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Using a pizza stone: Kick Up Pizza Making to The Next Level

If you are going to make great pizza you need the right tools.
Most of the tools for making pizza will be found in any kitchen.

There are a few tools that you will need if you want to make exceptional home made pizza.

Mixing bowls, measuring spoons and a pizza pan or cookie sheet are essential.

But if you want to take your pizza making to an expert level, you need a pizza stone. With a pizza stone you will be able to make gourmet pizza.

A pizza stone, (also known as a baking stone), and a pizza peel are essential to make great pizza.

You will also want to use a pizza paddle, also known as a peel. Dust your peel with cornmeal or flour so your pizza will slide on and off your pizza stone.

The best pizza is made in a stone or brick oven. A pizza stone attempts to recreate a brick oven in your home.

The notion behind this is that the pizza stone will absorb the heat in an oven. And then transfer that heat to your pizza. A pizza stone will cook your pizza quickly and evenly.

One of the most important tips for using a pizza stone is to pre-heat your stone for an hour or more. The biggest mistake made by home pizza chefs is not allowing the stone to heat up long enough. You need to heat up your oven to at least an hour or more. That way the stone will absorb all of the heat being generated by your oven.

My friend Jon F. tells the tale of how not to use a pizza stone. His friend heated up their oven to 500 F. (260 C). and let it pre-heat for at least an hour...after the oven was hot, they put the pizza stone in.

They were dissatisfied with the results.

You need to have your baking stone in the oven when you turn on the oven!

Another great method is to use pizza stones is as bbq pizza stones.
You can enjoy your pizza right from a bbq grill.

You can find a wide variety of cheap pizza stones, but believe me cheap is not always better.

Here's why: cheap pizza stones are made of inferior quality materials. While you may save a bit of money in the short term, in the long run a cheap baking stone will end up costing you more money.

The best pizza stones are made of high quality materials and will come with a warranty. Many pizza stones will cook your pizza just like a brick pizza stone oven.


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[PizzaHomeChef]

I'll just add that even when making one pizza, I use two stones. I put them on two different shelves in the oven. I slide my pizza onto the bottom stone on the bottom rack. The stone above it surrounds the pizza with maximum heat and maximum heat retention. This more closely simulates a brick oven. Doesn't hurt to have the second stone anyway, in case your making more than one pizza.
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[pizza]

Great advice,

Pizza Home Chef!

I used to cook with 2 pizza stones for a while, before I got my Hearth Kit...

I may go back to the 2 stone method!

Great comments my friend.
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