Place the pizza stone on the middle or lower-middle oven rack before preheating
Preheat the oven with the stone inside for 30 to 60 minutes
Set the oven to the highest safe temperature for your stone
Prepare the pizza on parchment paper or a pizza peel with flour or cornmeal
Open the oven and slide the pizza onto the hot stone
Bake until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted
Use a pizza peel or spatula to remove the pizza from the stone
Turn off the oven and let the stone cool completely inside the oven
Avoid placing a cold stone into a hot oven
Avoid washing a hot stone with water
Avoid using soap on the stone
Avoid moving the stone while it is hot