Kuchařka Baking with Steel

The recipes for flatbreads and pan pizzas finally got me using the steel every weekend, and the crust comes out with that charred, crackly bottom I could never get before. It’s honestly changed how I think about my oven entirely.

The photos alone walked me through getting a proper crust on my first try, and the section on preheating times saved me from three batches of burnt bottoms. If you've been winging it with a pizza stone, this book fills in every gap you didn't know you had.

The crust recipes actually taught me how to get that crackly, airy texture I’d only ever gotten from a wood-fired oven, and the steel’s heat retention makes the difference obvious right away. I’ve used it three times this week already, and my baguettes finally have that deep blistered bottom I’ve be