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work in two ways: They're an alternative to your baking stone, and they can also be used at the same time as a baking stone. Steels are great for pizza, bread, pastries or any other baked goods. They eliminate hot spots while cooking, and produce uniformly browned crust. Two suggested methods for cooking with a pizza steel are: Steel and stone: Place a plate with pizza on it on the bottom oven rack while positioning a pizza stone on the top rack a few inches above to achieve perfectly crisp crust. Radiant heat from the stone will help to brown the top crust and cook the toppings like the elevated ambient heat of a pizza oven. Steel and broiler: Place pizza steel on a rack positioned directly below the broiler of your oven. The pizza steel will achieve a perfectly crisp crust, while direct heat from the broiler will brown the top crust and cook the toppings. A is optimal because metal conducts heat better than stone and it stores more heat than stone - both key characteristics in creating a pizza that cooks up light and crisp. In a 500 DegreeF oven, a will stabilize at around 450 DegreeF due to the steel's radiative properties. It gives constant heat even as it absorbs it. That means it stabilizes at a temperature that's slightly cooler than the air around it. Even though a steel is cooler than a stone, it's better at transferring energy to food placed on top of it. HOW TO USE Pre-heat the in the oven for 45 minutes to one hour. Place uncooked pizza in the middle of the and proceed to cook your pizza according to the instructions of your pizza recipe. For best results, we recommend that you pre-heat your oven and steel at 500-550F, then cook your pizza for about eight minutes. CARE Do not use soap to clean. Washing with soap will require the steel to be reasoned. Occasionally rub oil on steel to maintain seasoning. CAUTION Steel plate will get hot. Use oven mitt or glove when handling.