Though I used to do this at a pizza restaurant long ago, today I played
around and made some record bowls. People have been doing this for
a long time, it's nothing new.
All you need is an oven, an old vinyl record (33 rpms make great bowls)
and a few bowls of various sizes in stainless steel, ovenproof, etc.
I used a large stainless steel bowl, placing a metal lid from a jelly jar in the
bottom of the bowl so the vinyl bowl would come out with a flat bottom instead
of rounded like the bowl I was using.
Then I placed a 33 rpm record on top of the big bowl. The group was put onto
a foil-covered pizza sheet and cooked for two minutes in a 300° oven.
The temperature doesn't have to be that high, but it is what I like to use.
After this was removed from the oven, I immediately placed a smaller sized
bowl on top and pushed in the center with a pot holder. You can either run this
under cold water to instantly harden the dish, or allow it to cool.
Don't forget to turn the oven off.
This is not the most exciting craft for some, but hey, I had fun and wanted to
share it. It is a great idea for kids' rooms to organize things, they make great
animal food bowls, small pots for gardening (complete with drain hole already)
and more.
Yard sales and Salvation Army stores often sell stacks of these old records
for nothing. Don't forget to use an old record that isn't worth anything.
Experiment with different bowls and shapes. You can even cut the records
with scissors if you do it as soon as the record comes out of the oven.
Have fun, and be careful!
KM
