Is this the pizza stone that was top rated by cook's illustrated?
237181
Yes it is. That's one of the main reason's I bought it. You won't regret buying it.
237182
Yes, it is. Like the previous respondent that is one of the main reasons I bought it.
1787962
I am not at home right now so I can not give you a weight but I would think that should be available from Sur La Tab upon request. Yes, we have done both frozen and fresh. I like to thaw the crust just a bit as I think it gets a better rise but it is still very good. We hardly ever have take out anymore. I can not believe the difference the 700 degree stone makes. And it is really fast. Try out a few and and then decided what temp is best for you. Enjoy.
1774005
No, it's not. It's a countertop oven, toasts, broils, heats leftover pizza well, melts cheese. Toast is good @ #5 for 2 slices, turn over and finish if you like it evenly toasted. Top heat bar heats, bottom bars heat, and some settings cycle thru both. I was a little disappt'ed at first, but after a week, I really liked it. My only irritation is that toast takes a little monitoring to get it "just right!"
40312
I was looking for a smaller size Rada pizza stone for my microwave, so I would say yes. I needed a 13". Couldn't find Rada in that size, so I went with another brand stone. I should add that I have a convection microwave, so when I warm pizza on the stone, I use the convection mode.
302169
I wouldn't think a person who purchased a pizza stone this nice, would degrade it by baking a cheap frozen pizza on it. To answer your question, if you are going to bake a frozen pizza, just follow the directions on the box and don't use this pizza stone. If you make a pizza from scratch, then by all means use this wonderful pizza stone.
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To answer your question, yes. Pizza stones by default are designed to be used in the oven. Not to be THAT person, but this question was already answered. Always be sure to check out others' questions because they usually have a lot of responses already, which makes the information you get that much more comprehensive.On a side note, this product is not very good. As a bit of an amateur pizza maker, I returned mine; there are much better products out there! The stone is very thin, the peel is not very good, and the cutter is rubbish. You're better off spending a few more bucks and getting a nice one. To answer your question, yes. Pizza stones by default are designed to be used in the oven. Not to be THAT person, but this question was already answered. Always be sure to check out others' questions because they usually have a lot of responses already, which makes the information you get that much more comprehensive.On a side note, this product is not very good. As a bit of an amateur pizza maker, I returned mine; there are much better products out there! The stone is very thin, the peel is not very good, and the cutter is rubbish. You're better off spending a few more bucks... » Read More To answer your question, yes. Pizza stones by default are designed to be used in the oven. Not to be THAT person, but this question was already answered. Always be sure to check out others' questions because they usually have a lot of responses already, which makes the information you get that much more comprehensive.On a side note, this product is not very good. As a bit of an amateur pizza maker, I returned mine; there are much better products out there! The stone is very thin, the peel is not very good, and the cutter is rubbish. You're better off spending a few more bucks and getting a nice one. « Show Less
969771
I don't know because I decided no to buy it after two deliveries of BROKEN stone!!!! I now have a ceramic one from William Sonoma that works perfectly even though it is a little shorter that the Pizzacraft.
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Visit Calf Pizza Stone's website - http://www.californiapizzastones.com/ for more pictures. They have a detailed explanation of the product along with other related info. Like I said, it is made of mullite a very very high fire ceramic
679159
I'm pretty sure that pizza stones are very resilient to high heat. I've most often used mine at 425' for pizzas.
197128
I can't say exactly it buries the needle on supplied thermometer I would say in the neighbor hood of about 900 F. I will say it cooks a pizza in about 2.5 minutes and it is truly a wood fired pizza. Do not use a cheap stone it will crack. I used one I had used in my home oven for years and second run on Kettle it cracked. I purchased a quality stone 5/8" thick x 15" diam. from California pizza stones it is great and will last. All so keep in mind there is a learning curve with Kettle you have to stay on top of pizza as it bakes spinning and the like as is done in a wood fired brick oven and you will be pleasently suprised at the result.
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Mine has never done that. Was the stone preheated in the oven or grill? Not sure if that would explain it, but I keep mine in the grill at 500 F for 30 minutes before putting the pizza on.
1057454
The "handles" aren't really handles. That's a rectangular metal frame that the stone sits on, with the short ends bent up around the stone; it's not attached to the stone at all. It's useful only for carrying a hot stone to the table, but you'd have to lift the hot stone onto it somehow unless you heat the whole thing in the oven, in which case the carrier will be just as hot as the stone is. I think the carrier is useless; I've never used it at all. The point of a pizza stone is that it preheats with the oven and its porosity lets the bottom of the pizza, bread, etc, brown without getting soggy. I don't see what would be the purpose of a pizza stone in a microwave oven. Since microwaves heat primarily by agitating water molecules, a pizza stone either (1) wouldn't heat at all, or (2) would heat unevenly, with only the parts of it that happen to contain some moisture getting hot, which would be a good way to crack it. Amazon does sell at least one pizza stone that claims to be microwave safe (ASIN B002YF46KE), if microwaveability is what you need most. This one makes no such claim, so I wouldn't even try it with this one.
636798
I did, and it shattered. So, no. From what I've read, this is the way to go: http://www.amazon.com/Old-Stone-Oven-4467-14-Inch/dp/B0000E1FDA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401731928&sr=8-1&keywords=pizza+stone
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I would not advise it. It's best to use a pizza peal to remove the pizza from the hot stone. The stone would probably dull your cutter and leave a mess on the stone. If you buy an uncooked pizza with a cardboard insert underneath then use that to cut the pizza on after removing it from the stone. The cardboard will protect your cutter and it can be easily thrown into the garbage.
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The first time I purchased this product, it was $29 and some change and the last time, which was within the last year or two, it was $32.95 so $24.99 is not a bad price. Not sure where Cooks Illustrated purchased it. Is it possible that whatever you were reading was several years old? That being said, this is worth the money. Everything I bake/make with it is absoutely delicious and gets rave reviews from everyone I serve it to.
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I looked at my pizza stone, it doesn't say. The manufacturer is Staughton steel. According to them, it is ultra conductive baking steel. Just go to their website for info. Www.staughtonsteel.com.
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The edges are rounded. Measuring the stone above the rounded edges, it is a full 1" and very heavy. It has been a very good pizza stone for us. We have 6 kids and cook 8 pizza a night, approx. once or twice a month, so it gets lots of use.