Place the stone in the center of the middle rack of your oven. Turn oven to 500 degrees & preheat for 15-20 minutes. It may be heated longer if you wish - the hotter the stone, the crispier the crust.
First, liberally sprinkle a pizza paddle with cornmeal, (a cookie sheet or large piece of cardboard can also be used); put the rolled out pizza dough on the paddle and assemble the pizza.
When the pizza stone is hot, sprinkle some cornmeal on it; slide the assembled pizza off the paddle and onto the stone.
When pizza is done, remove from oven with paddle & serve. Let stone cool completely before washing.
The stone can also be used as a server to keep your pizza piping hot. Use heavy mitts to remove stone & pizza from oven and place on a heat-proof trivet or mat.
Kitchen shears are recommended for cutting pizza when served on the stone. A sharp knife or pizza wheel cutter may also be used.