To make pizza that tastes like the real deal straight from a brick oven, one of these pizza stones is what you need. Put one in the oven to make a pie with a crispy crust and authentic taste. It will make cooking quicker, too. Many also enable you to cook your pizza on the grill, so you don’t even have to carry it out to the garden. Take a look at our selection.
Lodge Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Baking Pan
Large handles
This cast-iron pan can go into the oven to cook your pizza, but it could also be used on the grill and over the campfire. It will even work for food cooked on an induction cooktop. The pan has great heat retention, heating evenly to ensure pizza is delicious. It also comes pre-seasoned to avoid sticking.
Cuisinart CPS-445 3-Piece Pizza Grilling Set
13-inch diameter
You’ll get all you need to serve up a loaded pie with this set; it includes a pizza stone plus a peel and cutter. The stone is made from cordierite and is heat-resistant to high temperatures, distributing heat evenly to create the conditions of a brick oven. The stone can also be used on propane, charcoal, and pellet grills.
PentaBeauty Pizza Stone
Even cooking
This multi-tasker is ideal for baking cookies and bread as well as pizza. The cordierite stone is resistant to thermal shock and can be used for frozen pizza if you haven’t made or bought it fresh. It can be used in an oven or on a grill, and its micro-pores are designed to eliminate excess moisture for crisp crusts.
Heritage Black Ceramic Pizza Stone Pan
Stain-proof
The design of this pizza stone ensures it won’t be marked from use, so it looks like new again each time you clean it. It promises pre-heating at up to two times the speed of other pizza stones, so your slices can be served up in less time. You’ll also get a pizza cutter if you opt for this stone.
NerdChef Steel Stone
Low friction surface
There’s no doubt that this is an investment buy compared to our other picks, but if you’re particular about pizza crust, you might well think it’s worth extra. Made from steel and with excellent conductivity, this stone promises better blistering of the crust plus faster bake times. It has finger holes for easy use and can be hung on the wall to store.
Rocksheat Pizza Stone
Food-grade stoneware
Built-in handles make this 12-by-15-inch rectangular stone simple to grip when you’re putting it into the oven and taking it out again. It promises even heat not just for pizzas but cookies and bread-making. It can go onto the grill as well as into the oven.
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Crispy crusts are a must for pizza aficionados, and a pizza stone will replicate the conditions of a brick oven to deliver. Our favorite is the Lodge Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Baking Pan. It works in your kitchen oven or on the grill, offering even heat and excellent heat retention for authentic-tasting pizza.
If you want to make fresh bread and cookies as well as pizza on your pizza stone, check out the PentaBeauty Pizza Stone, which is designed for baking plus pies. Made from cordierite, it promises to curb sogginess and deliver crisp pizza crusts.
