Pizza stone better than what BGE has to offer?

Darnoc · January 2008

Being a pizza fanatic I recently saw a soapstone unit from All-clad that is priced at $100.00 have any of you used this stone?Is it worth the extra cash outlay?It does have a fancy serving platter and cutter which I can do without .Any comments?Thanks.

Morro Bay Rich · January 2008

Yeah, stick with the BGE version.

hiloboy · January 2008

i have never heard of that stone it may last or it my not.. for me after trying 2 name brand pizza stones and then opening up my egg to find them in piece.. :( i ordered a BGE stone.. to me it works the best in the egg.. just my 2 cents

lowercasebill · January 2008

soap stone will hold up in the egg, but it is soft and if you use the pizza cutter on it it will scratch, but it sands smooth easily. it is the best material available for heat retention but it takes a long time to heat up to temp. also it is not porous so i have questions about how the dough would react. the local soapsone outfit sells them but i have not pulled the trigger yet. i decided i should get better at pizza, the tried and true way , before i bought any more egg toys.
bill

TigerTony · January 2008

I hate to admit it but I've been using a Primo pizza stone. It's 15 1/2", it fits perfect on my Lg BGE. It's thick and durable, easy to clean because it has a slick glossy side. I know that Primo is our big rival but I have to say , I have BGE pizza stone and a Primo pizza stone. I like the Primo stone much better.

Here it is in action: ( this is my first attemp at posting a photo on the "new" forum, hope it works)

Darnoc · January 2008

Thank you for the tip.There is an old timer on the forum that when he will post a picture of pizza it is on a soap stone.I think it might be AZRP.Just might have to ping him.

nysportsfan · January 2014

I know this is an old thread but I've been reading and cannot find much on the All Clad soapstone. I asked for a high temp pizza stone but received this instead. It's beautiful but says the high temps is 450. I've heard soapstone is durable, though, and people can get them up to high temps. Has anyone used one? It's expensive so perhaps I should bring it back and just get the BGE one? It's an Xmas gift so I would feel bad but family would understand. I don't want this breaking if I use it at 600+...

flemster · January 2014

I have a soapstone pot I routinely use to cook bread at 500. This is rock, not some manufactured product. It came from the heated minerals crushed together at tectonic plates. I think it will be ok at 600-800 degrees

flemster · January 2014

Oh, and the stone needs oil coating much lke cast iron. It will turn it dark green but give it a nonstick finish. Heat it to 300is and coat it in veg oil. Cool, wipe off excess, repeat

SkinnyV · January 2014

I second bge stone is damn good quality.

nysportsfan · January 2014

Thanks, flemster. The more I read about it's uses, the more I am likely to keep it. It's non porous, right? It also hold cold temps really well so you can use to keep things cold? I've read you can use it as a hot plate for food too. Which is ideal if you need a warm surface for a long time since it retains it so well. Plus, it does not have an odor. Might just buy a BGE stone too, ha.