If you want to bake the pizza on the pizza stone, leave it in the oven while it preheats. The stone will absorb excess moisture and also help keep the crust crumbly and light.
How to cook a pizza on a pizza stone?
Place the stone in the cold oven, on a wire rack. Heat the oven to maximum temperature for 45 minutes. Turn off the oven and place the pizza on the stone on a thin layer of flour (to prevent it from sticking): it will be ready in 5 to 7 minutes (for a fresh or homemade pizza).
How to cook a frozen pizza?
Take the pizza out of its packaging. Place the frozen pizza on the rack in the lower part of your oven. Bake 11-13 minutes (baking time may vary depending on your oven).
How to transfer pizza to stone?
If you are using a stone or a pizza grid, we recommend that you spread the dough on a sheet of parchment paper to facilitate the transfer of the pizza to the cooking surface (see “Sliding the pizza into the oven without mess”).
Where should I put the pizza stone in the oven?
Heat your pizza stone properly
First, place your pizza stone in the lower part of your oven, directly on the rack. Heat your oven to maximum temperature. If your oven has convection heat, activate this function.
Which position to put the oven for pizza?
Most French people like crispy pizza. And for this, the pizza must be placed at the bottom of the oven (classic) or in the middle (fan-assisted oven). Indeed, it must cook without getting soggy, which would make it moist and soft.
How to defrost a pizza?
To thaw your pizza, allow between 10 and 15 hours of thawing in the refrigerator. Thus, the pizza will not undergo thermal shock between the freezer and the oven. Once thawed, you can put it in the oven and add new ingredients if you wish.
How to cook a pizza in the oven?
Preheat your oven to its maximum temperature, then wait until it is hot (some ovens have a light to indicate this). Place the pizza on a baking sheet or refractory stone that was already in the oven, then cook for 12 to 15 minutes.
How to slide a pizza?
Regardless of the type of pizza shovel you use, it must be lightly sprinkled with flour on the surface as indicated in the previous point: by doing so, you prevent the pizza from sticking. Once this is done, gently slide the pizza on the shovel, put it in the oven with brisk movements.
How to cook a pizza on a stone in the oven?
How to use the pizza stone? Place the pizza stone in the COLD oven, on a rack, in the middle. Then start the oven at 240°C convection heat if possible (this mode rises faster in temperature). And leave it in the oven for 30 minutes to warm it up.
How to prevent pizza dough from sticking to the stone?
Sprinkle flour on the surface of the pizza peel to prevent the dough from sticking together. Slide the pizza lightly on the peel. Place the pizza in a wood or electric oven or on a cooking rack.
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