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New 32 lb. 1/2 inch Plate Steel for Baking

June 20, 2013 - 8:41am
Bixmeister's picture
Bixmeister

New 32 lb. 1/2 inch Plate Steel for Baking

If you don't have a high temperature oven for pizza this is a great baking accessory.  You set your oven to 500 deg. F.  When the oven reaches 500 deg.F allow the stone to preheat for 45 minutes.

The baking steel should be placed on the 2nd rack from the top.

i baked the pizza fo 7 minutes(7-9 min. Recommended).  The crust turned out bubbly and crisp.  I will provide pizza pictures next time.

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Wingnut's picture
Wingnut
June 20, 2013 - 10:31am

Wow that is massive! 

Cheers,

Wingnut

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Bixmeister
June 20, 2013 - 10:51am

Although it is very heavy it is supposed to perform better than the lighter one.  You can see the baking steels here: http://bakingsteel.wpengine.com/shop/baking-steel/

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Isand66
June 20, 2013 - 2:15pm

Would love to see how your pizza came out and if the bottom and top both get the nice char one would desire.

Thanks,

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cranbo
June 20, 2013 - 3:14pm

This thread has some pictures that will give you an idea of the crust of a sheet steel:

http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/22227/steel-sheet-instead-pizza-stone 

I use a 1/4" steel, cut to fit my oven, weighs about 25 lbs.