Customer Reviews

Good Cook 4301 14.75 Inch Pizza Stone with Rack

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This is more than a Pizza Stone, it is a total Baking Stone. Not only does it do the job on fresh homemade pizza, but also frozen pizza, cookies, fish sticks, fries, bisquits and almost anything else that is baked in the oven.
The secret is the clay stone, clay will distribute the heat evenly and effectively resulting in a uniform browned crust. The sloped edge on the stone helps keep the items somewhat on the stone. It even includes a metal serving rack which can be put into the oven with the stone and lifted out together, or left on the counter top while the stone is in the oven, then used to hold the hot stone upon removal.

Clean up is a breeze, just hand wash with hot water. DO NOT USE SOAP!! The stone will actually become 'seasoned' with use, and the small clay pores will retain some of the oil from previous use. However, if soap is used, the soap will be retained in the small pores, leaving a very bad soap taste for the next use.

Great product, great price, great and multi uses. A definite must in any baking kitchen, even if it is just baking the frozen pizza..!

I got a Good Chef pizza stone as a wedding gift about 3 and a half years ago. I was still a novice pizza chef, so it took me a while to get accustomed to the art of pizza crust. The better my crust and technique got, the more I appreciated my pizza stone.

Crust is crispy and the texture is fantastic, even with heavy, moist toppings (one of my favorites is a variety of cooked wild mushrooms, thyme, a little fontina, and some prosciutto). I am committed to healthy cooking, so not having to use oil to prevent sticking is a plus. I just scatter a bit of coarse-ground cornmeal onto the preheated stone and it comes up easily.

Of course pre-heating the stone (at a high temperature) is the only way to acheive desired results. And the more the stone is used the more non-stick it becomes. We treat it the way we'd treat cast-iron.

Having a pizza stone is a great way to get brick-oven-style crust at home (and homemade is almost always healthier)!

Hmm. I thought this stone was great, for the 3 months I used it before it cracked. I was using it to bake bread and pizzas. Used it maybe 2 dozen times, with great success. And yes, was aware of the 'cracking' issue thanks to other reviews on Amazon. So I took extra care with this one. As a baking stone, it does it's job, and this stone was about half the price as a regular baking stone. Well, it's a bargain, or is it? So about 3 months of having this stone, I had it in the oven (dry), and preheated the oven as usual with the stone in it (at 300f), with nothing on it, as it is resting on the middle wire rack of my oven. When "BAM"! And I knew that was the end of the stone. Cracked almost up the middle. I mean, I could keep using it and just clean each half, but it's pretty stupid to cook with a cracked stone. At this point, I could just keep buying $15 baking stones every 3 months, or just pay $35 for one that supposedly won't break. I think the real bargain would be to pay the $35 for something that will last. If you're planning on using this baking stone only for the occasional 2x/yr pizza, then by all means. But if you're planning on baking something once a week, the bargain on this one probably won't last.

For an inexpensive pizza stone, it does the job. If you're looking for something that is more versatile, look somewhere else. This stone is primarily for breads, pizza and the like. I know this because I tried baking cookies on it. The cookies turned out fine, but they stuck to the stone. However, when I make home made pizza from scratch, the crust comes out perfect! Not too soft, not too crisp. It bakes it perfectly all the way through with a nice golden crust.

I bought this for my wife who wanted to replace our old one which had been "aged" with a nice coal black patina. Honestly I was surprised brand new they are white. Anyway it works as it should and she uses the heck out of it to toast bread, fries, pizza, rolls, and crips tortillas. How did I survive 28 odd years on this earth without one....or her. It's a good product and probably is one of the most used kitchen tools we have. That combined with the price gives it the best bang for the buck of all her kitchen hardware. I like that fact you are not suppose to wash it, just kinda scrape it off. I do miss college.

All pizza stones will "season" over time. Just use it to cook all your frozen french fries, chicken nuggets, and pizzas. Every time you use it, it will get darker and more and more nonstick. Then try your cookies.

I had actually read in some of the reviews that this model cracked. However, I assumed (silly me) that this happened out of misuse of the product. I couldn't have been more wrong. I followed every instruction to the letter. The stone never saw water. I gradually increased the oven temp, rather than heating it quickly. The stone cracked in half the second time I used it. I would definitely not buy this again.

I'm not the type to place bad reviews but I strongly advise against getting this stone. It broke after the 1st use! I followed all the directions (allow the stone to preheat with the oven, etc) and it broke while the pizza was on it.

I'm very, very disappointed with this product. What's worst is that the invoice provides no contact information so I can't even call to get a refund.

I purchased this from Amazon LLC less than 3 months ago.
Today it cracked while a pizza was cooking on it. It had light use, handled gently, but alas has issues with heat.

I was introduced to stones via Pampered Chef over a decade ago. After having two break, I looked for less expensive options thinking this was typical of a stone. This stone performs better than prior ones, has less tendancy to burn or overcook and we get a golden, firm crust everytime...regardless the piled on toppings!! If you clean it without chemicals or soaps, you will have this for a long time. The more it seasons itself, the better the results. Although inexpensive compared to other brands, it performs as well if not better. I also use it to keep pastries, breads, hors d'oerves, etc. warm. The rack makes it a snap to get in and out of the oven.