can i put a stone on top to cook pizza
452243
Never tried, but you'd need to keep some room around the outside for air flow. Also, if the stone is heavy, it might be difficult to lift the grill to add fuel.
452244
never done it but dont see why not. it stays hot for about 15 minutes. if that is enough time to cook a pizza i would imagine it could work
1015655
Hey Kara- I own two of these stones because they work great! They are quite heavy though and will stay hot for awhile after cooking. Cutting the pizza on the stone would be fine for the stone (it's quite sturdy), however, this would be hard to do because it's quite hot/heavy. After making my pizzas I use a pizza peel (relatively cheap) and pull the pizza out of the oven. I then cut the pizza on the peel. It would be tough to pull the whole stone out of the oven although it could be done. Hope that helps!
591262
I believe you can. I purchased the stone. It required an expensive part to be able to use it on the grill. I bought a lodge cast iron pizza pan which is awesome and in the 30.00 range. Like it much better then the stones I have had. works on weber grill and in oven.I had ordered the weber stone and returned it.
778698
You can use a pizza spatula to place dough on stone. It's wise to sprinkle stone with corn meal or flour before sliding pizza on to stone. Or I place a pizza pan (the kind with breathing holes) with the pizza on the stone. The stone still gives off nice flavors even with the pizza pan in between. Don't forget to grease and flour pan if it's not non-stick.
1887749
Absolutely not. Pizza needs top heat as well as bottom, this does not cook that way.
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.
1630111
I think so but have not tried it. The mats work great if 1.) not under direct flames and 2.) used in temps under 500 degrees. A pizza cooks within those conditions. It's not a pizza stone but a cheap alternative.
1692918
while I haven't tried the stone in a regular oven, I would think it would work fine. I wouldn't hesistate to try it - the whole thing pictured goes in my bbq w/o issue. It gets really hot....have your oven mits ready. When assembling pizza....use lots of corn meal on the stone so the dough doesn't stick. I assembled pizza's on a cutting board and then slid them onto the stone. I didn't try assembling on the stone.
1403336
The stone needs to be 450 degrees or hotter. The pizza is the slid onto the stone. Flour or corn meal is used to slide the pizza off of a peal.
1295784
Hi Carol, That will not be a problem from the standpoint of potentially damaging the stone; the stone can take enormous heat. Do note, however, that in heating the stone that fast, that you still want to get the inside of the stone hot and you must also make sure your grill leaves sufficient area around the stone to get the dome hot before you put a pizza on the stone. If you get the stone super hot and the dome is either not hot enough, or by opening the dome, you allow the heat to escape, you have a high risk of burning the crust without getting the toppings done. This is especially true in the super hot range and the most frequent cause of it is due to lack of side clearance around the stone; the stone gets 800-1000 degrees and the dome is only about 200--charcoal crust and barely warm toppings. As with anything, the hotter you go, there might be some trial and error, but the stone definitely will hold up. Thanks for your interest. Joe Hurly Falls Culinary, Inc.
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.
1624112
Silicone mats can be used at max heat of 480 degrees F. So it's not suitable to use on a pizza stone, but you can easily heat up things on them.
698189
I think it depends on how hot the grill is. I've used mine at 500 degrees but I had the stone on the grill as it heated up. I think your best cooking results are if you heat the stone first and slide your pizza onto it after it is already hot. I don't think I would risk inserting a cold stone to an already hot grill.
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
591260
Most likely. I purchased the stone to use on my weber. It needed an expensive attachment to work on grill so I returned it. I ordered a Lodge cast iron pizza pan. works both places and I prefer it to the stones. The price was reasonable also.
465961
I put a pizza stone on the rack. It works well for many things. If you are cooking item after item the stone holds the heat and provides a smooth surface.
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.