Sassafras 14-3/4-Inch Round Pizza Stone with Rack and Cutter
Price Range $26

• Set includes: 14 3/4-inch circular baking brick, metal rack, 2-1/2 inch pizza cutter
• Pizza stonemade of natural stoneware fired at temperatures over 2000 degrees F
• Provides even heat distribution and moisture absorption; produces crustier dough
• Ideally suited to baking bread, pizza, or cookies; microwave- and convection-safe
• Diameter measures 14-3/4 inches; hand wash with hot water; avoid soap

Updating the historic tradition of stone baking for today's household kitchen, Sassafras offers a pizza stone boasting even heat distribution and moisture absorption. Dry heat generated from stone produces crispier crust making this ideal for preparing pizza, but its baking properties make it equally appropriate for breads and cookies. Although microwave- and convection-safe, the stone's 14-3/4-inch diameter makes it best suited to the traditional oven. Lifting and transporting are simplified with the included metal rack designed to fit snugly without slipping and provide two handles. Stoneware care consists primarily of avoiding thermal shock--extreme changes in temperature--and hand washing with hot water. It is best to avoid using cleaning agents as the stone may retain and pass on a soapy flavor. The disk can double as a serving piece and won't scratch with the use of knives and other cutting tools. Reinforcing this point, the set comes complete with a 2-1/2 inch circular pizza cutter.

What's Inside the Box
14-3/4-inch circular baking brick, metal rack, 2-1/2-inch cutter, recipes

Review By Hiram Davis of Prairieville LA
Being an avid amateur cook, it was inevitable that pizza would be explored. While my experience has been limited to the chain-produced pizza, I deem it unhealthy. Resolving to embark on creating healthy versions, my research recommended the pizza stone. Now, 100 or so pizzas later, some baked without but most baked with, I can say that a stone is a must. Insofar as this stone as opposed to others available, I have no experience. I do know that this stone has baked a lot of pizzas and is ready for many more. I have not tried baking anything else on it. For pizzas, I can't imagine a better product for home use. It is not a be all, end all for one's quest for pizza nirvana, but it does help with the journey. And, healthy pizzas are simple and surprisingly delicious. The rack is useful for manoeuvering the hot stone without actually handling the stone itself. The cutter is fine if you don't have one but otherwise, it's a waste.