well as recipes. I used only dry white rice for a couple of hours on and off. I had none of the issues others spoke of with flakes of the bowl coming off. I then used salt, lime juice and garlic with cilantro and squished it into a paste. I let the paste sit for several hours once mashed up. I then wiped out the paste and put the molcajete in the oven on 350 for about 30 minutes and let it cool down in there as well. After it was cool, I rinsed it out (NO SOAP!!) and let it air dry. I use mine mainly for guac and salsa, so the... » Read More Mine did not. However, there are a ton of instructions online as well as recipes. I used only dry white rice for a couple of hours on and off. I had none of the issues others spoke of with flakes of the bowl coming off. I then used salt, lime juice and garlic with cilantro and squished it into a paste. I let the paste sit for several hours once mashed up. I then wiped out the paste and put the molcajete in the oven on 350 for about 30 minutes and let it cool down in there as well. After it was cool, I rinsed it out (NO SOAP!!) and let it air dry. I use mine mainly for guac and salsa, so the spices I used to season it are what I use in the mixes as well. Good luck! « Show Less
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The only "book" that I have is the "FlavorWave Turbo Users Guide." My suggestion is to go online and type THANE into your browser and see what they have to offer (www.Thane.com). Their Users Guide has a section that recommends cooking times & temperature settings for their FlavorWave unit which is comparable to all of the various bowl type units sold on TV or the Internet today.
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Yes, there is an instruction book with sample recipies. It is easy to use. I love to use the browning feature to cook my breakfast omelet. The no stick surface makes it a snap to turn out a perfect folded masterpiece. It seems so safe to use and the steam is easily vented. Geneva
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It will need to be oiled first with either a salad bowl finish or mineral oil. We do send instructions for the oiling process with the bowls.
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the directions are in the box, first you have to season them in the oven and after use you just wash and dry
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It doesn't require any seasoning. You can cook on it right out of the box. According to the instructions, you generally shouldn't scrub it all that much. If anything sticks, my experience has been that a little hot water will take it right off. A seasoning layer will build up on it, and thats totally normal and doesnt need to be removed.
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Hi R. Hyder, yes the instructions are on the bag that it comes in. 1 attach tubing to nozzle @ bottom of container. 2.shut off flow control clamp. 3 Add contents of castile soap packet and fill the bucket with appropriate quanity of water. 4.Care should be taken that water temperature is correct. 5 Remove lubrication sheath and proceed to administer enema.That was it, you may be able to gon on their web site to see if they also have more instructions. Hope this helps
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I tried to Google for help, and found some discussions but no definitive instructions - 1. Good cleaning with warm/hot water. 2. Cracking the stone bowl seems to be a real concern, and I can see the possibility with fast uneven heating of the bowl if it has a crack in it already. 3. No seasoning is necessary as with the cast iron cookwares.
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I believe you can use it without seasoning. However, I did season mine with mineral oil shortly after I bought it. I am going to do it again soon. Very simple to do. I actually keep my on my counter. Love it.