Making pizza at home can be a fun way to switch up a dinner routine and try something other than delivery pizza. If you want that restaurant or delivery style pizza at home, then this pizza stone is a must-have tool for your kitchen. Now you can enjoy the taste of brick oven pizza right from the comfort of your own home. The Ecolution LaRoma Pizza Stone Baking Set is a 3 piece set that comes with a 15 inch round pizza stone, a pizza serving rack, a pizza cutter wheel, and a recipe booklet. Read on to discover what a pizza stone does, how to care for it, and other ways to use it!
Laroma Pizza Stone Baking Set, 3 Piece - Ecolution
$34.99
Enjoy brick oven taste right at home with the Laroma® Pizza Stone Baking Set. The secret to delicious pizza is in the stone—the high-fired ceramic imparts high, even heat that quickly cooks the outside of the dough and seals the… read more
What Exactly is a Pizza Stone and Why is it Necessary?
Maybe you're wondering why you even need a pizza stone. A pizza stone is made of high-fired ceramic that evenly heats your pizza so thoroughly that the inside of the pizza's moisture is perfectly sealed. The even heating also makes the crust of the pizza light and tender on the inside and crispy and crunchy on the outside. This all natural baking stone requires no seasoning or conditioning. The pizza stone absorbs and heats evenly, without any hot spots. The heavy duty stone construction combined with a stainless steel serving rack allows for you to bake your pizzas evenly for a perfect crust, and then safely serve your pizza pie with the included wire serving rack.
How to Use a Pizza Stone
When mastering the technique of using a pizza stone, it is really quite simple! The 15 inch size of this pizza stone is great for making all types of fresh or frozen pizzas and flatbreads, as well as homemade crackers, potato chips, cookies, quesadillas, English muffins, and so much more. This pizza stone will bring a crispy, professional taste to all your baked goods. To get things started with your pizza stone, you'll want to place your pizza stone into an oven and then preheat it. It is important to note that your oven is not heated before placing the pizza stone in. This is important because you don't want to put a room temperature pizza stone into an oven. This can risk the chance of your pizza stone cracking, and we especially don't want that.
Once your pizza stone is hot, make sure that your dough is at room temperature before placing it onto the pizza stone. Once the dough is placed onto the pizza stone, add your cheese, sauce, and other toppings of your choice to the dough. One tip we like to mention is picking up some dough from your favorite local pizza shop. Most pizza shops have options where you can buy their premade dough. Opting for local pizza shop dough can be an easier option than making your own dough and better tasting than store bought dough. If you're up for making your own pizza dough, that's always an option too. Luckily, we have a super easy two ingredient pizza dough recipe for you to try. All you need for this simple recipe is flour (make sure that it is self-rising flour) and plain Greek yogurt. Simply mix 2 cups of self-rising flour and 1 cup of plain Greek yogurt into a bowl and combine until the dough forms. Once combined, lay the dough onto a surface that has been sprinkled with flour and knead out the dough into a round pizza shape. Add your pizza ingredients and toppings such as sauce, cheese, veggies, and meats, and that's it! You now have a beautifully crafted pizza with just a few simple ingredients. The pizza stone comes with an included recipe booklet, so the pizza options are endless! After the pizza is baked until the golden brown color, use the included pizza cutter wheel, and enjoy!
What else can you Make on a Pizza Stone?
Although it may seem like you can only make a pizza on a pizza stone, that is entirely false! A pizza stone is actually super versatile when it comes to the different things you can cook or bake on it and there are fun and different recipes and hacks that you can experiment with on a pizza stone. Try baking your next batch of cookies on a pizza stone, or even better, try making one huge cookie on the pizza stone. This way, you can easily spread out the cookie into a circular shape. Cooking frozen foods on a pizza stone is another great way of cooking up your frozen meals. If you are cooking frozen foods on a pizza stone, be sure that you do not preheat the pizza stone for this particular kind of food. The reason for this is that we don't want frozen and cold food to be placed on a hot stone, potentially running the risk of cracking your stone, and that would be sad. A pizza stone is also perfect for making roasted vegetables. Next time you want to roast some veggies for your side with dinner, try doing it on a pizza stone. Roasting veggies on a pizza stone allows for them to get perfectly crispy and roasted, just how you like them. The pizza stone is also suitable for reheating foods. Let's say it is Taco Tuesday and you want to heat up your tortillas. Well, there is no better way to do so than with a pizza stone. The round shape of the pizza stone allows for room for the tortillas to spread out and evenly heat, so you can have the best taco or quesadilla night possible. Have you tried making a dessert pizza? Oh yes, a dessert pizza! All you have to do to make a delicious dessert pizza is take regular pizza dough, spread some melted butter over the dough, place the dough into the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until the pizza dough is cooked thoroughly, add your favorite chocolate spread, sprinkle with some chocolate candies or peanut butter cups, and drizzle on some peanut butter or melted chocolate drizzle, and that is it! You have a delicious dessert pizza ready to devour. Isn't it crazy how resourceful a pizza stone can be?
How to Clean and Care for a Pizza Stone
When it comes to cleaning and caring for a pizza stone, there are a few things that should be noted.
- Make sure you never season or oil your pizza stone. It can be tempting to make sure that your pizza dough won't stick, but we promise, it's not necessary to season or oil it. A pizza stone is not the same as a cast-iron skillet, where a cast-iron skillet adds more flavor over time with oils and seasonings.
- Before cleaning your pizza stone, make sure it is completely cooled off. Luckily, a pizza stone is simple to clean because you only have to rinse it off with water and scrub off any excess food with a sponge.
- Over time, your pizza stone will probably have stains and splotches on it from continuous use. This is totally normal and nothing to worry about. It does not mean that the pizza stone is dirty in any way and it is still perfectly fine to use!
- The best place to store your pizza stone is right in the oven. By keeping it in the oven, it will stay dry and get used to temperature changes so it is used to the thermal shock it will endure. The best part about keeping the pizza stone right in the oven is that you won't have to worry about constantly moving it in and out of the oven, you don't have to worry about dropping it and it breaking, and this way you will not have to stress about washing it.