How to Clean a Pizza Stone - The Easy Way

[@tedschmitt178]

I normally just scrape off the solid bits and accept that it is “seasoned”.

[@TomVoyageuk]

A bit of added flavour 👍

[@Ares0025]

I just scrape it off and let the rest burn off the stone is a little black but who cares

[@rebeccamorton4274]

😂

[@erik-fisher]

Mold can grow on it.

[@derekcole5593]

This really works. Last week, our stone was a complete mess, just like in the video, I turned the oven on full. As I lead a pretty boring life and simple things amuse me, I then sat down and watched the 30-minute process. You can actually watch the marks turn to smoke and lift off! 😮 Sad, I know 😊

[@TomVoyageuk]

Hahaha well I'm glad I provided you with 30 minutes of entertainment resulting in a clean pizza stone! Thanks for watching Derek

[@AdrianoGazza]

Got my first Ooni Karu for Father’s Day and did our first batch yesterday. Used ready rolled dough but even then came out really well and your videos gave me the confidence to do this so thanks! (Bearing in mind I’m Anglo Italian and have been eating wood fired pizza in Italy since I was a kid on holiday so should be in my genes! 😂) thanks again!

[@TomVoyageuk]

That sounds like the perfect Fathers day gift for everyone! I'm glad my videos have helped you, the more you make the better you'll get..and luckily it's a tasty thing to have to practise!

[@Hesh44]

Italian gotta make your dough man!

[@AdrianoGazza]

@@Hesh44 I know, I know! :)

[@dejayne8246]

Glad you did this one! We must have had beginners look cause our first pizza night went fantastic. Second time the very first launch went wrong and from there it was downhill 😂

[@TomVoyageuk]

Hahaha even now I still get caught out with the odd one that turns in to an accidental calzone 👍🍕

[@richardgoff6739]

Very nice method. My stone started out looking really bad and ended up very clean. Thanks, buddy.

[@TomVoyageuk]

It's such an easy fix too isn't it! Thanks for watching

[@user-fw1oj2hq1k]

I just cooked my first 3 pizzas into the Ooni Koda 16 oven and oh man was I horrible at launching pizzas all 3 pizzas ripped and 1 magically turned into a calzone and if this video helps me clean my stone im gonna be so happy.

[@TomVoyageuk]

Don’t worry, it gets easier with time! Let me know how it goes

[@patriciarincon1328]

I feel you! Here for the same reason😅😭

[@marybeth17]

Hi Tom, I’m writing to you from Louisiana, USA. When I asked KZbin for the easiest way to clean a Pizza stone. Your video was the 1st 1 that came up.Even though I don’t own a Omni Pizza Oven I went ahead & watched the whole video, because I know it will help you. Congrants on your 10K subscriber’s even though you now have over 13.7K including me. I do have a question My pizza stone is just a normal one that goes into my kitchen oven. Well this process work for it too? Thanks have a great weekend😊

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks so much for the comment and for the subscribe! It’s difficult to say for sure as it’s the intense heat of the pizza oven that helps turn all the baked on food to ash to dust away and clean your stone, but your kitchen oven may not get that hot. Give it a try on the hottest setting for 40 mins and if that doesn’t work maybe try the electric grill if your oven has one? Hope this helps

[@ArtistJayd]

Another option, I put my OONI KARU stone in my house oven and active the auto cleaning for 3 to 4 hours and it's perfectly clean both sides.

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thats a good feature to have on your home oven! 👍

[@aegiswings]

wish ovens still had this. now they just have "aqualift" self cleaning where the oven doesn't even get hot enough to boil water.

[@pnandhra2008]

Thank you for this. Very simple and easy method. Congratulations on the success of your channel.

[@greyballer1671]

Great video! You are one of my go to ooni channels. Got a koda 16 a month ago and can't wait for the weather to let me try it out. In the meantime I'm binging on pizza videos....lol

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks! Glad you're enjoying watching the videos, how have you resisted not trying it out yet! It will be worth the wait though 👍🍕

[@CHQArcade]

10,000 is amazing. I only subscribed to yourself about 2 weeks ago when I was looking to pick up an Ooni, as you had cooked Pizzas on a Kamado Joe before hand your perspective on the Ooni would be similar to mine. It was yourself that sealed it for me and I picked up a Karu and I love it. Your reviews are always good and detailed so keep up the good work man, really happy for you

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thank you! I'm really happy to have got to 10,000 it feels like a big achievement :) I appreciate your support. I really do enjoy cooking on the Joe, but for pizza it has to be the Ooni. The Karu is great oven - Happy cooking 🍕

[@janterjehalsen3324]

Turning the pizza stone for self cleaning! Hwo knew! Brilliant! Thanks.

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks for watching ☺️

[@nhojcam]

looks like a good result. keep in mind that a bronze (softer) brush would probably be better to prevent damage to the stone. the ooni brush ($29) has stainless bristles. while i like the stone itself, i believe that it is NOT thick enough. it's the same thickness as on my bertello grande oven. the stone is either too hot or too cool. i am considering an italian biscotto stone for more even cooking, but the dang things are so expensive! thanks for your videos!

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks for watching! Did you see my review on the biscotto stone? i have a video of that somewhere, i didn't rate it that much, found it to be quite similar results cook wise

[@terryneilbooth]

Great tips snd advice Tom. I don’t go for a completely clean stone as a matured stone adds character and flavour to the base of the pizza. The Ooni brush really helps though when needed👍

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks Terry! Yes I agree, it all adds flavour :)

[@mwright6395]

Didn’t know about the onni brush. Will be ordering that today to help with the stuck on bits. Thanks for the video!!

[@TomVoyageuk]

You’re welcome! I recommend the brush it’s great! Please remember to use my link if you decide to purchase one! Thanks 🙏🏻

[@G4CEFITNESS]

YES!! Congrats!! Thank you for this video. I fired up my Ooni Koda 16 for the first time last week and I "cleaned" my stone with the Ooni Wire Brush but it still didn't work as well. Great video as always. Oh and FIRST (officially) 🔊😁👍

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks Mate! I'd set myself a goal to hit 10,000 by the end of the year so I'm really happy to have hit that already. The Koda 16 is a great oven, Happy cooking!

[@TheExtremeElementz]

I just want to say thank you for demonstrating the cleaning and going as far as putting sauce and cheese directly onto a really clean surfaces! Gives me the confidence in doing it. I just received a Solo Stove Pi and I’m struggling with the frozen dough and what appears to be way too hot of stone… :( the flour was burning onto the stove and even damaged (charred) the Bambu pizza peel. Well lesson learned and going to watch more of your videos! 😂

[@thefungshueshitter2833]

No such thing as a pizza stone that’s too got

[@TheExtremeElementz]

@@thefungshueshitter2833 yeah I have no idea what I’m doing but trying to learn what I can. Lol I tried again yesterday with dough that was thawed out and a stone that was over 850*f and then lowered the gas setting on the grill and it turned out way better. The pizza wasn’t vaporizing as I was putting it in the oven. 😂 So I’m not sure how hot I was cooking really a couple days ago but it cooked much better this time around.

[@TomVoyageuk]

Haha, yeah got to show commitment by getting my pizza stone properly dirty|! It felt really wrong to do it, but i wanted to show how even a really messy stone can be rescued! Thanks for watching

[@TomVoyageuk]

I disagree, i think there are a few times my pizza stone has gotten too hot

[@pacman1412]

Looks better than my first few pizza attempts 🙈

[@TomVoyageuk]

You'll just keep improving with the more pizzas you make, and its a tasty thing to practice 👍🍕

[@RuthTowne]

And here I thought I’d done my pizza stone in!! Thank you!!

[@TomVoyageuk]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@VijayARajendran]

Your channel has been great to learn how to use my new Ooni Karu

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks Vijay! Glad it’s been of help to you!

[@jaakkokoskinen608]

Nice!! Thank you! I’m going to try this out. I don’t have a nice Ooni oven, but I think the same technique will work for mine.

[@TomVoyageuk]

Yeah it should still work in a normal oven as long as it can get hot enough

[@krzysztofsowicki3907]

Yup, that was helpful. Cheers

[@TomVoyageuk]

Glad you found it useful thanks

[@Pac3082]

Keep the videos coming! Really enjoy all the Ooni videos

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks I'm glad you like them, I've got lots more planned!

[@rsz90182]

I think that the black carbon areas are permanent and it just improves the stone to cook better next time around. There's no reason to bring it back to its original grey or white appearance.

[@adamr9720]

I have a $100 battery powered leaf blower. After you’ve scraped and scrubbed, you can blow out all the crumbs when the stone is out. My Ooni is almost spotless after more bad launches than SpaceEx.

[@TomVoyageuk]

That’s a great idea! As long as you have a method to remove the spent flour and burned bits out the oven it will keep fresh for ages! I personally use an industria vacuum from work

[@adamr9720]

@@TomVoyageuk Just keep moving it around and all the bits and pieces come flying out and leave it spotless. Just wear glasses and keep your mouth shut and don’t do it if you’re sweaty 😅 or you could end up looking like a piece of chicken parm 😀. It actually works perfectly in less than ten seconds.

[@ewtam24]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@TomVoyageuk]

You're so welcome!

[@deeannjones591]

Oh my could have used this two days ago lol thanks so much for posting this! 😊

[@TomVoyageuk]

You're so welcome!

[@waynethebarber1095]

I have a round one I ues no my grill. It works great. it's jet black and I will keep it t g at way. I just give it a good scrub now and then with a stiff brush and no water. It's like glass.

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks for watching

[@Aidan.17]

Watching this cause i told my wife go easy on the sauce and toppings… silly me tried to cook it anyway and yeah my pizza stone is now completely black like the entire thing. I tried to clean it but still black so i might flip and just ignore it haha.

[@TomVoyageuk]

Just think of it as "seasoned" it will all eventually burn off, don't worry 👍🍕

[@johnwinslow4503]

I think you are going overboard on cleaning. A well used and seasoned stone will have discoloration, doesn't mean it is dirty. I own a ooni 12 that gets used ever week. I use a comercial grade stainless steel spacula upside down to scrape off any loss toppings then blow out with cordless mini blower.

[@TomVoyageuk]

I guess you're right, but realistically every time you heat a stone up to 450/500c, its going to be clean, as no bacteria can survive that. I wanted to make this video as i get asked the question a lot and i myself like to keep the stone looking nice 😁

[@julioalmaraz09]

I’ve heard of turning the pizza stone over and the bottom will “clean” itself over cooks but at least in my experience, it doesn’t clean. The bottom is still not clean, it still has the black spots or sauce marks and it doesn’t clean. Maybe they’re part of the stone but I’ve never found that tip to be true. As side from that, nice video.

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks mate for the comment! It maybe depends on what is burned on the stone? oil i guess might permeate the stone and be impossible to remove but I'm not sure. As long as old food bits are removed it won't affect the cooking of the pizza 😃

[@Ares0025]

Same! i have 2 pizza stones both are pretty black and nothing works

[@netis66]

Nice vide o but i had problem hearing you because of the music in the background. I have a small hearingproblem and when there is different sound they tend to blend together. So for your followers sake dont play any music while you are talking.

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks for this, it's something i'd not considered. Apologies you couldn't hear it properly! 🍕👍

[@TheSmallsAbroad]

Do you really need the Ooni branded brush? Is there something special about it, or while a standard (i.e. cheaper) BBQ brush work?

[@TomVoyageuk]

Honestly no, most pizza stone brushes will work fine the Ooni one is just the right length to reach to the back of most of their ovens

[@Petro12822]

What outdoor table are you using here? Looking for one and the height of this one looks descent. Many I see are so damn short. Appreciated.

[@TomVoyageuk]

This is one of the Ooni modular tables, it is a good height! If you check through my videos you'll be able to see a review 👍🍕

[@CarolineDeschuyteneer]

what do you think about cleaning te pizza stone when it is cold with sandpaper?

[@Leprekorn]

Been looking through your videos but I can't see any kind of video on how to clean your ooni (not just the stone). Have you considered showing that?

[@TomVoyageuk]

Yeah I have but it’s difficult because it’s probably a different method depending on if you’ve got a back or stainless one? Good idea though I’ll add it to the list!

[@Leprekorn]

@@TomVoyageuk agreed selfishly I want one for the original karu 12.

[@rileyfacer4661]

Great video, thanks for sharing! Where can I get the cart/table that you have?

[@TomVoyageuk]

It’s the Ooni large table, you can find it here - shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1783627&u=2732926&m=82053&urllink=&afftrack=

[@mattbuk]

Just a question about the Ooni brush, which I’ve just had delivered. On the packaging it says use in a no fire cold oven, but you did it in a hot fired oven. Is this still okay? I’ve heard that with it being hot some of the metal bristles can detach and go into the stone, potentially then getting picked up by your fresh dough and being eaten. Would you only recommend doing this at the end of cooks and not in between pizzas? Cheers. On a side note your videos have helped me out so much during my first few cooks and what accessories to get

[@TomVoyageuk]

To be honest I use my brush between pizzas, whilst the oven is on too, it’s black, charred missing one of the bolts at the end but still works fine. Probably due a replacement soon! I’ve never had an issue with missing bristles but feel a brush is necessary to remove burnt flour from the stone. Ooni probably have to put this on the packet for H&S reasons

[@BonnieRudd]

Thanks

[@TomVoyageuk]

Welcome 🙏

[@3nunsbrewing640]

Legend

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks

[@2pace2012]

You’re welcome 🌹🌹

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks for checking out my video!

[@judithfleser3703]

Thank you so much for posting this video! If you could see my pizza stone well just imagine it’s pretty disgusting. I’m gonna clean it tonight

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks for watching! Let me know how the cleaning goes!

[@derrickyegge1303]

This guy said just flip it over. Back to new😆😆😆

[@TomVoyageuk]

Easy fix 😜

[@meerajamali3591]

i put soap and cleaning detergent on my stone not knowing it sucks all liquids… is my stone still safe to bake on ?!

[@TomVoyageuk]

Ouch! Thats a stinker, i would definitely cook on the other side for a fair few times until all the moisture has gone. Be careful though, because if your stone is at all damp, it will crack when heating up too quickly. I would leave it on low heat for 1 hour, to really dry the stone steadily, then go with a full temp cook.

[@Ares0025]

i dont know i tried it i turned my stone after each pizza cooking and now both sides are black 😅

[@TomVoyageuk]

Are you sure your oven was hot enough? it needs to be as hot as it will go for this to work to the best effect.

[@Ares0025]

@@TomVoyageuk hi Tom thank you for the answer yes I think so I have 2 ovens a Karu 16 and a Cozze 13 and normally make pizza 2 times a week I never got rid of these black spots yesterday my stone temperature was at 537 Degrees Celsius in the middle of the stone it was even too much heat I would say but it didn't help not a big problem but I would prefer to have a nice looking stone 🙂

[@AnilJohn61]

I swear by my Ooni Karu 12. The charcoal & wood take pizza to another level. Gas could never match that.

[@TomVoyageuk]

Agree with you here! I love my gas oven for the convenience, but there’s nothing that beats cooking over real fire 🔥

[@erik-fisher]

This is burning, not cleaning the stone.

[@TomVoyageuk]

thanks for watching

[@stephenjohnson2802]

Can use soap and water.thanks

[@TomVoyageuk]

Please don’t use soap and water, the next time you heat a stone that’s been wet it’s likely to crack

[@nhojcam]

@@TomVoyageuk, yep, and there are nasties in the detergent that will get into your pizza, resulting in health and flavor concerns. the use and care instrux are quite clear about NOT using soapy water. anyone who has made this mistake (a biggie in my book!) should probably replace their stones. a pizza stone's surface is no different than a BBQ grate in terms of "seasoning." let the colors season in over time and simply scrape and brush the crud off when needed.

[@thetruth156real3]

Just turn it upside down every now and then.👍

[@TomVoyageuk]

👍

[@brucefisher9723]

What ifI let the stone cool and scrubbed it with baking soda and water it did not come out clean

[@TomVoyageuk]

Please don’t use water to clean your stone, it can absorb moisture and cause it to crack the next time it’s heated up! I find the heating to clean method works the best

[@Ares0025]

@@TomVoyageuk according to google you can use water if you have a cordierite pizza stone the ooni ovens have this type of stone

[@adamgrimsley2900]

So you brush and scrape it. Who''d have thought.

[@TomVoyageuk]

Simple as that!

[@ElectricRay]

There's 5 minutes of my life I'll never get back. “Use a wire brush, folks”. There: just saved you 5 minutes. Go and stare longingly into the sunset.

[@theseventhsojourner1413]

Place the pizza stone in the washing machine and run it on the sanitize setting. But seriously, leave the stone in your oven the next time you clean it. After the 4 hours, all that remains is the patina and a few ashes.

[@TomVoyageuk]

Please, anyone reading this don’t put your stone in a washing machine or dishwasher. To be honest you’re best to avoid any contact with water on your stone at all

[@mysticshadow425]

How to clean a porous surface 😒 it’s called seasoned a reason

[@TomVoyageuk]

You still need to clean it though, its not like cast iron where it needs to be seasoned for flavour.Thanks for watching

[@lporterusc]

I just turn my stone over for each cook.

[@sacadosify]

Same here.

[@lporterusc]

@@sacadosify Sorry I asked the question before I watched the video to the end.

[@TomVoyageuk]

It is the easiest way :)

[@jasonwhite9815]

Why not just say brush off the stone?

[@TomVoyageuk]

Because it would be like a 3 second video

[@CaroleBrideau]

Am I the only one who can't flip the stone?

[@beefybuttercup2978]

The Music is Too Much...

[@TomVoyageuk]

Haha ok thanks for the feedback!

[@acoustic-gymnastics]

​@@TomVoyageukmusic was fine

[@skeeeeeeeert]

대강 긁어버리라는 거네 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@TomVoyageuk]

Thanks for watching

[@danielkorczakowski9668]

You’re not supposed to clean a pizza stone

[@TomVoyageuk]

You need to remove burned on food bits flour and semolina though

[@DJSpecialSauce]

I mean... really?

[@TomVoyageuk]

Really!

[@moedem]

40 mins of wasted gas ,I’d uses the wood attachment for this instead

[@TomVoyageuk]

Either would work

[@solidplain8030]

How is this useful? You never showed it “amazing” clean. 🙄

[@TomVoyageuk]

Didn’t it work for you?

[@martinstenning203]

How about adding some oil, pointless video

[@TomVoyageuk]

Oil?!

[@RuthTowne]

And here I thought I’d done my pizza stone in!! Thank you!!

[@TomVoyageuk]

You’re welcome