350 x 350 x 5mm Baking Steel | Sourdough, Bread & Pizza Steel

35cm x 35cm x 0.5cm Heavy Duty Baking Steel Heavy-duty baking steel for sourdough, artisan bread and pizza. Bring professional-style baking performance to your home oven with our 5mm thick mild steel baking steel, proudly made in Australia from Australian steel. At 350 x 350mm and approximately 5kg, this is a substantial baking surface designed to absorb, hold and deliver intense heat directly to your dough. Whether you're baking sourdough, artisan bread or pizza, the baking steel provides a powerful, consistent heat source to help achieve better oven spring, beautifully developed crusts and crisp, golden bases. Why Bake on Steel? Steel is an excellent conductor of heat, allowing energy stored in the baking surface to be transferred rapidly into your dough. The result is a powerful burst of heat when your dough hits the steel — helping encourage rapid oven spring and strong crust development for sourdough and artisan breads, while producing a crisp, well-browned base on pizza. Simplify your bread baking: No need to handle a hot Dutch oven or risk burns. The baking steel makes it easy to bake multiple loaves at once or back-to-back batches, depending on the size of your oven. To generate steam, simply place an oven-safe tray or pan with boiling water on the bottom rack just before baking. The water will mostly evaporate during the first 20 minutes, so by the time you’re ready to remove the water tray to finish crisping the crust, there should be little or no water remaining. The Benefits Excellent heat retention – 5mm thick steel stores a substantial amount of heat. Fast, direct heat transfer – Delivers intense heat directly to the base of your dough. Great for sourdough – Helps encourage strong oven spring and a well-developed crust. Crisp pizza bases – High, direct heat helps create a crisp, golden base. Heavy-duty 5mm construction – Solid steel built for high-temperature baking. Large 350 x 350mm surface – Ideal for loaves, pizzas and other home baking. No fragile coating – A simple, durable steel surface designed to last. Australian steel, Australian made – Proudly manufactured in Australia. Make Open-Bake Sourdough Easy A baking steel makes open baking in your home oven simple. Place your shaped dough directly onto the preheated steel, score it and watch as the heat goes to work. The intense heat from below helps the dough spring rapidly in the first stages of baking, giving you a front-row view of your loaf as it expands and develops its crust. For even easier handling, you can place your dough on baking paper before transferring it to the steel. This makes loading your loaf into the oven simple and helps keep the baking surface clean. Ideal for Pizza & Artisan Baking Once fully preheated, the steel stores a significant amount of heat and provides a powerful baking surface for pizza. The direct heat helps rapidly cook the base, giving you the crisp, golden underside that can be difficult to achieve on a conventional oven tray. Perfect for a wide range of baking, including: Sourdough Artisan bread Pizza Focaccia Flatbreads Rolls and other baked goods Simple to Maintain & Store This baking steel is supplied unseasoned. Before first use, simply apply a very light coating of cooking oil over the surface using a paper towel, then place it in a hot oven to season. After baking, allow the steel to cool before wiping or brushing away any crumbs and residue. Baking paper can also be used underneath your dough for easy clean-up. Keep the steel dry between uses and lightly oil when needed to help protect the surface from rust. The baking steel can also be left in your oven between uses, helping provide more even heat distribution and improved heat retention while baking. Specifications Material: Mild Steel Thickness: 5mm Dimensions: 350 x 350mm Weight: Approximately 5kg Finish: Unseasoned mild steel Made from: Australian steel Manufactured: Australia Suitable for: Sourdough, artisan bread, pizza, focaccia and general oven baking *Please Note: As these are laser-cut from mill finish steel, some minor surface marks and imperfections may be present.* Heavy-Duty Steel. Serious Heat. Better Baking.