Hi Julia! Both the baking stone and the Dutch oven are vessels that can be pre-heated empty. Because of this feature, the baking quality is pretty similar between the two. The real estate offered by the baking stone is nice for the items you mentioned but if you are mainly baking loaves and other things that fit in a Dutch oven, I would say you can continue just enjoying that and no pressing need for a baking stone. Happy baking!

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