No, you can't bisque fire in a home oven. Besides the fact that it's not hot
enough, you must vent the kiln while firing bone dry greenware to bisque, or
glazed bisque ware. The fumes created by firing pottery are noxious, and
must absolutely not be done in a home oven.

Beowulf, please get a few books on pottery from your local library. You need
an overall grounding before you proceed any further, in order to avoid
wasting your time as well as harming your health. Unless, of course, you're
just trolling. There are many basic pottery books which will answer your
questions.

Cheers,
Suzan

"Beowulf" wrote in message
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On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 20:00:13 +0000, Clayslinger wrote:
Bisque firing is done to get alot of the moisture out of the clay -
there
are certain chemicals that need to be burnt off before glazing. It also
makes the piece hard enough to handle safely without it crumbling to
pieces.
...

Ok laugh your head off, i am sure this will sound stupid, but... could i
bisque pieces in an ordinary kitchen oven, since it can heat up to 450
degrees Farhenheit, etc.? The kiln I will use to fire to Cone 6, etc. is
across town, so it sure would be convenient to bisque in my home oven.
Or is thus just a crazy idea and wacko?!? LOL.