Does the sstone go into a col oven or a hot oven, or does it matter?
1788351
I always put it in a cold oven in order to heat it up for a half hour or so.
1788352
I always put mine in a cold oven so it heats up as the oven heats. You want the stone to be nice and hot when pizza dough goes on it. It gives a lovely crispness to the crust. Plus, I've heard the stone is more likely to crack if you put it into a hot oven.
1788353
I always preheat the stone with the oven but according to the manaul that came with it: "All items in the BBQ range can be put in the freezer at a temperature of -20 deg C (-4 deg F) and are highly resistant to thermal shocks: You can therefore take your dish directly from the freezer to the hot oven." The manual also says that the stone is not designed for "direct use on the heat, for example gas, electric or ceramic hobs, or on induction."
1788354
We always put ours in the oven while it is preheating. It really helps to make the pizza crust nice and crispy.
950405
I believe this item is designed to only go in the oven on a baking sheet. I think direct heat on a burner may melt it.
709391
The pan works perfect with breads, because the perforation give the dough a nice crunch, but leaving the inside nice and soft that is mainly the purpose of this pan. i don't think it will make a difference if the oven is pre-heated or not the pan will work the same. Now the for any bake good before putting it in the oven you will always need to pre-heat unless you are only heating up something.
664849
Yes you have to, otherwise if you put cold stone in the hot oven it can crack.
1808378
I don't now the difference sorry. The oven I have has two stones that stack on top of each other and it works really well. I fired four pizzas on Saturday and 12 a couple of weeks ago. This is the best purchase I have made in the cooking world!
1447008
simply place it in the oven at the desired temp. It is a granite stone so will heat up accordingly.
815208
I'm not sure what the confusion is. Put what you want to cook into it. I would leave at least a little space between the food and the top edge. Put the cover on it with the funnel up. Put it in the microwave for the length of time in the recipe, then remove it from the microwave. Be careful removing the cover because it will be hot. Either move the cooked food onto a plate or eat directly from the stone wave.
783853
Try preheating at least at level 2 instead of one so the stone gets hotter...and preheat for longer than you think is needed. The stne needs to be hot all the way through. Sometimes I preheat on 3 and cook on 1...turning back to 3 to brown the top a bit more. It also depends on the thickness of the crust. I think a thin crust is easier to get just right. Hope that helps.
1745637
I have baked both a cake and a custard pie in our oven. It took a little longer than my regular oven (which is a convection oven), but the results were the same. I use it in place of the big oven when I just need one baked something and it's too hot to heat the regular oven. be sure to follow the instructions and preheat the roaster oven first. I think you'll be pleased with the results.
1267072
Yes. As long as it fits inside. It won't absorb heat as effectively as the darker granite wear, but the hot air within the oven will eventually heat it up and get the job done. So it may take longer to start the cooking process, using aluminum.
1991277
I bought the unison rather than the contemporary because the unison claimed to be oven safe to 500* F while the contemporary only claims to be safe to 450* I believe. I think the unison just looked like one step up in quality to me.
924746
We have always used it in the oven otherwise the stone is too hot to deal with. Don't forget your pot holders.
451646
No. I've always baked in them with no special considerations. Just be careful not to cook on the top or bottom oven racks. The bottom will burn, or the top will brown too quickly. Most recipes should say middle of oven.
939152
I suspect the inclusion of the disk is the only difference. It seems wise to not use the disk anyway, because it has to get hotter than a pan bottom to pass the same amount of heating energy into a pan, being non-direct heating.
1447011
Preheat the oven and then just put the stone on one of the racks. Nothing special required. Easy peasy.
2225170
The one one I have is ceramic I have use it both way and works either way. Your choice. It just depends how hot you want your food
1824340
On top of the oven, it doesn't get hot to the touch. If you use it inside the oven, of course it gets hot.