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No wonder I can't figure out how to make a decent Italian bread, even with a gas oven. I had no idea the wood fired ovens got that hot. The Safety Raj seems to think we clumsy apes are capable of handling a 1600-watt microwave, now. Maybe they'll relent on the 500-degree ceiling of standard consumer ovens, and then I can try making a steak "Ruth's Chris" style or something. Have you tried pre-heating the pizza stone outside of the oven somehow? I'm not sure how it would be done--wood fire in the back yard, table-top BBQ grill, or a blowtorch, maybe.