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Are baking stones worth it? I bake pizzas pretty often with the iron pan method.
Do they stink or make smoke? And I'm afraid it'll just crack after a few uses.
Should I get a baking steel instead or stick to the pan? Any stone recommendations?

>> No.16555622

>>16555612
get a pizza screen.

>> No.16555637

>>16555612
Pizza steel works better. The thicker the better it works. Also not autism required to operate and clean or the thing self destructs.

>> No.16555667

I have a cheap stone and havent had any issues, definitely get a better crust than a pan but i'd say to get a thick steel over a stone.

>> No.16556426

The ones that are sold as baking stones fucking suck. Go to a stone cutting place like the kind that make headstones and ask for an inch thick slab of granite.

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>>16555612
get a Welsh bakestone, cast iron, half inch thick. works great as a pizza steel and a griddle

>> No.16556444

thick aluminium foil

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>>16555622
This guy gets it.

>> No.16556639

>>16555622
>>16556585
How does a screen help with the crispy crust? My broiler only goes up to 550. Also isn't that gonna bend after a few uses?

>>16556441
I like this suggestion.

>> No.16556659

>>16556639
At pizzerias, it lets the crust dry out as it cools down. Otherwise it can get soggy.

>> No.16556669
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Just get a baking steel, it does everything a baking stone does but 5 times better. I have one.

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>>16556669
Wow that costs a lot of moms!

>> No.16556823

>>16556639
A screen allows for moisture to escape off the bottom of a pizza. It's much easier to get a brown crust that way. Baking stones are a meme and a pain in the ass, get yourself a screen it's less hassle and makes a crispier 'za.

>> No.16556834

>>16555612
I wish my own pizza stone was square, because I like to buy those 2 packs of flat breads from Aldi or Brooklyn brand...and they really do make a better crust than my metal pans.
They're not hard to take care of...sometimes I just scrape them the next day, and minimal wash up. I do not store it in the oven, but I think you could.

>> No.16556868

I have 4 rectangle baking stones and they've been a great investment, best baking sheets I've had.

>> No.16556880

>>16556669
so why isn't it bagestaal.dk?

>> No.16556967

>>16556639
Pizza screens are typically used in professional pizzerias and are designed specifically not to warp under high heat after repeated uses. A screen helps with a crispy crust by allowing the pizza to bake on a flat surface with adequate air flow.

>> No.16556984

>>16555612
>repeatedly heating and cooling porous igneous stone
lol. what could possibly go wrong. might be cool if you don't care about your oven getting destroyed by rock fragments.

>> No.16556992

Is there any reason why I couldn't just go to a welder shop, buy a sheet of steel and do a bunch of grinding/polishing?
It'd be cheaper than buying a baking steel

>> No.16557073

>>16556992
They are like $20 for a good one and $10 for a cheap one. If you want to spend all that time to save a few bucks then go ahead.

>> No.16557077

>>16555612
cookies taste better on stones too

>> No.16557136

>>16555612
Chef John's method of doing 5 minutes with a normal sheet pan on the bottom of the oven, then 5 minutes in the center, has gotten me plenty of good pizza crust. I also use cornmeal. Made me regret buying a pizza stone, and later a steel.

>> No.16557397

>>16556441
I used these, they work great.
>>16556585
this also works great.

>> No.16557569

>>16556992
Have you actually been to a metal supplier? They won't be any cheaper unless you're ordering a literal truck load of the stuff.

>> No.16559147

>>16556669
jaer den er ret god

>> No.16559149

>>16556802
thing costs 500 dkk including moms, in denmark we dont have to figure out the price at the checkout

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>>16556992
That's exactly what I did, paid 14€ for it.
It's heavy as fuck and it's still very hot the next day after using it.

>> No.16560982

So what's the 'best' and ideally cheap way to make pizza at home?

Do you need to pair a pizza screen with a stone, or is it enough on its own? What about muh heated surface?