Pizza stone? or similar (granite etc)
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We've recently bought a pizza stone from TK Maxx of all places, and the results have been very favourable - best supermarket pizza we've tried so far on it has been from Waitrose. Not sure how it would fare on a Weber, I seem to recall that the redoubtable Mobile Chicane has had better results with a cast iron item on the BBQ.
If you have a TK Maxx close by, well worth looking at them for home oven use.
If you have a TK Maxx close by, well worth looking at them for home oven use.
In all honesty, I've yet to crack the 'pizza stone'.
I find they smell of rancid fat after a while - perhaps because a domestic oven doesn't get hot enough to burn this off cleanly?
Perhaps a searingly hot BBQ is the way to go with a stone - I haven't tried it so can't comment.
I've found the best results from the oven are from a non-stick 'pizza tray' with holes in. £10 or so from John Lewis.
I find they smell of rancid fat after a while - perhaps because a domestic oven doesn't get hot enough to burn this off cleanly?
Perhaps a searingly hot BBQ is the way to go with a stone - I haven't tried it so can't comment.
I've found the best results from the oven are from a non-stick 'pizza tray' with holes in. £10 or so from John Lewis.
Mobile Chicane said:
I find they smell of rancid fat after a while - perhaps because a domestic oven doesn't get hot enough to burn this off cleanly?
I found I had to persevere and after a few uses mine seemed to stop smelling. Oven full blast, a good hour heating time for the stone. More if possible. miniman said:
Mobile Chicane said:
I find they smell of rancid fat after a while - perhaps because a domestic oven doesn't get hot enough to burn this off cleanly?
I found I had to persevere and after a few uses mine seemed to stop smelling. Oven full blast, a good hour heating time for the stone. More if possible. 
Having the oven on for an hour to pre-heat a stone seems like a waste of money, time and effort to me.
Mobile Chicane said:
miniman said:
Mobile Chicane said:
I find they smell of rancid fat after a while - perhaps because a domestic oven doesn't get hot enough to burn this off cleanly?
I found I had to persevere and after a few uses mine seemed to stop smelling. Oven full blast, a good hour heating time for the stone. More if possible. Having the oven on for an hour to pre-heat a stone seems like a waste of money, time and effort to me.
miniman said:
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Ooh, what's this Pizza stone you're on about then? Never heard of one of these - and I LOVE pizza...mmmmmm, pizza....
Just a bit of ceramic type stone. You heat it to buggery and then cook pizzas on it.
How does it cook the toppings properly though? I like melted cheese and browned meats - this can't do that can it? Would you have to cook the pizza on this and then put it under the grill too or what?
A traditional pizza oven gives much of its heat from above so my recommendation would be to use the grill setting on your oven and heat up the stone for a good 15 mins before placing the pizza on it.
It should then cook from the bottom with the residual heat and brown on top from the grill.*
It should then cook from the bottom with the residual heat and brown on top from the grill.*
- your results may vary depending on your appliance.
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Ah, right - I see.
How does it cook the toppings properly though? I like melted cheese and browned meats - this can't do that can it? Would you have to cook the pizza on this and then put it under the grill too or what?
You put the pizza on the stone, and then in the oven.How does it cook the toppings properly though? I like melted cheese and browned meats - this can't do that can it? Would you have to cook the pizza on this and then put it under the grill too or what?
miniman said:
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Ooh, what's this Pizza stone you're on about then? Never heard of one of these - and I LOVE pizza...mmmmmm, pizza....
Just a bit of ceramic type stone. You heat it to buggery and then cook pizzas on it.
croakey said:
Fancy getting myself a stone of some sort to use both in the oven and on the webber
Is it worth getting a pukka "pizza" stone, or would a round piece of granite be suffice?
Any hints and tips to share?
Hi croakey,Is it worth getting a pukka "pizza" stone, or would a round piece of granite be suffice?
Any hints and tips to share?
I got an official Weber pizza stone off the missus last year when I got my new Weber BBQ. It is brilliant! I would suggest not using it in the oven though, but on the BBQ it's brilliant. You can also get rid of the metal plate and cook directly on the stone safely with the Weber product.
Happy BBQing
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