Pizza Stone question?

Unknown · January 2007

Can I use a regular pizza stone? Or do I have to have a specific one for the mighty Egg? I got a brand new Large egg yesterday and already have a months worth of food planned!!!! Thanks in advance - Horseradish

stike · January 2007

Horse Radish,
no magic. whatever you have, go ahead. for some reason though, i think there's a general consensus that the pampered chef one's all seem to crack. i don't know if that's the egg doing it (we seem to all go 500-600 or so for pizza), or if they break 'in general'.

Unknown · January 2007

stike,
Thanks for the info, Time to Commence firing it up.

gdenby · January 2007

Horse Radish,[p]There have been a number of people, myself included, that have had burnt gaskets that may be related to having a too large third party stone in the Egg. In other words, I had a 14" stone in my medium, and I toasted the gasket during the second use. I've since had an Egg 12", and haven't had any problems.[p]gdenby

stike · January 2007

Horse Radish,
put it in as the egg comes up to temp....
don't put it cold on a hot fire. not so much for thermal shock's sake, but because a cold mass like that will drag your set dome temp down unless you bring it up with the dome temp.

bbqbeth · January 2007

stike,
yep! been there, done that. crack.

Unknown · January 2007

Horse Radish,
I use a regular pizza stone from wally world and so far no problems. My setup is on a raised grate about one inch above the gasket. No platesetter and temp about 450.

The Naked Whiz · January 2007

Horse Radish,
Here's a link to my pizza hints and tips. Any reasonable stone will work. Pampered Chef stones crack. See the photo on my web page. [p]TNW
[ul][li]Pizza Hints and Tips[/ul]

bbqbeth · January 2007

zunibbq,[p]but never put a stone on the hot grill...check out spin's pizza recipe. killer. :-)[p]have fun!

Unknown · January 2007

Horse Radish,[p]I have a Chefmate pizza stone that was $10 at Target. I've used it five times at 600 degrees+ and its worked great.[p]Keep on Eggin',[p]Big Green Egghead

Unknown · January 2007

bbqbeth,
I leave my stone is outside and i always let it come up to temp with the egg. I'll check out spin's recipe. Suppose to snow around here but i think its time for a pizza.

EGGOMANIAC · January 2007

Horse Radish,[p]I'll probably gp the Target or Wally route - but I did see Alton Brown use an inverted terra cotta pot base FWIW.[p]Geez - 2nd AB reference and he lives here in Marietta, GA
:-)[p]If there are any FoodTV folks out there you absolutely gotta goto tvgasm.com for their foodtv HILARIOUS writeups.

bbqbeth · January 2007

Zunibbq,
always pizza time! Spin's is the best!
and let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!
ciao..

The Naked Whiz · January 2007

EGGOMANIAC,
Terra cotta for pizza? Are you sure that wasn't the rib roast flower pot show?[p]TNW

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