Can I just make my pizza on these stones and just pop them in the oven? Or do I need to assemble pizza while the stones heat by themselves in the oven
2057866
I agree with Riggolette L. Use like any other pizza stone- you want to have the stones in the oven when you turn the oven on. They need to heat up slowly. They may crack if you put a cold stone in an already hot oven. They are darling little pizza stones.
2057867
I have never pre-heated my stone as I roll out dough and assemble pizza on the stone. So far no problems with cracking.
2057868
I would preheat the stones and assemble on parchment paper. Once the stone is to the desired temp you can slide the pie onto the stone.
277100
I put some olive oil on it and heat it up in the oven 400 for 15 min. Pre heat stone before putting pizza on it Sprinkle corn meal down first before laying pizza on stone. If your buying ready made dough for TraderJoe's in the baggy, roll the dough ball in flour first then shape it in a circle. Cook your pizza hot (400) and fast .
492910
It's best to heat it up at least a half hour before you use it. The stone will be really work at its best. Also if you have a gas stove place the stone on the bottom. If your stove is electric lower the rack to its lowest setting and place the stove there. Your pizza will be nice and crisp.
791199
Get the Prograte and Tombstone combo kit. You'll need a decent pizza peel and something to turn the pizza...I use a pair of tongs...and some hardwood. Lots of hardwood! Remember, the hardwood is what gets the temp up to the 700+ degree range which cooks the pizza in about 2 minutes. Another really handy, but not "must have" is an infrared thermometer that goes up to about 1,000 degrees. This lets you know for sure how hot the stone is and when to add more briquettes and/or hardwood.
2267358
I use a stone in the oven then put onto that. with just an oven rack yes, i guess you'd do best with the support of a cookie rack. works best with a pizza stone. can't use for bread with a super high water content like ciabatta
1577965
Why put the stone on a grill? You can put pizza dough directly on a hot grill. Just turn off the burners directly under the dough while cooking. Best when you cook one olive oiled side, remove, oil uncooked side, put toppings on cooked side, return to grill. Watch carefully as this process takes just a few moments per side.
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If you use the aluminum pan that comes with the kit, nothing else is really needed. You can spin the pan itself to assure a nice crust all the way around. If you go with the pizza stone, you will need a peel because the stone will have to be preheated. Also, there are some special tongs used to turn the pizza itself since rotating the stone is really hard. There isn't much room to through the front opening when using a stone as well.
1403337
If your oven has a clean mode you can put the pizza stone in and burn the food off. Otherwise just leave it in the oven and it will burn off over time. Do not put any water or cleaning products on your stone because it will cause the stone to expand and contract in the oven and it will crack.
2210470
I line the pan with parchment paper and when it is time to bake the pizza I slide the whole thing off onto a pizza stone and bake it. When it's bubbling I slide it back onto the pan and then off again to slice with a pizza cutter. (that way I don't mess up the pan and get a great pizza shape and browned crust)
1692919
oven use should be fine. other suggestions for using a paddle to slide dough onto stone is probably best way to go about it, but since i don't have one, i just carefully lay the dough (that i've already shaped into a rectangle) on the pre-heated stone (corn meal down first) and then put on the sauce, toppings, cheese, etc.
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I just spread some cornmeal out on the stone, put it in the oven for about half an hour to heat up, and then pull it out just long enough to set the pizza right onto it and throw it back into the oven. I've really enjoyed how the crusts on my pizzas have turned out when I do it that way.But I use the stone for all kinds of stuff...cookies, loaves of bread, etc. It's really diverse.
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I just spread some cornmeal out on the stone, put it in the oven for about half an hour to heat up, and then pull it out just long enough to set the pizza right onto it and throw it back into the oven. I've really enjoyed how the crusts on my pizzas have turned out when I do it that way. But I use the stone for all kinds of stuff...cookies, loaves of bread, etc. It's really diverse.
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I have never used the two together, but I would assume that you could. To my understanding, a "pizza crisper" is used in an oven to make the pizza crust crisper that if it's just put on a cookie sheet or pizza pan. Buy using a stone, it naturally makes the pizza crust crusty. Combining the pizza stone and the pizza crisper might make it really crusty. Who knows?
679160
I normally use mine in a 425 degree oven and put it in before turning oven on. Preheat for at least 30 minutes before placing pizza on the stone. The more you use it the better the stone gets. Never place a wet or moist stone in the oven, it will break.
1470491
NO! You will need to use pot holders or oven mitts to extract the stone from the oven, and then set it onto the cooling rack/handles for transport to the table, etc.
1183341
I did not season mine and would tend to say no they do not need seasoning. This is my second one and I did not season the first one either , have not read anything in the instructions about them needing seasoning. Enjoy we love our pizza stone
1377359
Yes, make sure you put it in the oven when you preheat the oven. And make sure the stone is completely dry otherwise it can crack