The Benefits of Using a Pizza Stone

Whether you are making pizzas at home, or if you are making a large variety and number of pizzas in a commercial or institutional establishment, you are certain to want to produce the best pies possible. Using a pizza pie stone such as the Old Stone Oven pizza stone, you can do just that.
Crisper Crust
Create crisp, enviable pizza crust without any effort at all. One of the many secrets a stone holds is that it removes excess moisture from pizza dough, enabling you to produce a perfect product each and every time.
Versatility
You may not be aware that you can create more than just pizza with a pizza pie stone. Freeform artisan breads, beautiful rolls with crispy bottoms and evenly browned tops are just a couple of the many items you can make with just a little help from an Old Stone Oven pizza stone.
Home chefs are thrilled to have the opportunity to create delicious pizzeria quality pizzas, delectable strombolis, and other similar foods; and rave reviews confirm that pizza pie stones constantly outperform metal baking pans and produce consistent quality even in your own kitchen.
Options
Choose between a round or rectangular pizza stone for even greater versatility. For example, the Old Stone Oven pizza stone is available as a 16 inch round for perfectly shaped pizzas; it is also available as a 14 x 16 rectangle which is great for making rectangular or square pizzas and even for baking some types of cookies.
These incredible pizza stones are based on ancient technology. They are equipped with special heat cores to draw the heat from your oven and transfer it directly to your baked goods, and they require very little maintenance or care. In fact, these pizza stones cannot even be washed with soap. Instead, they should be seasoned with olive oil or another lightweight cooking oil. This gives them a dark patina and creates a unique nonstick surface. To clean simply rinse with water and wipe after the stone has cooled.
Much like cast iron cookware, these pizza stones get better and better the more they are used. They do need to be preheated prior to use; put your stone in the oven when it's cool, turn up the heat, wait for the temperature to stabilize, and then get started. Treat them with care, and you'll enjoy pizza after pizza, all with a minimum of effort on your part.