American Metalcraft Pizza Pans & Screens

American Metalcraft pizza pans and pizza screens accommodate a wide variety of pizza styles and sizes during baking, with options ranging from deep dish pans to flat mesh screens for crispier crusts.
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American Metalcraft Pizza Screens: What You Need to Know

Whether your operation cooks pizzas in traditional, wood-fired ovens, or sends them through conveyor ovens in high volumes, an American Metalcraft pizza screen or pan holds your pies as they bake. These pans and screens typically are made of aluminum. American Metalcraft hard-coat pizza pans include an anodized layer for fast baking and reduced corrosion. Pans made of steel with tin plating also are available.

American Metalcraft deep-dish pizza pans are designed to cook regional pizza styles popular in Detroit and Chicago. These pans may have tapered sides for a curved crust and easy stacking, or straight sides for a more compact crust that holds toppings to the edge. Flat pizza pans may include wide or slanted, coupe-style rims. Perforated pans and mesh screens offer varying levels of increased airflow to create crispy crusts.

American Metalcraft pizza pans range in size from about 6 to 29 inches in diameter for circular pans. Square and rectangular pans and screens range from about 6 inches long and wide to as much as 24 inches long and 16 inches wide. American Metalcraft deep-dish pizza pans have sides that typically stand 1 to 2 inches high.

Common Questions About American Metalcraft Pizza Pans

How are American Metalcraft pizza pans and screens different?

Pizza pans are made of solid material for thick, bready pizzas. They're available with perforated holes for increased crispiness. For even greater airflow than American Metalcraft perforated disks, choose American Metalcraft mesh pizza pans made of woven aluminum mesh for crispy, thin-crust pizzas.

What other foods can these hold?

Aside from pizza, operators may choose to use pizza screens for airflow while cooking other flatbreads and sandwiches. Deep-dish pizza pans offer an option for baking wings.

How do I clean these products?

Never put your American Metalcraft pizza pan or screen in the dishwasher. Use a mild detergent, preferably one made for aluminum if applicable, to handwash your pan or screen. Pat the pan dry and heat it to cooking temperature. Apply oil or another release agent, and store in a pizza screen rack. To avoid rusting of tin pans, don't refrigerate or soak them in water. Leaving unseasoned tin pans in damp environments can lead to rusting.

ow do you season a pizza pan?

American Metalcraft pizza pans should be seasoned before use with a release agent or oil. Wash the pan and then wipe oil on it, leaving it to soak for 30 minutes. Bake the screen or pan at regular times and temperatures and then wipe it with a cloth. Tin pans should be baked to a golden or dark brown and may require this process to be repeated several times initially before use. Adding oil before each use will maintain the pan's resistance against sticking.

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