Pizza Stones - About.com My fondness for pizza stones began many years ago. Like many people, I thought it would be fun to create my own pizzas at home. I began my homemade pizza adventure using a cookie sheet to lay out the dough. But I found that the pizza cooked unevenly, leading to dried-out toppings with unevenly cooked crusts. Then I learned about pizza stones, also known as baking stones. Pizza stones are flat, heavy, unglazed stones that usually come in either round or rectangular shapes. Their main advantage is that they help to distribute the heat of the oven evenly to your pizza or other baked good, and their porous nature helps to absorb excess moisture creating a crisper crust. Description of the use and design of baking/pizza stones, one of my favorite kitchen gadgets when entertaining. bakingpizzastones in Lifestyle > Food and Beveragewith cookcookingfoodgreasegreasyhomehomemadejellylifestyleoiloilyovenpizzastonestones