Pizza Thread

[Mikeyis4dcats]

I think we discussed this previously but has anyone used a Pizza Steel?

I've been meaning to have my steel fabricators cut me up a piece of 1/4" steel to try out, but never got around to it.   maybe I'll try to get it done...

Isn't there a toxicity issue to watch out for here?  I mean, I don't think it can be just any old type of steel.  Could be wrong? 

no.  carbon steel is fine.    only issue would be galvanized, as the fumes are toxic when heated (you should know that!)

you will need/want to season it like cast iron though.

I slept through Strength of Cooking Steels a lot.

yeah, me too.   Dammit Susan Girth!

Anyhow, welding or heating galvanizing releases toxic gas.    That's why using galvanized trash cans for ghetto smokers is a bad idea.

[CNS]

Knew that about the galv but thought there was still diff in other grades of steel.  I know a guy who welds custom smokers and thought he told me once that there is a special grade that has to be used so you don't poison yourself. 

 

doesn't really matter.

Anyway, why not use a pizza stone rather than steel?  I would think the stone would crisp it up better as it would probably take on some of the moisture from the crust. 

[mocat]

Has BBQ pizza already been discussed? Because I don't think there is a single thing on planet earth I am more disgusted by than BBQ pizza.

[CNS]

Has BBQ pizza already been discussed? Because I don't think there is a single thing on planet earth I am more disgusted by than BBQ pizza.

I agree with you on most ppl's bbq pizza, but when done well, it is fantastic.

[asava]

Has BBQ pizza already been discussed? Because I don't think there is a single thing on planet earth I am more disgusted by than BBQ pizza.

I agree with you on most ppl's bbq pizza, but when done well, it is fantastic.

Cici's bbq pizza is obviously what you are talking about.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

Knew that about the galv but thought there was still diff in other grades of steel.  I know a guy who welds custom smokers and thought he told me once that there is a special grade that has to be used so you don't poison yourself. 

 

doesn't really matter.

Anyway, why not use a pizza stone rather than steel?  I would think the stone would crisp it up better as it would probably take on some of the moisture from the crust.

the steel transfers heat faster, resulting in a faster cook and a crisper crust.     

[pissclams]

Knew that about the galv but thought there was still diff in other grades of steel.  I know a guy who welds custom smokers and thought he told me once that there is a special grade that has to be used so you don't poison yourself. 

 

doesn't really matter.

Anyway, why not use a pizza stone rather than steel?  I would think the stone would crisp it up better as it would probably take on some of the moisture from the crust.

the steel transfers heat faster, resulting in a faster cook and a crisper crust.     

steel also stores more energy/heat per unit volume than a pizza stone does

[Mikeyis4dcats]

Knew that about the galv but thought there was still diff in other grades of steel.  I know a guy who welds custom smokers and thought he told me once that there is a special grade that has to be used so you don't poison yourself. 

 

doesn't really matter.

Anyway, why not use a pizza stone rather than steel?  I would think the stone would crisp it up better as it would probably take on some of the moisture from the crust.

the steel transfers heat faster, resulting in a faster cook and a crisper crust.     

steel also stores more energy/heat per unit volume than a pizza stone does

yeah, from what I've read you can get a steel hotter than a stone, and do so faster.

It's intriguing....I just hate the idea of having to store a 30 pound steel plate somewhere.

[pissclams]

the steel i saw on quickstarter only weighs 15 lbs. 
http://bakingsteel.com/shop/baking-steel/

edit- nevermind, i see you're looking at their 1/2" version which does weight 30lbs.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

the steel i saw on quickstarter only weighs 15 lbs. 
http://bakingsteel.com/shop/baking-steel/

edit- nevermind, i see you're looking at their 1/2" version which does weight 30lbs.

yeah, I'd never pay that much.    I should be able to get a piece from my fabricator for about $20-25, IF they charge me.   It's really almost scrap to them.

[pissclams]

i would be worried about getting poison steel.

[Mr Bread]

i did a quick google search on "30 ounce milk glass" and got nothing.  but i'm sure these are customs that bread had made.  that's why there was nothing found in the 1,550,000 results i got back from google.

http://thebottlemill.com/tbm/absolut-drinking-glass-or-vase-from-recycled-bottles.html#

[Tobias]

anybody know a good fabricator in peabody?

[pissclams]

i did a quick google search on "30 ounce milk glass" and got nothing.  but i'm sure these are customs that bread had made.  that's why there was nothing found in the 1,550,000 results i got back from google.

http://thebottlemill.com/tbm/absolut-drinking-glass-or-vase-from-recycled-bottles.html#

lol @ your photoshop skills,

[AppleJack]

Little Caesars has this deal if you give them $5 they give you a pizza.

[puniraptor]

Little Caesars has this deal if you give them $5 they give you a pizza.

tell me more...

[hemmy]

Little Caesars has this deal if you give them $5 they give you a pizza.

$6 here.

['taterblast]

Little Caesars has this deal if you give them $5 they give you a pizza.

question though, do you feel like killing yourself after you eat the whole thing in one sitting?

[Tobias]

Little Caesars has this deal if you give them $5 they give you a pizza.

question though, do you feel like killing yourself after you eat the whole thing in one sitting?

daris has posted like 4 times since eating about two dozen hot and readys... kinda concerned

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

i did a quick google search on "30 ounce milk glass" and got nothing.  but i'm sure these are customs that bread had made.  that's why there was nothing found in the 1,550,000 results i got back from google.

http://thebottlemill.com/tbm/absolut-drinking-glass-or-vase-from-recycled-bottles.html#

So you drink milk out of a 30 oz recycled vodka bottle? AND it's skim milk? GMAFB.

[mocat]

http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-cities-for-pizza/11

I don't know how NYC is not #1 on that list. Even if they were trying to be clever, I mean, you still have to go with NYC right?

[steve dave]

http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-cities-for-pizza/11

I don't know how NYC is not #1 on that list. Even if they were trying to be clever, I mean, you still have to go with NYC right?

I don't like floppy NY style pizza personally.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-cities-for-pizza/11

I don't know how NYC is not #1 on that list. Even if they were trying to be clever, I mean, you still have to go with NYC right?

I don't like floppy NY style pizza personally.

Fold it in half!!! Just kidding, I hate it too. Chicago all the way.

[steve dave]

http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-cities-for-pizza/11

I don't know how NYC is not #1 on that list. Even if they were trying to be clever, I mean, you still have to go with NYC right?

I don't like floppy NY style pizza personally.

Fold it in half!!! Just kidding, I hate it too. Chicago all the way.

I don't like that either. I like a pretty firm/thin crust.

[mocat]

http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-cities-for-pizza/11

I don't know how NYC is not #1 on that list. Even if they were trying to be clever, I mean, you still have to go with NYC right?

I don't like floppy NY style pizza personally.

Fold it in half!!! Just kidding, I hate it too. Chicago all the way.

I don't like that either. I like a pretty firm/thin crust.

Hmm i like thin and floppy and also thick and meaty, but i also like firm and thin. pretty much any pizza will do. but my point is you cannot go to any street corner in manhattan and not find a $1.50 slice of the greatest thin and floppy slice at any hour of the day or night, which is pretty huge factor in mocat's book.