What are other uses for a pizza stone?
I recently acquired a pizza stone to use for baking bread. Other than pizza and bread, are there other uses for it in the kitchen?
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A pizza stone can help an older or cheaper oven hold temperature as it will retain heat because of its mass, releasing it when the thermostat turns off the coil and reducing the variability in oven temperature. So, keep your pizza stone in the oven.
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- Fried foods.
- Quesadillas.
- Roasted veggies.
- Other foods you want to be crisp.
What else can I use a pizza stone for?
If you've ever dismissed pizza stones as a unitasker, let me show you seven ways you can put that stone to work in your oven.- Pita Bread. Pita bread is traditionally baked in a stone hearth that gets so hot it puffs the dough on contact. ...
- Crackers. ...
- Bread. ...
- English Muffins. ...
- Bake Potato Chips. ...
- Quesadillas. ...
- Cookies.
Can you bake other things on a pizza stone?
It doesn't have to\u2014in fact, a pizza stone is often called a baking stone because it can bake all kinds of things. Made of ceramic or stone, it promotes even heat and holds that heat well, which allows for a even, steady bake that you can't get from a regular baking sheet.What can you not use on a pizza stone?
Top Reasons Why Pizza Stones CrackCan you use a pizza stone for cookies?
Yes, you can make cookies on your pizza stone! Simply scoop your dough onto your greased stone and bake away. You may have to leave them in the oven for a few extra minutes, so keep an eye on them!More answers regarding what are other uses for a pizza stone?
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Baking bread, pita, crusty French, crusty Italian, etc.
Was in a wonderful restaurant in Shanghai where they brought out very hot stones on wooden trays with holders for food on the side which (in my instance) held the largest shrimp I've ever seen and a large assortment of vegetables. We cooked the food on the hot stone and had a great old time, what fun! Ended up with only minor burns:)
There are probably a lot of other uses depending on how porous the stone is; if it is granite or something like that, use it for broiling steak after the stone is hot; wouldn't have to flip the steak.
Let your mind wander...not too far though; soup, I'm pretty sure, wouldn't work.
Answer 3
I use mine as a heat shield in my grill to create indirect heat for slow smoked BBQ. I also use it to cook pizza on my grill, but that's not really a different use.
Answer 4
Ours is good for cookies.
Answer 5
Heston Blumenthal took all of the racks out of his oven and placed the stone in vertically against the side of the oven and used it as a makeshift tandoor oven to cook naan bread in it.
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