We needed a pizza stone that could hold up to a 16" pizza (enough for three people). This stone is sturdy and large. It fills about 90% of our oven's bottom rack. There are some reviews stating the stone cracks and breaks. So far we've had no issues with it. Leave it in the oven even when you're not using it. Moving it around all the time will likely break it.Make sure before you heat up the stone in the oven you clean off the top of any crumbs or food pieces.The Pampered Chef equivalent comes with handles. They're useless and take up too much vertical space. If this stone is cheaper when you're looking, then get it. You want a stone bigger than the pizza you're making to allow for spillage due to poor handling.Buy this stone. If it shows up in good shape you're set to start using it.