Ceramic Pizza disk for oven?

[rkswyo]

Biscuits, pizza, cinnamon rolls, casserolls, etc. Yes it is size limited but I would hate to be without it. I like it in the cooler weather. The key for me is making sure you let it preheat just like your oven at home. The pizza stones or tiles make a big difference.

[trudinator]

Originally Posted by Filthy Beast

This is a nice idea but we boondock most of the time and only have power when running the generator to charge the batteries. I make my own pizza sauce and dough but haven't tried making my own Mozzarella.

making your own mozzarella is super easy. You can order supplies from
New England cheesemaking @ www.cheesemaking.com

We've made it a bunch of times while camping. nothing better than bruschetta made with home grown tomatoes & basil and freshly made mozzarella. Um um good!!

[rhyno76]

Couldn't you just use a 12x12 ceramic tile from Home Depot? I would think this would offer better coverage than a round pizza stone. Has anyone out there tried this or should I just follow the flock?

[Terier]

Is two racks common? I only have one.

[dilgerc]

Yes I would think that would work fine. You just want some space around the edge. The round pizza stones allow for space in the corners.

[rkswyo]

Originally Posted by rhyno76

Couldn't you just use a 12x12 ceramic tile from Home Depot? I would think this would offer better coverage than a round pizza stone. Has anyone out there tried this or should I just follow the flock?

I did that in my last trailer. It worked okay but the pizza stone I have now fits better and won't bounce around. My ceramic tile did and broke into pieces.

[bob213]

Don't want to sound stupid, but are we talking on the bottom of the oven below the flame or on the shelf above the flame?

[dilgerc]

Ours is not on the bottom of the oven but the next shelf up. We have 2 shelfs and the pizza disc is on the bottom shelf. Works great

[rkswyo]

On the metal shelf above the flame. Not on the wire rack.

[dilgerc]

We have two wire shelfs and ours pizza disc is on the bottom wire shelf. If you only have one wire shelf I would just put it on the metal bottom in the oven as you will need your wire shelf for baking. We only bake on one shelf anyway.

[grandmapaula]

I love my half time oven but it heats very unevenly. I'm going to try the pizza stone. My question, do I leave the little 'shelf' in the oven and put the pizza stone on top of that or put it directly on the glass microwave part? My stove is a combination microwave/half-time/convection oven in one.

[bob213]

I found this place and ordered the 12x12 square. Fits great and is thicker than a ceramic tile.

http://www.creativeceramicsandglass....izzastones.php

[Mad4sax]

Originally Posted by trudinator

making your own mozzarella is super easy. You can order supplies from
New England cheesemaking @ www.cheesemaking.com

We've made it a bunch of times while camping. nothing better than bruschetta made with home grown tomatoes & basil and freshly made mozzarella. Um um good!!

I get supplies from The Cheese Maker
You can make mozzarella in less than an hour.
When your dough is rising.

[ret2006]

Just purchased this 15" Hamilton Beach Pizza stone at Kitchen Collection for $11.99. It fits perfectly in my Surburban oven. Didn't need the little rack that came with it but the price was right. Really makes a difference. Now the bottom of my biscuits don't burn.

Kitchen Collection 15 Inch Ceramic Pizza Baking Stone KPS1500 at Kitchen Collection

[Hoo Dad]

So, do you cook directly on top of this or do you have another shelf above this ceramic disk?

[Wiscampsin]

Hoo Dad,
We never cook directly on ours. The pizza stone or disc is used to more evenly distribute the heat.

[cbconway]

You might want to be careful allowing food to contact glazed surfaces directly, unless the glazes are certified "food safe". My daughter, who is a potter, tells me that many glazes are loaded with nasty heavy metals. She uses a respirator and gloves when making up her glazes.

[ret2006]

Originally Posted by Hoo Dad

So, do you cook directly on top of this or do you have another shelf above this ceramic disk?

I cook on the shelf above it.

[Hoo Dad]

Originally Posted by Wiscampsin

Hoo Dad,
We never cook directly on ours. The pizza stone or disc is used to more evenly distribute the heat.

Do you have a removable rack in your oven? I didn't notice one in your pic. Or do you place pans directly on the disc?

[dnaraG_1M]

Originally Posted by cbconway

You might want to be careful allowing food to contact glazed surfaces directly, unless the glazes are certified "food safe". My daughter, who is a potter, tells me that many glazes are loaded with nasty heavy metals. She uses a respirator and gloves when making up her glazes.

Given the fact that many people make mistakes
or fail to RTFM, any maker of food products
who fails to use a "food safe" glaze would be
courting contact with the LawSuits Unlimited
sharks!

And, of course, government overregulators
would be in a tizzy to make new regulations.

I wonder if any of the pizza stones actually
say that they use non "food safe" glazes?
Certainly be a reason to avoid them................

cheers,
johnd