Pizza stone, preheat or not?

Wino

Doing my first pizza on the egg. Do you preheat your stone or put it on cold with the pie? Any suggestions for heat and time?[p]Ron

Mark

Wino,
Yes.
Mark

disabledFlyfish

Wino,
I would preheat it at least 15-20 minutes. The more even the heat the better the Pizza will cook. Last week I preheated it 30 minutes and it was the best pizza cooked on the BGE. It was better then a 30 minute pre heat in the oven.[p]ENJOY

The Naked Whiz

Wino,
Yes, always preheat your pizza stone. See my pizza page for other hints and tips:[p]TNW
[ul][li]The Naked Whiz's Pizza Page[/ul]

jwitheld

Wino,
Definitly preheat, break that thing before you put your pie on it.
ive replaced my stone from dillards 4 times already. seems the brand they carry will break if its cold, hot or anything else.

RRP

jwitheld, 4 times??? then why keep buying an inferior stone? The BGE stone is made from the same ceramic as the BGE itself.