Pizza Stone?

Question

Do you make home made pizza on a pizza stone? Does it really give that authentic taste & flavour? What is the advantage to making pizza on the stone? I use a round baking tray & pre bake my crust, then add on my toppings.

Answer 1

I have one that came with my oven and do use it occasionally, I find it provides a good crispness to the base.

I prepare the pizza with a raw base and then slide it onto the preheated stone

Answer 2

A pizza stone is a flat stone or piece of ceramic or earthenware used to evenly distribute oven heat to pizzas or other baked goods, more or less mimicking the effects of cooking a pizza in a masonry oven. The thermal mass and porous nature of the stone used also helps absorb moisture, resulting in a crisp crust.

Small pizza stones can be purchased to fit in any conventional cooking oven. High-end ovens sometimes offer optional pizza stones that are specifically designed for each oven model and may include a specialized heating element. A home made "pizza stone" can also be made by distributing one or two layers of unglazed tiles on top of an oven rack.

Answer 3

turn the heat up, max out your oven, use the the preheated stone, a little corn meal on the stone, before thin crust pie is put on, I believe commercial pizza ovens are 700 deg F and higher so thin crust is the  way to go, easy on the toppings, no need to prebake crust, now I'm hungry

Answer 4

Pizza stone make the crust crispy, better that a baking tray.  I even use if for my breads etc.