Baking Steel Modernist Cuisine Special Edition
Transform your oven into a pizza powerhouse with the Modernist Cuisine Special Edition Baking Steel.
Co-developed with the legendary team at Modernist Cuisine, this premium baking steel represents the pinnacle of home pizza-making technology. At 3/8" thick (50% thicker than standard baking steels), it delivers unmatched heat retention and blazing performance that recreates restaurant-quality results in your home oven.
Whether you're launching Neapolitan pies with leopard-spotted crusts, baking crusty sourdough with explosive oven spring, or searing the perfect steak, this steel transforms your oven, grill, or stovetop into a professional-grade cooking surface.
Product Specifications:
- Dimensions: 16" x 14" x 3/8" thick
- Weight: 22 pounds of solid carbon steel
- Material: Food-grade carbon steel, pre-seasoned with organic flaxseed oil
- Made in: USA
- Collaboration: Co-developed with Modernist Cuisine
Why the Modernist Cuisine Edition?
50% Thicker = Superior Performance At 3/8" thick (versus the standard 1/4"), this steel stores and radiates more heat, resulting in faster cooking times, better oven spring for bread, and crispier pizza crusts with authentic leopard spotting.
Modernist Cuisine Pedigree Developed in collaboration with the team behind the James Beard Award-winning Modernist Cuisine cookbook series the gold standard in culinary science and technique.
Maximum Versatility Works in ovens up to 550°F+, on gas and charcoal grills, and as a stovetop griddle on gas, electric, and induction cooktops.
What You Can Make:
Pizza: Neapolitan, New York-style, Detroit-style, grandma pies, and frozen pizza (upgraded) Bread: Sourdough, baguettes, focaccia, English muffins, bagels, no-knead bread Stovetop: Smashburgers, pancakes, quesadillas, grilled cheese, bacon, seared steaks Grill: Pizza, flatbreads, searing steaks and burgers, roasted vegetables
Care & Maintenance:
Cleaning: Let cool completely, then wipe with a damp cloth or sponge. For stuck-on food, use our Cleaning Bricks (pumice stone ) or a bench scraper. Mild soap is fine if needed.
Drying: Always dry thoroughly before storing to prevent surface rust.
Seasoning: Comes pre-seasoned and ready to use. Apply a light coat of oil after cleaning to maintain the nonstick patina. Re-season occasionally (1-2x per year) by applying oil and baking at 500°F for one hour.
Storage: Many customers leave their steel in the oven 24/7 as a heat stabilizer. Can also be stored in a cabinet or drawer when completely dry.
Why Carbon Steel?
Carbon steel conducts heat 20 times more effectively than ceramic pizza stones, resulting in:
- Faster cooking times (5-7 minutes vs 10-15 minutes)
- Better oven spring and crust development
- Crispier crusts with authentic char
- Virtually indestructible (won't crack like ceramic stones)
- Develops a natural nonstick patina over time
What's Included:
- 1x Modernist Cuisine Special Edition Baking Steel (16" x 14" x 3/8")
- Care instructions
- Access to free live online cooking classes
- Access to extensive recipe library
Shipping:
- Free shipping in the contiguous USA
- Ships within 1-2 business days
- International shipping available
The Modernist Cuisine Special Edition is for serious home cooks who demand professional results. Thicker, heavier, and engineered in collaboration with the world's leading culinary scientists.
We offer free shipping on all orders in the contiguous United States.
As part of Baking Steel's quality policy, customer satisfaction is essential to our business. We will do anything (well, almost) to ensure you are thrilled with your product. If you're not happy, neither are we!
For any item that is found defective, you have a 30-day period (from when the order was shipped) to contact us for a replacement. This return policy applies to any item that is found to be defective in material or workmanship when put to normal household use and cared for according to instructions.
As for refunds, you have 30-days from when the order was shipped to receive a full refund on eligible merchandise. Merchandise must be unused, in the condition it was received and in the original packaging. Custom size Baking Steels are not eligible for returns/refunds. If your return falls within 30 days from when the order was shipped, we will provide you with a prepaid label for return shipping.
*We do not offer returns, refunds or exchanges on custom Baking Steels or used products due to health and safety. Custom orders are final sale.
Please note: Minor imperfections, surface markings and slight color variations are normal result of our hand seasoning process and will not effect the performance of your Baking Steel. For the Baking Steel patinas, these surface blemishes, imperfections will become unnoticeable as the product seasons with use.
All of our steels are American made, and finished to the highest quality by expert craftsmen.
The #1 rated steel
We use high-quality, carefully crafted steel that is specially designed to retain heat and create restaurant results at home. All of our steels are made in America.
Founded from passion
It all started with a passion for making the perfect pizza at home. After launching Baking Steel on Kickstarter, we were overwhelmed by audience demand and the Baking Steel company began.
How it works
How to use a baking steelUse your oven, grill, or stove to preheat your steel before cooking.
Bake your foodPizza only takes minutes on a Baking Steel.
Make cleanup easyImpress friends and family with restaurant quality pizza, made at home in just a few minutes.
