Pizzacraft PC9897 15" Square ThermaBond Pizza Stone for Oven or Grill

My husband got me this pizza stone for Christmas, and at first I wasn't super excited about it because I had no desire to make my own pizza. Now, after having it almost a year - I love it! I've made a lot of pizza, and this stone cooks it perfectly! It always comes out a bit crispy on the bottom and soft inside. I use corn flour on the stone right before I put the pizza on so it comes off easily when it's done. I also got a wooden pizza peel and that makes transferring the pizza in and out much easier. I haven't used it to make anything other than pizza, but you can use it to make bread too.My mom wanted to get a pizza stone for my sister for her birthday, and I made her return the one she had gotten to buy this one because I love it so much.

I bought this for my husband because he ruined my oven-safe pizza stone by using it on the grill. We needed something that would stand up to 500°F heat because the grill can sometimes distribute heat unevenly.We've used this several times -- with frozen pizzas and with fresh -- and each one has turned out perfectly. The thickness of the stone is the key, I think. It distributes the heat evenly so there aren't any hot spots to burn the crust.I love the size, too -- we can fit a really large pizza on the stone without any issues at all!

Se calienta muy homogéneamente excelente para la pizza, solo que veo hay que congelar la pizza cruda antes para poder pasarla a la piedra de cocción

The pizza stone is durable, and creates a crispy, golden crust.As per the other reviews, I did notice a slight chemical/paint smell the first two or so times that I used it, but the smell dissipated after the stone had heated up. The smell has since vanished.The stone is big - it barely fits in my large oven and bbq, so double check sizing. It is also quite heavy, which might make it difficult for some to manage.As the instructions indicate, I do not wash it with soap and water, I just scrape off any residual pieces of food that have been burned on - there is some discolouration, but that is a normal side effect of use.

Arrived in excellent condition thanks to UPS in my area!After approximately 10 uses this stone still emits a rather strange chemical odor as others have stated and I concur. I hope the smell goes away, it is what it is.The surface is porous as others have stated and "spills" eventually make the stone look nasty. (It will only look like Amazons picture when it is new, after one use it gets messy!) This does not affect how the stone works though. I am sure that if you saw the inside of a commercial pizza oven it would be similarly "stained". I can post pictures if anyone would like to see.Get rid of the chemical smell and this would be perfect!