Pizza Stone

[JimF]

The DW bakes all the time and we have always fought the uneven heat in the oven, like for the past 10 years. Then we read the thread about using a pizza stone to even out the heat. Well, we got all excited and ran all over the San Antonio area finding one, now to the questions we should have asked before all the looking.

1)What size is best.
2)Where do you put it (on the grill on in the bottom on the plate above the oven burner).

I know some of you good folks can answer this, but we sure don't know.

Thanks a lot

JimF and Joan
Almost full time, still trying to sell the stick house.

[Broome101]

on the wire rack

[JimF]

Thanks for that response. Hopefully the pastries won't burn this time.

[Okie Guy]

Jim,

I bought a medium size stone and placed it directly on the bottom of the oven above the burner. I have had no problems with this uneven baking problem everyone talks about. I also am probably not the best person to respond on this topic either since I eat out everyday and only bake(at the most) one time a year.
Phil

[Mrs. CountryGuy]

Al found me a small square one, online somewhere, and purchased it for me for Christmas last year. I put it on the bottom, not on a rack, although it would fit on a rack, as it has grooves for the rack. I love it, it has helped even out the heat, no more burnt peanut butter cookies, unless I mess up and cook too long!

[JimF]

Thanks for the responses, it seems I can put the pizza stone on the grill or on the bottom, no difference. Thanks, that should be simple enough for me to figure out.

[jrgwdenner]

The stone should even out the heat in any location. Mine even works with a big crack down the middle!

[Wannabe Full-timer]

We bought a square pizza/bread stone for our stick house oven (too big for a Monty oven I have been told) and my husband just loves how it cooks his pizzas directly on it! They cook quicker and get crispier, the way he likes them, and he always comments on how much he loves it. Our stick house oven has never baked cookies well, burnt on bottom to be well baked on top, so thought I would try it and it does seem to bake them better! I have ours sitting on the lower rack for my baking but I may try sitting it on the very bottom and try that too.

When we finally get our Monty, I will just buy the round pizza stone as I believe that will fit in the Monty oven. I found both the square and round ones at Meijers.