Get a pizza stone they said.
>>7376354
thats fucked senpai
Just heat it evenly they said.
Fuck it, I say. Aluminum can't break.
>>7376354
Cute.
Now go buying a fucking GOOD one.
>>7376354
You could use a baking sheet instead of buying this special snowflake monotasker
>>7376354
Dang.
How quickly did you heat it?
>>7376392
>monotasker
It's a circular baking stone. You're not restricted to using it with pizza.
>>7376392
>baking stones are monotaskers
How is it that nobody on this board knows shit about yeasted baking?
Should have bought a baking steel senpai.
>>7376354
i just bake my pizzas on a baking sheet, on the lowest rack in the oven. it gets crispy on the bottom.
>>7376392
>monotasker
at least quote AB senpai accurately. it's unitasker.
I got a friend in the tile business, got 6 unglazed quarry tiles for free. They work pretty well
>buys a pizza stone
>only uses it for store bought, frozen, box pizzas
What is the reason for using the pizza stone?
Who even makes their own pizza?
Why do kids these days wear pajama pants and t shirts in sub-zero temperatures?
>>7376783
Reminds of the time I put two rectangular sheets side by side when baking pizza. By completely filling the rack area of the oven it created a cool zone on top. So the oven just kept the burner on full time since the top wasn't rising to the set temp. Burned the shit out of the crust.
>>7377135
>Why do kids these days wear pajama pants and t shirts in sub-zero temperatures?
Because they aren't a pussy like you
>>7377687
No they are literally too fucking lazy to get dressed. They are miserable but are just that lazy
>>7377689
You're just a pussy.
Or you need a good vasodilator to keep your skin warm like THC or alcohol.
Blaze it bro
>>7377135
Heat directly below your bread improves spring and also makes a crispy crust easier to achieve.
People who are self sufficient.
They need to build their tolerance to cold. The ice age is coming. Be prepared.
>>7377702
>crispy crust
not even once. Thick chewy doughy crust is where its at
>>7376783
This, just use unglazed quarry tile.
>>7377135
>Who even makes their own pizza?
It's not that difficult. You can make a big batch of dough and freeze it into portions. Dough is fun.
>>7376392
The purple of using Stone or cat Iron is that the Mass stores heat and makes the bottom crisp while making sure the pizza Cook evenly you rancid swine
>>7377135
>not wearing as little as possible in the cold and as much as possible in the heat
>>7376392
>never baking cookies on a baking stone
>>7378341
>the purple
Move the pizza stone from a freezer to a fully heated oven no one said.
What's better, metal or stone?
>>7378729
I get my pizza stone wet when washing it, sometimes I run it under the tap. Never had any problems, I just leave it on 150 degrees for an hour so all the water evaporates, then put it up to about 250 to cook the pizza
>>7378738
Without that drying step you do its a high risk of cracking.
Water is bad for the stones, they dont need to be washed anyway. Just brush off the cornmeal and scrape away any burned cheese. Dont worry about oils that soak in, its normal.
If it got really dirty just burn it off at high temps.
>>7378800
>If it got really dirty just burn it off at high temps.
I tried. The kitchen filled with smoke, my roommates came in to see what was happening, and I had to turn it off.
Didn't you look for reviews, OP?
That kinda thing is supposed to be an investment.
>>7378817
You must have gotten really crazy with it then.
Try to be more careful. The goal is to keep the pizza toppings on the Pizza and the dough on the stone.
Use a Pizza peel and cornmeal to help it slide. Its like a Shuffle board. You use the cornmeal as little ball bearings.
Once you figure the peel out you wont get the stone dirty because you be fucking up when you put the pizza on the hot stone.
Just push it back together
>>7376354
zozzle
>be me, tile contractor
>have shittons of scrap marble tile
>reading /ck/ about pizza stones
>go to shed, pull out nice unsealed Italian white carrara marble
>clean it up, polish edges
>BOOM! free pizza stone
It's alright, didn't seem to affect how the pizza actually cooked versus on a metal sheet.
Shoulda bought a pizza from pizza hut fampie
>>7376783
This.
unglazed quarry tiles are stupidly cheap. So even if you break them. You can just buy more.
They are also easier to store since you can stack them up.
>>7376354
I only use one on the BBQ
git gud
>>7379919
you're correct. it doesn't matter, because home ovens can't get hot enough for it to matter
stones for home use is a meme
>>7381064
I know that they can't be used for shattering in your oven, sticking to pizzas and making the underside of pizzas soggy but I think pizza pans still have some use.
>>7378341
Go away mobileposter, and stay go
>>7377135
>Why do kids these days wear pajama pants and t shirts in sub-zero temperatures?
Because there is such a thing as blankets? I sleep in my underwear under three blankets and a duvet during winter.
>>7376354
No they said get stoned and get a pizza.
>>7376354
A shitty stone that costs $15 and will break in two after three uses is still infinitely better than any kind of pan. Just push that motherfucker together and go. Protip: use it on the very top rack and preheat the oven at max temp for an hour; then run it on broiler for 15 minutes or so to get it even hotter.
A baking steel is what you need, though. I have a 1/2 inch steel, and frankly it is too much-- there is too much heat transfer: it will burn the bottom if I don't do certain things with it. The 3/8 and 1/4 are probably better, truth be told.
The best way to bake a pizza in a home oven is a Steel and a stone, or two steels. Start with the steel (the thickest one) on the top rack and start the broiler; launch the pizza and let the broiler broil it for about 30 seconds. Then turn off the broiler and just put the oven back to full regular bake, letting the pizza go at the top for another minute.
Then switch the pizza to the other steel/stone (steel in the middle rack or stone on the bottom one) for another 4-5 minutes or so, turning it 180 degrees after a couple minutes. I've been at this 2 or 3 years now, and that's the best way I've found to make a pizza in a home oven.
>>7376354
I had a pampered chef stone explode while making biscuits. We were unaware you shouldn't get them wet. Since then (and not rinsing stones since then) we haven't had a stone crack among my family in over 10 years.
>>7378738
Dont wash your pizza stone! If it's really messy you can wring out a wet cloth and wipe the surface.
>>7378700
kek
>>7376354
Not my own pic but it looks exactly the same on the left. One of my dumb fuck room mates used oil on my stone and totally fucked it up.
Guys a fucking retard when it comes to cooking. I actually had to post notes not to use my good pans because he burnt the shit out of ever other communal pot/pan.
You don't need the pizza stone because pizza is a meme food anyway
>>7376354
>>7381661
Lowest tier bait. Get shot, nigger.
>>7378341
>cat iron
What has science been up to?
>>7378729
And don't feed it after midnight?
>>7383585
There's nothing wrong with the stone one the left though.
>>7385469
It's an iron for cats, to get all the wrinkles out.
I'm gonna try making one in my cast meme skillet here come this weekend. What should I expect?
>>7386234
To be a raging faggot.
>>7376354
>>7376358
How? Had mine for years and treated it pretty rough but it's going strong.
>>7376492
Great for bread.
>>7376601
Waiting till my stone breaks to get one of the griddle ones.
>>7376783
Works well for cheap though can crack a bit easier and shift more when you try to move around the pizza or whatever you're making.
They can also just be useful to add in for thermal mass even if you don't put anything on them and they can be wrapped in tinfoil for easier clean-up especially with breaks.
>>7381370
Stone holds heat better than air at least.
But yeah with most home ovens even maxing out the heat wont work as well as a real pizza oven and could damage the oven.
>>7378341
>cat iron
>>7377810
Mah nigga
>>7381919
Pretty sure he meant outdoors. I don't think he'd admit to keeping into kids rooms to see what they're wearing in bed.
I use a kiln shelf tile that fits almost perfectly in my oven
shit is rated for such high heat that it's total overkill
>>7376783
>tfw you have a quarry to settle
>>7388722
leave d2g
Do you try to clean your stone?
I have given up. all that burned cheese might as well add som flavor.
any one have that pic of the guy who just put a papa Murphy pizza in the oven with the plastic still on it?
>>7388800
Can just scrape the lumpy bits off with a metal spatula.
The discoloration isn't going anywhere and is fine.
