Pizza Stone Question - Emile Henry vs BGE

TheOldMan1909

Has anyone used the Emile Henry Pizza Stone on the BGE instead of the BGE pizza stone? The Emile Henry Stone is quite a bit smaller (I have an XL BGE, so the BGE stone is 21" across I think. The Emile Henry stone is 14.5"), but the EH stone is supposed to be able to withstand temps up to 750 degrees, it's got a cool coating on it (mine has a red glaze) and you can use it in the regular oven (I guess you could use the BGE stone in there as well, I've never heard of anyone using it that way, though).

Just looking to see if anyone has any experience using these stones and what other folks were doing.

Thanks

No Trash

I have the XL BGE Pizza stone and I love it. It will not fit into our 36' wall oven. The oven is not deep enough. I do not know anything about the Emile stone. I have heard that thinner stones have a problem cracking in the egg at higher temp. I do not try to cook pizza at a really temps. I keep it about 400 degrees at the dome. I am sure that the bottom of the stone gets much hotter.

Carolina Q

I recalled that same question being asked about a month ago, so I did a search. Found the post, but there was not a single response!! Very rare for this forum! Hopefully, someone here has some experience with EH and will see this thread!. Fwiw, the BGE stone is 5/8" thick (at least my large is) and it holds up very well.

2Fategghead

My "Pampered Chef" stone broke in two pieces using it in my large egg but, I have others report it held up well. I have the BGE stone and use it often with no bad side effects. I also have a baking stone from ceramicgrillstore.com that has held up well also. Tim

Carolina Q

EH website says their pizza stone is...

"Designed for use:
In ovens - conventional and convection; and can also be used under the broiler.
On grills - gas, charcoal and natural wood. The Pizza Stone turns a grill into an outdoor pizza oven.
The Pizza Stone can withstand high oven temperatures."

and

"Emile Henry offers a three (3) year limited warranty for manufacturer's defects. We will replace any item with the same or similar item, if the item fails during use. Warranty not effective for commercial use."

Seems to me, if the egg kills it, they owe you a new one... which of course, if the first one broke, you wouldn't want to use on the egg.