By Megan Meyer Posted February 17, But WHY do they work better than metal cookie sheets? Boerner says that a pizza stone basically does the same thing. This Week On The Podcast We'll be talking more about pizza with recipes and more tips to make your home pizza baking a success.
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There's a common notion and it's not entirely unreasonable that any kitchen tool must be able to perform a variety of additional functions beyond what its name suggests. Thus, to justify its existence, a pair of tongs also needs to be able to juice a lime and a Bundt pan isn't worth buying unless you can also roast a chicken in it. There are indeed a lot of things you can do with a pizza stone besides bake pizza, but does that mean you should?
Keep in mind that just because it's made of stone doesn't mean it's indestructible. Pizza stones can and do crack. And the fact is, some ways of using a pizza stone make that more likely than others.
Take, for instance, searing a steak or roasting vegetables. Both of these will work fine as far as the vegetables or steak are concerned. But the problem is that the oils and fats from the food will soak into the stone and make cracking more likely.
Similarly, after you cook a steak on it, you'll need to wash it, which is another no-no. Not only does absorbed moisture lead to cracking, the stone will also absorb detergent. On the other hand, definitely use your pizza stone for baking bread especially flatbreads, like pita bread and English muffins , homemade crackers and quesadillas. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content.
Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. It offers plenty of surface area for a inch pie. If this sounds like too much a walk on the wild side and just reading it is giving you nightmares about cleaning burnt pizza off the bottom of your oven, consider this risk-free way to bake a smaller pizza inside a screaming hot cast iron skillet as Michael Ruhlman does.
Already have a pizza stone? Then you'll want to send it on its maiden voyage with any of our most raved-about pizza recipes. A classically trained cellist, Jack started working in kitchen stores during grad school for fun and loved getting to try out all the new cooking products and running cooking demonstrations. You can find him and his most recent cookbook obsession at whatsjackmaking. Hi, my name is Chris and enjoy your emails and all the recipes and tips that help my cooking. I saw the article about the white ceramic pizza stone, which I have.
I found that my crust comes out like concrete and not soft. Any tips to help avoid this for future Baking? Welcome, Chris! There could be several contributing factors here beyond just the pizza stone. Are you heating your oven as high as it will go with the stone inside? You want that stone as hot as possible so that the pizza will cook quickly.
The longer you have to cook it on the stone, the harder it will get. Well done Jack! I have an Emile Henry pizza stone that I love. Nice to see the other options. Very well put together article. Thanks Terry! Have you tried using yours on the grill yet, both for pizza and as a grill surface? It lives in my oven. For exactly the property to retain oven heat you describe. They can be so heavy that moving them is a workout in and of itself! Then tell us. Have a picture you'd like to add to your comment?
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