Pizza Stones can be a great addition to any kitchen due to their versatility but, because of their properties, there are a few specific areas to watch for in caring for your stone.
Tips for protecting your pizza stone:
- Stone Storage – Make sure you store your stone on a flat surface. Most pizza tones are made of durable materials but, much like normal tile, they can easily break if stored on an uneven surface.
- Pizza Stone Cleaning – Pizza Stones are typically porous to assist in drawing moisture out of the pizza dough. Because of this, they tend to absorb any type of moisture you put on them. This is becomes a significant problem if you wash your stone with soap as the cleaning agents will be absorbed by the stone. Typically a quick wipe of a paper towel will be enough to clean your pizza stone, though a clean brush or sponge and warm water can be used on particularly stubborn stains. If you find that its difficult to clean your stone after use, try sprinkling the stone with corn meal before placing the dough on it.
- Pizza Stones Recipes – Because of the pizza stone’s porous nature, you must be careful what you cook on your stone. You should limit usage of the stone to cooking dough for pizza and bread. Do not use your stone to make cookies or cook any type of dough with a lot of oil in it, the stone will soak up the fat and will introduce that flavor into future doughs cooked on the stone.
