List Price: $39.99
Sale Price: $28.49
Today's Bonus: 29% Off
Not the most expensive stone you can buy, but it has all the quality you need. The product discription doesn't say so but this stone is over 1/2" thick, which is way better than the 3/8" thick stones generally found in this price range. The stone arrived intact and well packed in 2 boxes, one from Amazon and the OEM box. The manufacturer says this stone is not susceptible to thermal shock and will not crack due to changes in temperature going from the oven to the table and vice versa. I don't intend to test this claim; but it gives me a warm fuzzy to have this assurance. I have only made one pizza since the stone arrived on 1/4/12 so I will update this after I have more data, so far so good though.
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As far as appearances go, this pizza stone is utilitarian all the way. It is just plain pinkish beige-ish stone. But that's probably not why a person buys a pizza stone anyway, right? So, to the real matter at hand. This stone is a half inch thick, which is nice considering that most stones with a lower price point tend to be 3/8 of an inch thick. The result is a stone that is more durable and resists thermal shock (aka....doesnt crack due to extreme changes in temperature). Most notably, you can use it and then take it out of the oven with your pizza and place it on your stove or what have you without any ill effect. I dont use a paddle, so i can attest to its thermal shock resistance, as it goes back and forth between the oven and stovetop at least once a week, and often twice. Which segues into my next part, which are the pizzas themselves. The idea is to cook a pizza whose dough cooks all the way through if possible with even heat distribution. This stone definitely does that like a champ. We make pizza doughs without oil or dairy and with alternative flours such as tapioca and garbanzo flour...they can be problematic without a good stone. Ours come out delicious each time. So, for us, at the sale price of $28 at the time we bought it, this stone has been great. It is both durable and effective, and really, what more could we ask for? Glad to own it for sure.Enjoy!
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