Customer Reviews for VEVOR Baking Steel Pizza, Rectangle Steel Pizza Stone, 14" x 20" Steel Pizza Plate, 0.4"Thick Steel Pizza Pan, High-Performance Pizza Steel for Oven, Baking Surface for Oven Cooking and Baking

I bought the large size (20" x 14") and I must say, this is one heavy piece of steel. It's massive. Almost 1/2" thick. And it weighs in the order of 30 lb. Must have been cut from the side of a battleship. This is a baking steel that is not really meant to be moved in and out of a hot oven with every meal. Instead, I use it to bake sourdough--works perfectly. It retains heat for hours, doesn't warp, and is as sturdy as it seems. As the product description clearly states, the steel comes coated with a thick protective oil on the bottom (or non-cooking) side which needs to be washed off with warm water, soap, and a steel wool pad. It took some muscle but I got most of it off before I put it into a 500˚F oven for a couple of hours. Needless to say, you only cook on the clean, shiny side. The bottom side should remain down and not used for food. While the bottom side retains some staining from the protective oil, who cares? It's facing down anyway, away from view, and you never cook on it. So complaints about the ugly brown oil or staining are clearly from people who failed to read the product description. The steel is amazing and perfect for all baking needs.

The initial cleaning process is the key. Wash, rinse, wash rinse...Make sure the initial residue is gone and place in oven 375 to 400F for a few hours with oven vent on high.Hardly any smokey smell during the burnout.

The product retains heat amazingly well after I turn my oven off.

Be aware of the weight of the steel plate, around 30 lbs. plus the weight of your pizza. Bending at the waist to place the steel into and remove from a 400+ degree oven could be difficult and/or dangerous for some cooks.

Used it to make a New York style pizza from a gluten free recipe. The pizza came out awesome. Tried using a stone before with poor cooking results. You just need to let the steel preheat to have the best results. Only thing troubling is the pizza cutter was smashed during shipping due to the weight of the steel. To me not a big deal, love the way it cooks.

After cleaning the anti corrosion material off of the plate and seasoning it in a hot oven, I used it for baking bread. It works wonderfully! I chose steel over stone due to durability. Stone can break if dropped or cooled to quickly. Easy to clean but it is a little heavy. Would buy again!

I ordered 2 of these steels. Both packages came in severely damaged but the steels seemed to be ok. The back was covered with the baked on brown glue or oil (probably toxic) that seemed impossible to clean off. I turned them face down on my counter and soaked the glue in warm water and Comet for 15 minutes and then hit the comet with a scouring pad. It started to come off well but still had a lot. I then took fine sand paper and wet sanded it the rest. It came off easier than I thought it would. Two sheets took me about 45-60 minutes. Besides this they seem of high quality and I look forward to using them

This really made a difference in my pizza. The bottom got crispy. I love it. It really heavy though so plan on it staying in your oven

PEOPLE MAY BE CONFUSED THAT THIS IS MADE OF STONE BECAUSE IT IS CALLED A "PIZZA STONE". IT IS MADE OF STEEL. I HAVE TWO OTHER OVEN STEELS ALREADY BUT THEY ARE SO BIG. THIS IS LIGHTER TO CARRY FROM STORAGE TO OVEN. DON'T GET DISAPPOINTED BY WHAT I SAY, THIS STEEL IS PLENTY BIG ENOUGH FOR BREAD, PIZZA, TWO SMALL PIZZA'S, TWO LOAVES OF BREAD. MY SOURDOUGH WAS FABULOUS YESTERDAY. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE PURCHASE THIS STEEL. FOR A BAKER FRIEND, MOM, AND ESPECIALLY YOURSELF. IT CAME SAFELY PACKAGED, AND ON TIME.

The reviewers that complain about a sticky residue are 100% accurate. It's a little difficult to clean, I used Green Goblin orange oil for the bulk of it, but did resort to using a small Black & Decker Mouse sander for the real tenacious bit. It's possible it may have gone easier using denatured alcohol or maybe acetone but I didn't have any available. Cleaning it was an ordeal...but I'm still glad I bought it.My pizzas have never been more authentic and its cut the baking time in half. I've started experimenting with bread and other baked goods with outstanding results. I've seen similar steel baking plates going for significantly more money...so I guess the elbow grease required to prepare it is the price you pay to get it 25%-35% cheaper than the next best competitor. Gave it 5stars because it works as advertised but considered going with 4 due to the initial cleaning requirement.