Pizza stones do make great pizza, but that's just one of the many cooking escapades you can use them for. Next time, try ...

This make-ahead dinner is exactly as it sounds: a homemade dough that's pressed into an aluminum pan, topped with cheese, ...

These rectangular or circular slabs of relatively thick stone or metal absorb heat to cook pizza much faster than a pan or sheet tray, mimicking the results of commercial or wood-fired pizza ovens.

If needed, dust off any residual flour on pizza pan using a silicone pastry brush or thickly folded flour sack towel. Let baking stone preheat for a few minutes before loading the next pizza.