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Pizza stone

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, pizza stone means: A thick baking surface that stores heat and transfers it to dough placed on it.

In Turkish: pizza taşı

How it is used

Also used for bread; baking stone is a broader name for the same type of surface.

Example sentences

  1. The pizza stone gave the dough a firmer base.

    Stored heat reaches the underside of the dough.

  2. A large pizza stone occupied the lower oven shelf.

    The noun identifies a removable baking surface inside the oven.

Common collocations

  • bake on a pizza stone
  • preheated baking stone
  • ovenAn enclosed, heated box used for baking, roasting and keeping food warm. Professional kitchens use deck, convection and combi ovens.
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.

More terms: Kitchen Equipment

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