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Originally Posted by snowy
The stone goes on the top rack in the oven. This, for some reason, allows for the top and bottom to cook most evenly. Your oven may be different, and so I won't tell you how long to bake your pizza for. It might take less time than mine, it might take more.
Good luck.
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I was puzzled by this too and somewhere in the last few weeks heard the answer: It's because the heat reflects off the top of the oven interior, so you get blazing heat both from the stone below and from above. Set the stone lower and the top is not getting as much heat.
And BTW if your oven will go to 500 degrees, go for it. Your stone will be fine.
If you have a BBQ grill even better. My best pizzas come off my grill and cook at just under 550 F.