Chicago Metallic Commercial Pizza Crisper
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Chicago MetallicBrand: Chicago Metallic
Model: 77014
Product features:
- Perfect for frozen, leftover, or homemade pizza
- Measures 14-Inch diameter
- Heavy-gauge, aluminized steel crisper
- Safe to use in dishwasher
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Chicago Metallic Commercial Pizza Crisper
Customer Review: An easy-to-use alternative to a traditional pizza stone
Summary: 4 Stars
The Chicago Metallic Pizza Crisper is a commercial-grade sheet metal pan that's perforated with 1/4" holes across its surface. The holes provide air circulation that helps cook a pizza crust evenly from center to edge. Without this ventilation - if you use a standard cookie sheet, for example - your pizza crust will cook crisp on the edge but remain underdone in the center.
A more common way to evenly bake a pizza crust is with a porous baking stone, such as 1 2 or 3. These will produce excellent results, but are more difficult to manage in the kitchen than a crisper pan. In particular, after building your pizza it can be tricky to transfer it to a preheated stone. Removing the pizza after it's cooked can also be difficult. The best answer for working with baking stones is to use a peel, such as 1 or 2, for inserting and removing pizzas from the oven. The downside for many kitchens is storage - where do you put the inch-thick stone and unwieldy peel? And that's after you let the stone cool so it can be washed.
A pizza crisper pan may not create the exact same result as a baking stone, but it does evenly bake a pizza crust. Add to that the crisper's low cost, ease of use, and small storage needs, and you have a viable alternative to a baking stone for many home pizza makers. This model is uncoated and we've found it works well with pre-made crusts (such as Boboli) or fresh dough. We flour-dust fresh dough on a cookie sheet, transfer the pizza to the pan, then wipe the bottom of the pan to remove any flour that's fallen through the holes. A non-stick version of the crisper pan is also available, though households with pet birds must avoid overheating PTFE non-stick cookware, as it is a reported source of avian death. [©2009 hyperbolium dot com]
Description of Chicago Metallic Commercial Pizza Crisper
Chicago Metallic 77014 Commercial Pizza CrisperWhatever kind of pizza you're making, or if you're just reheating leftovers, you can rely on this perforated crisper to get your pie crunchy and evenly browned. Once available only to commercial kitchens, this pizza crisper is made of professional-weight aluminized steel, so it won't warp under intense heat but will provide fast and even heat distribution. Small holes in the bottom of the crisper allow air to circulate freely, so crust and toppings bake evenly without your having to turn the crisper during baking. Cooks unaccustomed to aluminized steel should pay close attention to bake times at first since foods will bake more quickly. The crisper will gradually darken with use, speeding up cooking time and requiring lower oven temperatures.
The traditional uncoated surface of the crisper makes it extra rugged and a great conductor of heat, but this does mean butter, oil, or parchment paper should be used to prevent foods from sticking. Greasing or lining the pan also aids in cleanup since it can go from oven to dishwasher with no scrubbing in between. --Emily Wolf
Baking
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