"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
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> "Kent" > wrote in message
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>> "pltrgyst" > wrote in message
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>>> On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 21:26:07 -0700, "Kent" > wrote:
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>>>>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
>>>
>>>
>> I suspect it would work better than a metal pan. The problem is that it
>> would take forever
>> to get both the quarry tile and the pizza stone to 700F.
>>
>> Kent
> How long does it take to get the pizza stone to 700?
> Dee Dee
>
The 3rd stone that cracked was onsale at Macy's for about $10. It was so
cheap I couldn't
turn it down. I knew I was performing a $10 experiment. It wasn't as thick
as you might want, though becasue of that it heated promptly. On our medium
run of the mill gas grill[Weber Silver B, but with cast iron grates], it
took about 15 minutes. I didn't think it would get that hot, because that
Weber, like all gas grills, aren't hot enough to sear a steak. The stone did
get to a temp. higher than I can get it to in our home oven, and it made a
great Pizza Margherita[fresh sliced deseeded tomatos, fresh basil, and fresh
mozzarella, and nothing else].
As you know, fresh mozzarella is quite moist, and I think the few drops that
hit the stone cracked it.

Kent