What exactly is this pizza stone made of? Any artificial smells emitted when it warms up?
77731
I am pretty sure it is made out of Cordierite which is the same material as Kiln bricks are made of, should easily handle more than 700 degrees.The only smells you may get are if you get grease on it like Pepperoni drippings or cheese oil, when those burn off you of course will get some fumes from that but there isn't a stone made that wont do that except maybe the glazed ones, but to me the glazed ones defeat the whole purpose of using a stone in the first place which is to absorb the steam coming out of the dough may as well just use cast iron if the stone is glazed.
77732
It is a porous ceramic material. Mine has not emitted any smells. I have had mine for about a year and it works well. I leave mine in the oven as a temperature stabilizer, and use it to cook pizza.
77733
I have not experienced any problems such as the ones you have depicted. And I don't know exactly what it is made of, I'm sorry.
1471479
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
1015659
No, the stone is too hot, stone cannot be taken out of oven with pizza on it. When cutting the pizza, the sauce and cheese will melt onto the stone and cause black burn spots.
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.
1853929
It doesn't say. It's heavy - looks nice and feels nice, but does NOT conduct heat! Pizza crusts are always soft when cooked on it. After the last time I used it, I vowed to NOT use it again. So not it's useless to me. Do you want mine for free?
612335
It will go over 1000+ degrees. I use an infrared thermometer and hit the top and bottom stones. You can get them over 1000 degrees if you need to. I use a metal pizza peel to cover the opening after I put my pizza in, and have baked pizza at 900 degrees. It took about 56 seconds.... and yes, it was awesome.
2168549
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.
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.
783857
Sadly, I can't tell for sure: my only question is, Do you leave the stone plate inside the oven during the warm-up phase? If you don't (just a guess) that might explain why the bottom of the dough takes longer to cook, otherwise I'd be as lost as you are. My pizzas cook perfectly on all sides. Good luck.
1461060
We always wash our stone in soapy water I have never noticed a smell with our stone and there has never beenAny taste other then our food (pizza, bread ect)
1456642
Do not put oil on it and it will not have an odor. This stone does not need to be seasoned.
41313
A pizza stone or cast iron pan if available. I own a pizza restaurant, and we make our own dough - Preheat the pan in the oven, and your dough should cook great!
2023797
I have a 20+ year pizza stone that is now dark brown. Don't try to clean it, just let it happen. It develops a wonderful non-stick surface with age. All I do is scrape whatever will come off with a nylon scraper under very hot water.
1946985
It will not damage the stone. Pizza stones always show evidence of use (stains and marks) but that doesn't affect the cooking quality. This stone is just very difficult to clean in my opinion, I have owned others and don't mind staining but this one hasn't developed a seasoned, smooth surface. It cooks ok though.
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.
1362181
I have used mine on a gas grill for pizza. One precaution I take is to warm the stone slowly until it is heated through. I recommend placing an oven thermometer on the stone so you can monitor the surface temp. After the stone is hot I then turn up the two outside burners to get some heat in the dome so the top will brown with the bottom. Nice stone btw.
731288
Yes, the pizza stone heats up and evenly cooks the crust. Just dont get the wooden paddle wet. Ours curled into a scoop! You can use it for cookies in a regular oven too.