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Baking Steel

A baker holding a rectangular Baking Steel plate above a wooden work surface
A solid steel plate provides a preheated baking surface for bread.

A thick plate of solid steel used as a baking surface. Because steel conducts heat 18x faster than ceramic stone, it delivers a massive blast of heat to the dough, resulting in incredible oven spring and blistering crusts.

By Henry Hunter · Updated

Henry's notes from the bench

  • If you love pizza or crusty bread, this is the best upgrade for your oven. It creates a crust that a stone simply can't match.

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Baking StoneOven Spring
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