"pltrgyst" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 21:26:07 -0700, "Kent" > wrote:
>
>>A gas grill, however, will heat a stone to 700F. You can make a Margherita
>>in 2-3 minutes.
>>My problem has been that I have cracked three pizza stones. I'm trying to
>>solve that and the best idea I've come up with so far is to shield the
>>bottom of the stone from the fire with a metal pan of some sort.
>
> Have you considered trying a layer of cheap quarry tile under the pizza
> stone?
>
> -- Larry

Hmmm, sounds like a good idea, but on second thought, I'm wondering if that
extreme heat coming from the quarry tile might contribute to his cracking
another new stone? I don't know the physics of a metal pan vs. quarry tile
and heat.
Dee Dee