{"id":16248,"date":"2019-05-13T22:52:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T17:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/?p=16248"},"modified":"2019-05-13T22:55:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T17:25:18","slug":"a-brief-guide-to-baking-stones-for-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/a-brief-guide-to-baking-stones-for-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief Guide to Baking Stones for Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever wondered why your homemade pizza doesn\u2019t\nreally taste the same as the one you get from your favorite pizzeria? Or why\nyour pizza doesn\u2019t have the same bakery flavor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most probable reason for that is the metal pan you might\nuse. These metal pans lack porosity, which means they don\u2019t absorb moisture.\nConsequently, you end up with a soggy, soft crust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solution to this problem is a baking stone or a pizza\nstone. Having a natural stone surface, a baking stone for pizza is designed to\nabsorb excess moisture. This way you end up with the crispy, evenly cooked\npizza crust that emulates brick oven quality at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a baking stone?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A baking stone<\/a>\nis a slab of a natural, thick, flat piece of stone that used for baking. The\nthickness of the stone can vary from anywhere between \u00bd-inch to 1 inch. As for\nshapes, you can find pizza stones that are round, rectangular or square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does it work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Using a baking stone for cooking pizza or any other kind of\nbread is simple enough. Generally, the stone is used in regular kitchen ovens.\nIt is placed in the middle or bottom rack of the oven and preheated before\nputting the pizza in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A half-inch pizza stone is preheated<\/a> for about 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the thickness and size of the stone. As the oven starts heating up, it warms up the stone. The stone absorbs the heat and retains it for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you transfer your pizza on it, the heat transfers to it\ndirectly and in a uniform manner. As a result, the crust of your pizza will be\nevenly cooked and you\u2019ll end up with the bakery-like crispy, brown crust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choosing the right pizza stone for you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first most important thing you need to account for is\nthe size and shape of your pizza stone. You want to make sure that the stone\nactually fits the oven or grill you want to use it in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For that, measure the depth and width of your oven. Along\nwith that, make sure that there is at least an inch of space on the sides to\nallow air flow. This is crucial especially if you have a gas oven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to thickness, a \u00be to 1 inch thick stone will be preferable for getting an evenly cooked pizza. The theory is that the thicker the stone is, the more optimal it\u2019ll be for uniform baking. You can learn more<\/a> online about how to use one optimally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, the shape of the stone depends on your personal\npreference. Usually, round and square stones are preferred if you want to use\nthe stone just to bake pizzas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, some people also use rectangular baking stones as\nthey allow them to bake pizza of any other shape than round and square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this concludes the basic guide to baking stones for\npizza, you should about how to use it optimally. This will ensure that your\npizza comes out delicious every time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wondered why your homemade pizza doesn\u2019t really taste the same as the one you get from your favorite pizzeria? Or why your pizza doesn\u2019t have the same bakery flavor? The most probable reason for that is the metal pan you might use. These metal pans lack porosity, which means they don\u2019t absorb […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[460],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16248\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}