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Baking Steel Pizza Stone

duckman1958
duckman1958 Posts: 19
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First pizza run on our new baking steel stone. We were pressed for time last night so we opted for our favorite local take and bake shop, LarryO's. They always make a great pie that has presented and cooked well on the BGE using a conventional stone.

All in all very pleased with the steel and the results. I still need to adjust my times from the conventional stone as the steel does heat up and cook FAST!

I was only running around 575 (I often hit 700+) and this thing was done in less than 6 minutes!

Very tasty! Looking forward to a fully homemade pie using 00 flour this weekend!

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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    Looks good, but cooking on the paper plate will not give you much benefit of the steel if any.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • danv23
    danv23 Posts: 970
    Get some parchment paper brother.

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  • duckman1958
    duckman1958 Posts: 19
    edited January 2017
    Photo Egg said:
    Looks good, but cooking on the paper plate will not give you much benefit of the steel if any.
    Actually, it is the baking tray that the pizza is placed on when made...this is a take and bake. Instructions regarding tray are:

    "Do I leave the baking tray on when I cook my pizza?

    Yes, the baking tray helps the pizza cook evenly and also helps you carry the pizza from the oven to the table."

    I've cooked many, many pizzas on my egg, take and bake and fully homemade...this was just the first one with steel. Using the tray does develop a perfect crust with the take and bake only...I've tried it with and without. 

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  • duckman1958
    duckman1958 Posts: 19
    danv23 said:
    Get some parchment paper brother.
    I use a pizza screen, if you're using parchment paper try a screen...you'll never consider parchment paper again!
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    duckman1958 said:
    Photo Egg said:
    Looks good, but cooking on the paper plate will not give you much benefit of the steel if any.

    Yes, the baking tray helps the pizza cook evenly and also helps you carry the pizza from the oven to the table."

    Yes, that's exactly how the best pizza places do it...
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Photo Egg said:
    : said:
    Photo Egg said:
    Looks good, but cooking on the paper plate will not give you much benefit of the steel if any.

    Yes, the baking tray helps the pizza cook evenly and also helps you carry the pizza from the oven to the table."

    Yes, that's exactly how the best pizza places do it...
    hahahaha, Excellent! :rofl: 

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    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • volminimax
    volminimax Posts: 119
    I use the ole papa murphy's quiet a bit. Can't beat a $5 large pepperoni pizza on Tuesdays. I do use the paper plate, to start and then transfer about 4-5 mins in when the crust is starting to set.

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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    Carolina Q said:
    Photo Egg said:
    : said:
    Photo Egg said:
    Looks good, but cooking on the paper plate will not give you much benefit of the steel if any.

    Yes, the baking tray helps the pizza cook evenly and also helps you carry the pizza from the oven to the table."

    Yes, that's exactly how the best pizza places do it...
    hahahaha, Excellent! :rofl: 

    And he gives me a disagree even though he has never cooked directly on the steel. Ha Ha
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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