Baking gravel

[Anthony Nolet]

Is it okay to bake gravel from petco at 250 degrees to dry it out?

 

[wrslrcichlid]

Does it have any color or dye on it, or is it just regular "natural" gravel?

 

[rodger]

I used to sanitize sand for a snake cage that way. I never had a problem.

 

[Anthony Nolet]

It's just the natural gravel. The coating on the rocks didn't melt so I don't think its an issue

 

[joe jaskot]

When baking gravel, add some seasoning. Plain gravel has little taste. LOL!

 

[Gill Blue]

kind of pointless. you should rinse it before using anyway, why bother?

 

[pops]

When baking gravel, add some seasoning. Plain gravel has little taste. LOL!

beat me to it, rinse with bleach water,, save the slow cooking for beef ribs.

 

[xraycer]

If its brand new and packaged then just rinse with water and you're good to go. If its used, then soak in diluted bleach water

 

[Anthony Nolet]

It wasn't new it was wet and I needed it to dry faster than it would have just sitting out. I Wasn't trying to clean it I just didn't want to ruin the gravel

 

[xraycer]

It wasn't new it was wet and I needed it to dry faster than it would have just sitting out. I Wasn't trying to clean it I just didn't want to ruin the gravel

Why don't you just spread it out on a tarp and let it dry out....preferrably in the sun. Why risk peeling the paint, stinking up the house, and wasting energy using the oven. I still would go the bleach method since it was used/wet