> Mike Webster writes:
>
>" BOB" wrote:
>>
>> Get a pizza screen. You'll never look back.
>
>Does it compare favorably? I would think that the intense heat of
>the pizza stone as well as its ability to hold onto heat would
>transfer heat over to the pizza better than the air (it's not a
>convection oven after all).

What intense heat... the stone will never become hotter than the oven
temperature. Duh! Stone may hold heat but does not convect heat very well,
ergo placing a cold/raw pie directly on the stone will cool that area and since
air is blocked that area of the stone will not re-heat very well, and so
condensation will form, causing further cooling, and since even a standard oven
relies on convection, use of a stone will typically impede the ovens natural
convection capability. The ONLY thing(s) a so-called pizza stone can do is
wick some moisture from the underside of the crust (and supply a sturdy
platform onto place that which is to be baked), but at a cost to the oven's
overall baking ability (baking stones interfere with the oven's thermostat, and
placing a stone directly on the oven's bottom will damage the oven - and negate
the mfg warranty). Anyway, the holes in a baking screen negate any moisture
condensation, plus does not impede any of the oven's natural functions (and
sturdily supports that which is to be baked). Baking stones are a gimmick,
sold by greedy *******s, and purchased by dumb *******s with more dollars than
brain cells... if yoose want to bake on stone then buy a brick oven, but it is
not possible to convert an ordinary oven.

Pizza screens work just fine but I prefer the perforated metal pizza pans,
they're more sturdy, and a bit easier to clean. Chicago Metalic makes a nice
one... fits directly atop their deep-dish pizza pan, makes for easy serving...
and the set up keeps the crust crisp to the last bite (placing a hot pie
directly onto a non porous surface immediately begins to cause condensation,
making the crust soggy.... even pizza parlor pizza would benefit by being
served on the perforated pan atop a solid pan.


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