Pizza with chorizo

Why you should use a pizza steel for your homemade chorizo ​​pizza

If you want to take your homemade pizza to the next level, a pizza steel is one of the best investments you can make. In this recipe for chorizo ​​pizza, we'll see exactly why.a good pizza steelis the key to getting the crispy bottom and restaurant-like result that many dream of.

A pizza steel is made of solid steel and has an extremely high thermal conductivity. This means that it quickly absorbs and distributes the heat in the oven – and retains it. When you bake pizza on a preheated pizza steel, you get a very high heat directly under the dough, which gives a significantly crispier bottom than when using a regular baking sheet or pizza stone.

For pizza with chorizo, this is especially important because the chorizo ​​releases some fat during baking. Using a pizza steel ensures that the excess fat does not make the base soft – on the contrary, the base caramelizes quickly and becomes wonderfully crispy and slightly golden.

Combine the pizza steel with a cold-risen dough and high oven temperature, and you're well on your way to pizza experiences that can rival both the pizzeria and the pizza oven. Once you've tried baking with steel, you'll notice a clear difference in both the texture of the base and the baking time – the pizza will be done faster, crispier and more evenly baked.

At Qookware, we recommend pizza steel as the ideal solution for those of you who bake pizza in a regular oven – but want the best possible result. It requires no special technique, just preheating and good equipment. And it also works great for bread, flatbread and pita bread.