American Metalcraft 18712 Pizza Screen, 12" Length, 12" Width, Silver

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Yes. This. I was a bit skeptical at first because it felt kind of flimsy, like should be used in an Easy bake oven but I was wrong, wrong, wrong. Pizza came out ridiculously crispy. I sprayed the screen (not sure if that’s a no-no) but I’m still here so you do you! Price was great especially for the quality of the pizza. Would definitely recommend!

And we😊don’t want to contaminate Repeat buy of this item. The first has lasted for years. Great for anything you want cooked/crisped on all sides. It doesn’t get sparking clean anymore, but it works just fine. Bought this one because our granddaughter has Celiac disease and we don’t want to contaminate her food.

The large rectangular grates perfectly fill up one rack on a standard oven. The round ones are obviously pizza size, but the uses for these can extend far beyond pizza. If you are going to take my advice on using these, then I highly suggest you also pick up a roll of silicone oven liner to catch any debris or drippings (https://www.amazon.com/Nonstick-Bottom-Electric-Toaster-Microwave/dp/B07QPTTH8Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=silicone+oven+sheets&qid=1609770857&sr=8-5).So we have used the round grates for years, sometimes for homemade or frozen pizza, but one day I figured out that these allow you to bake French fries about as can be. Yes there are now air fryers, but there simply is t enough capacity unless you are cooking for yourself. If you place one oven rack on the lowest position and put the silicon oven mat on that, the other rack in the position just above center of the oven, and preheat to 425 (if you have convection use it, if not don’t worry about it they will still be great fries). Over a sink load the grate up with fries, single thickness and avoid clumping together. Close the oven and set the timer (as instructed on package usually 22-24 minutes). Leave them alone, don’t open the oven and let the hot air out. When the oven timer goes off, pull the fries out. Your fries will be as crispy as they would fried in grease. Some fries work better than others, and convection will work a little faster and truly emulate the fried texture. Put fries in a bowl and season with kosher salt, season salt, old bay, barbeque shake, or whatever else you can come up with. No fries aren’t the healthiest food, but when you want them there is no better way to make them.As I said earlier, the circles are good, but the large rectangular grate is better. You can still cook a pizza on it, but you maximize your cooking area. Likewise using 2 circular grates on two different racks can be done, but you need to swap the trays positions several times so cooking will be even.We have cooked fries, chicken tenders, fried cheese, battered fish, and many other frozen fried foods and never had a problem. I will say that that especially if you are doing battered fish or fried cheese the silicone sheet below is almost a must.Making pizza, roll your dough out on a piece of oven safe parchment paper, transfer doe and parchment to the grate and cook. You really will start to have that feeling of satisfaction where there used to be settling for what you could do at home.Finding these rectangular racks was a dream during covid with both sons home. When I didn’t have any ideas I could make chicken tenders and fries for them and a fried chicken salad for my wife and I.Give these a try, you won’t regret it and the next time you have a French fry craving you will be glad there is a choice between no fries and 500+ calories of the fried variety.

I liked this product was good for getting the bottom crispy but don't like how after washing it it turned a different color.

The media could not be loaded. I bought 3x of these pans as I regularly do pizza parties and the oven I have has a very small opening to slide pizzas in and out, resulting in major issues if the pizza is heavily topped. I got it on sale and now see why, ha.I saw online someone using parchment paper so that was my immediate fix, but toxic, and not ideal long termAfter doing a bunch of research I decided a pizza screen would be my best bet. I purchased these because they were affordable and had very fast shipping. They came next day, looked good quality.I seasoned the screens 2 ways, first being in the pizza oven which took a very long time. But worked! Attached is my video of the test pizza before I proceeded with the other screensThe other 2 I seasoned in the oven, resulting in my smoke detectors going off but was more efficient and easierI scrubbed and dried the screens thoroughly.I used a brush to LIGHTLY oil before each round of seasoning, did 3 rounds of 500 degrees for 40 minutes, and let cool completely between roundsNO sticky residue left after the final seasoning, and I used a very light brushing of oil and dusting of screen with semolina before my first test pizza which was an 80% hydration dough (I wanted to be SURE these worked before my next party, typically I use a 70% dough)Worked great, will never worry about ruining a pizza again.DONT purchase, imo, unless you’re willing to do the above.

It's not a smooth mesh. Pizza can sink through or get stuck. It's rigid. Not bad. But if you have raw dough it might not come off.

I have been making my own pizza for many years. Used pans, pizza stone and grill. This screen is by far the best yet! It made a perfect crust! Just make sure you season it prior to use. I covered it with oil then placed it in my gas grill for 30 minutes. Great price and sturdy.

Great products, could not find this size in any store so I ordered two from Amazon. Very happy to have them. Better than putting Pizza in a flat pan. Pizzas cook quicker using this item.