Can I use a baking sheet instead of a pizza stone?

This is Kitchn's number-one favorite alternative to a pizza stone because we all have a baking sheet and it works well. Take a rimmed baking sheet and invert it on the lowest shelf of your oven before you preheat the oven. Then you can easily slide the pizza onto the baking sheet when it's time to bake.

What can I replace pizza stone with?

You can use the peel to remove the cooked pizza from the oven, but it's trickier to do that than it is to place a pizza on the stone. It's recommended to use the peel (or a metal spatula) to slide the pizza from the stone onto your peel. You can then transfer the pizza to a plate or cutting board.

Can you cook pizza on baking tray?

Your pizza will need more baking time on a light-colored pan. If all you have is a light-colored baking sheet, you can absolutely use it to make pizza.

Is a pizza stone better than a baking sheet?

Compared to the metal of a baking sheet, the ceramic material of a pizza stone holds heat more evenly, and the porous surface draws water out of particularly wet areas of the dough as it cooks. Plus, when you preheat the stone, it gives the dough a strong burst of initial heat, puffing up the crust.

Can I use stainless steel as a pizza stone?

Get a ¼-inch-thick sheet of steel from a metal fabricator (Google a local one), have it cut to the size of your oven shelf and insert it in the rack closest to the broiler. Preheat the oven at its highest temperature for ½ hour, then turn on the broiler and slide your pizza onto the metal plate.

Comparison test: homemade pizza on stones, steel, baking sheet, parchment paper

Is it worth getting a pizza stone?

Pizza stones are absolutely worth it, more affordable than steels and easy to work with. If you clean them properly and are careful not to drop them, they'll also last you a long time. The only real downside is that they're a bit unwieldy, lugging one around your kitchen is no one's favourite task.

Can you make pizza on a cookie sheet?

Sheet pan pizza is a style of pizza where you make the dough in a sheet pan, instead of stretching it into a circle like our traditional Italian pizza dough. You can also skip using a pizza peel and stone, because you'll bake it right in the pan.

Can you cook pizza on parchment paper?

Yes, you can cook pizza on parchment paper. The paper can help you transfer the pizza to the oven and cook with no mess or sticking. The downside is that the pizza does not get quite as crisp as if put straight onto a pizza stone.

What kind of pan do you cook pizza in?

A pizza pan is usually a relatively thin, round pan made from traditional cookware materials like aluminum or aluminized steel. Essentially, it is like a round baking sheet, though some pizza pans are perforated. Pizza stones are thick slabs of metal or stone that conduct and retain more heat than regular pans.

How do you make a crispy pizza crust on a baking sheet?

Just flip the baking sheet upside down and place it on the lowest rack of your oven that you can. You're going to bake the pizza on top of the baking sheet that has been inverted. This is going to allow the pizza to get the necessary heat that you are looking for.

Can you cook pizza on parchment paper on a pizza stone?

To easily transfer pizza from a peel to a stone, simply form the dough on a piece of parchment paper and add toppings. Place the pizza (on parchment) on a peel and transfer to a hot stone. After baking 5–10 minutes, carefully pull out the parchment and finish baking the pizza on the stone.

Should you cook pizza on bottom rack?

The bottom oven rack is great for crust breads and pizzas…

baked goods that you want to intensely brown on the bottom. The top oven rack is great for things you'd like a crusty brown top on… things like pies and casseroles.

How hot should the oven be for a pizza stone?

For best results and for a crispy crust, pre-heat your Pizza Stone in the oven at 240°C / 475°F / Gas Mark 9 for 10 minutes. Do not flour the Pizza Stone (as the flour might burn) and place it on the lowest shelf of the oven.

Is Cast Iron good for pizza?

Preheating your pizza pan is the key to getting the delicious, crispy crust you know from the local pizzeria. Cast iron provides great heat retention for even cooking, and it heats up fast! A cast iron pizza pan will stay hot as you transfer the dough to the pan and prepare the pizza.

Does pizza dough stick to baking sheet?

Once you have your dough, place it in a baking pan. But before you do this, make sure you grease the pan. That's the best way to prevent the dough from burning or sticking to the pan once it's done cooking. You can use a tablespoon of oil to grease the pizza pan and prevent sticking.

Does pizza dough stick to baking paper?

My favorite method for shaping the pizza is to roll the dough onto a piece of parchment paper. The dough sticks to the parchment, making it easier to work with and easier to transfer into the oven. The pizza will release from the parchment during cooking and the parchment can be removed halfway through cooking.

Does parchment paper catch fire?

Oven-safe parchment paper may darken a bit in the oven, but it won't catch fire.

How do you cook a pizza in a metal pan?

What are pizza sheets?

Sheet pizza (also called sheet pan pizza) is any thin-crust style pizza baked on a baking sheet. It is typically rectangular (like the sheet), cut in square or rectangular slices, and served for a family meal or at an event with a large number of people.

Can I bake pizza in aluminum pan?

An aluminum pizza pan is ideal for preparing your favorite pizza, but the most important thing is to make sure that it's not too hot. If your pan is too hot, it will warp and crack. A heavier pan will keep its shape better and distribute heat evenly.

Can I use a piece of granite as a pizza stone?

To create a cooking stone from granite, we recommend using pieces that are 1 to 2 inches thick. As far as width and length, granite can be heavy, and when it's loaded with thick steaks, it can get even heavier.

Do pizza stones make better pizza?

When the pizza is placed on the stone the crust begins to cook immediately, mimicking the cooking style of a traditional brick oven. Using a pizza stone will ultimately give you faster cook times and far better crust.

How hot does baking steel get?

Floor Temperature

A stone in a 550° oven will stabilize at around 500 to 525°F, as you can see. The steel, on the other hand, stabilizes at around 450°F (though in some tests it peaked at closer to 500°F).