The Great Dorito Experiment
When I was in college, a fellow BFA student claimed that he had fired a Dorito to cone 10 and found orange dust when he opened the kiln. Fact or fiction?
While the Spicy Nacho Cheese Dorito I fired did not leave orange dust, it did leave some color on the shelf as well as pitting the kiln wash. I haven't eaten one since.
While the Spicy Nacho Cheese Dorito I fired did not leave orange dust, it did leave some color on the shelf as well as pitting the kiln wash. I haven't eaten one since.
ha... that's the salt!!
ReplyDeleteSomeone apparently tried a shoe drying experiment on top of a firing electric kiln on Friday night where I teach. When I got to the studio there was a mass of smoldering rubber and bits of cloth straps in addition to the cloud of smoke throughout the studio. The interesting part was a pile of bright green powder sitting amid the cinders. It looked ominously like a handful of chrome oxide. We haven't uncovered the doofus responsible, but I am curious to know what went down.
ReplyDeleteSalt...duh. I'm still not eating them.
ReplyDeletethat's really unbelievable... i would have thought there would be no trace. that stuff is probably in our intestines. saw your article in the CM buyer's guide, it was an interesting article, now all i need is a reduction kiln
ReplyDeletenext time try a Twinkie
ReplyDeleteUgh. That makes me ill to think about all the Doritos I consumed in college...
ReplyDeletea friend fired a pot with dog food it left all sorts of colors- pinks and such.
ReplyDeleteMinerals most likley.
Who said this stuff is healthy?
IThere is a reason it is call, "junk Food!"
I've heard to use really cheap dog food in Saggar and pit firing. I've not tried it but it sound like it gives better results as a glaze than a dog food.
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