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Plate setter as pizza stone

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edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Mother ship told me that I could use the plate setter as a pizza stone. Said the pizza stone and the plate setter were made of the same material. Has anyone tried this? What is the best way to clean the plate setter?
Thanks in advance[p]
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  • The Naked Whiz
    The Naked Whiz Posts: 7,777
    okiesmokie,
    If the plate setter size is large enough to hold your pie, then yes it can be used as a pizza stone. I'd prefer to have a stone along with it to provide more ceramic mass, but you should be able to get it to work. To clean it, heat it up and let stuff burn off. Once all the crud is thoroughly burned off, you can use a kitchen scraper to scrape off any residue. Don't use any liquids or soaps or cleaners. Just heat and scrape. Good luck![p]TNW
    The Naked Whiz
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    okiesmokie, can be, but be careful and not burn the bottom. Better to have a stone sitting on your plate setter. Gives you a more uniform cook. Sometimes, if I get the pizza on a little early, bottom doesn't get brown. I wait till top gets bubbly, then take the stone and pizza off, and with a peel transfer the pizza to plate setter. Bottom gets brown, pronto. About ten seconds. I love doing pizzas on egg. Keep going back to Red Baron. Everyone in the family likes 'em. Sometimes I get a garlic 'n herb dough ball from Trader Joe's. Those are the best. And I do, occasionally, 16 inchers in the large. No problem. I just try not to cook 'em hotter than 475° max so's no danger of torching gaskit. [p]Happy grillin!
    Ern

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  • Spring Chicken
    Spring Chicken Posts: 10,255
    okiesmokie,
    I suppose you could use the plate setter but the plate setter/pizza stone combination is better, at least here at the Chicken Ranch. For one thing the pizza stone is smoother than the plate setter.[p]My first question about cleaning my new beautiful white pizza stone was laughed at as everyone said to let it darken with use. I'm glad I followed their advice. It's beautiful dark, and absolutely nothing sticks to it. Like "seasoning" a Dutch Oven. [p]Your plate setter is also going to darken so don't worry about it. If you are into really white ceramic accessories, they clean up pretty good at very high temperatures. But that's like cooking ceramic. Not worth the time or effort.[p]Don't worry about clean, just see if it does what you want it to do. Meanwhile, save up for a pizza stone. It's a great accessory.[p]Spring "My Pizza Stone Is In Rest Mode While A Brisket Cooks" Chicken
    Spring Texas USA
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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
    Spring Chicken,[p]You mean like this dark???[p]loney.jpg
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  • Spring Chicken
    Spring Chicken Posts: 10,255
    Celtic Wolf,
    That's plum beautiful...[p]Spring "Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholding" Chicken

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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
    Spring Chicken,[p] Dem Scallops were good too :)[p]
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    okiesmokie,
    I've cooked all my pizzas directly on the platesetter. Planning on getting a stone eventually but I've had great results w/o one. As long as you keep the temp below 500 I think you'll be fine. I do all of mine in the 425-475 range. I only do thincrusts and they're done in 15-20 min. Just be sure to use either some parchment paper or sprinkle some corn starch on it to keep your pie from sticking. Clean up is easy. When your done cooking just flip it (Use some mitts!) and let the fire do it's thing. Then once it's cooled just scrape the charred remnants off.
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