It’s easy to think of grits as a blank canvas for your taste buds to get creative. Whether you go the savory or sweet route, it’s hard to beat a bowl of velvety grits—especially the stone ground kind.

Q. What’s the difference between stone-ground cornmeal and regular cornmeal? A. Regular cornmeal is ground between metal rollers and the hull and germ are removed so the texture is finer. It also may ...