NerdChef Speed Steel - High Performance Pizza Baking Stone | Integrated Backstop & Handles | Heating Fins (13.5" x 14.5" x .90" Thick)

Heavy, so it's a great thermal mass. Reduces hysteresis in the oven, and makes a nice crispy crust on bread and pizza. The lip in the back prevents stuff from falling off the back and burning. Really worth it for bakers, and probably great for frozen pizzas too. I use parchment so I don't have to pull it out and clean it too often, but it's not hard to clean anyway, except for the weight.

It's heavy (7kg), and that's a good thing. Easy to handle, pick up and transfer in one hand (when cold) because of all the ribs underneath. Well thought design. Functional and looks good. Fits perfectly in the oven and in standard Weber kettle, leaving enough space for the indirect heat zone. Stores tons of heat and produces great crumbs on my breads and pizzas.

Have read multiple reviews complaining about rust. DO NOT WASH THE STEEL!! Remove any scraps with a scraper or stiff brush and any leftover will burn off next time you heat the steel. Washing it only minimizes the seasoning that occurs naturally over time. I’ve owned mine for 3 yrs. and have never once exposed it to water. Less is more when it comes to cleaning your steel.

I've been very happy with this steel (which is more like thick cast iron). After preheating for about 45 minutes, it does a great job of getting a perfect char on the bottom. Being so thick, it holds the heat really well, so in the two or three minutes it takes to assemble the next pizza, it's ready to go again. Having the backstop is also an amazing feature and makes both the launch and pull so much simpler. It's heavy, but I keep the steel in the oven at all times, so not a big deal at all. Recommended.

I was concerned that, like the bricks I use, this might end up overcooking the crust before the top is done. My first pizzas on this turned out perfectly. Crust and top were both just right. It is a heavy beast to store and clean but I guess that's necessary for its function. Will be trying it on bread next. All of the steels seem a bit pricy but if it does as well with bread, probably worth it.

This is a very heavy steel product for the oven. My pizzas turn out great much like an oven-fired pizza. The only negative is it holds heat so well it takes a while to cool down but that's to be expected.

Great for making the pizza crust crisp!

Gift and he loved it!!! The quality was great

This is an excellent pizza steel. It enabled us to produce an authentic pizza base, similar what can be produced with a good large wood fired pizza oven (see photos). We bought two 0.9 inch pizza steels. This enabled us to place the pizza on the top rack (with element on above) for the first two minutes and then move to a lower rack for a further two minutes. So glad we made this investment, rather than buying the large wood fired pizza oven we were initially planning to install (I worry that if I bought a pizza oven we’d need to eat a lot of pizza to justify the cost - and by doing so we’d put on weight!)

Funciona excelente, la recomiendo

Used it for the first time yesterday to bake two loaves of sourdough bread with a great result. I’m very pleased.