Making homemade bread and pizza can be greatly improved with the use of apizza stone.
Ive used one for years, and its the best way to get a well-browned bottom crust.
I thought I had it all figured out, until the pizzasteelarrived.
Whats a baking (or pizza) stone?
Unfortunately, they are susceptible to cracking or breaking.
Pizza steels arent quite as widespread in popularity, but maybe youve seen one before.
A pizza steel is made of carbon steel.
Its better at conducting heat and, since its more dense, better at heat retention.
Which means pizza steels can be effective even when relatively thin.
They can range from 3/16-inch to a half-inch thick.
But dont let the thinness fool youtheyre damn heavy.
Unlike the fussy pizza stone, a pizza steel is robust and relatively indestructible.
Your pizza steel can last you a lifetime of pizzas if properly cared for.
That is, unless it rusts.
Although this sucks, its not the end.
Here are other tips ongetting rust offof your pizza steel.
I’m a fan of the originalBaking Steel.
