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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.

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ang design said…
ha... that's the salt!!
October 25, 2009 at 8:00 AM
carter gillies said…
Someone 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.
October 25, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Kari Weaver said…
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October 25, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Kari Weaver said…
Salt...duh. I'm still not eating them.
October 25, 2009 at 9:58 AM
Anonymous said…
that'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
October 25, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Clay Club said…
next time try a Twinkie
October 25, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Kelly said…
Ugh. That makes me ill to think about all the Doritos I consumed in college...
October 25, 2009 at 7:47 PM
cookingwithgas said…
a friend fired a pot with dog food it left all sorts of colors- pinks and such.
Minerals most likley.
Who said this stuff is healthy?
IThere is a reason it is call, "junk Food!"
October 26, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Lori Buff said…
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.
October 27, 2009 at 1:32 PM
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