Blue iron rectangular pizza pan 30x23 cm

The Blue Iron Rectangular Pizza Pan is available in different sizes and designed to be used in ovens in both home and professional settings and not only for baking pizzas.

PADERNO IRON BAKING PAN: THE ADVANTAGES

Unlike nonstick Teflon oven pans, which begin to flake at too high temperatures, these resist over 200° C, and are therefore suitable for use even in wood-fired ovens where the temperature reaches 300° C.

Compared with aluminum pans, then, the pizza will not turn out white and mushy, but always colorful and fragrant, thanks to the better transmission of oven heat to the pan.

Unlike oven pans made of other materials, finally, once subjected to the initial 'burn' treatment, the Paderno Blue Iron Oven Pan will become perfectly nonstick, being able to inform pizza, bread or other dough-based foods without greasing the pan thanks to its excellent ability to conduct heat, heating first and evenly over the entire surface.

MAINTENANCE

The Blue Iron Rectangular Pizza Pan has the characteristic that, when subjected to temperatures around 300° C, it tends to 'board up' (warp), a condition that does not make it unusable, but not very 'pleasing' to the eye. This is a possibility concerning mainly professional settings, which can be remedied by placing it in the oven at 400° C with a weight on the surface on its shorter sides.

Since this is an empirical method, there is no guarantee that it will work all the time: for this reason, it is not recommended for those who are unwilling to accept possible deformation (possible even at temperatures below 300° C).

BURNING IN PREPARATION FOR FIRST USE

If the blue iron pizza oven pan is not 'burned' according to the directions given, it will remain porous and the pizza will stick to the pan.

Do not wash the pan with water before doing this treatment, even when the pan may have an oily surface, as the latter is caused by the protective oil used in production. In this case, before the treatment described above, bake the empty baking pan at 150 degrees for 30 minutes, take it out of the oven, let it cool, and wipe it internally and externally with kitchen paper; in this way, the protective oil is removed and the baking pan is smooth.

For iron pizza pan burning, keeping in mind that it is always a good idea to ventilate the room in which the treatment is carried out because of the possible formation of smoke, proceed as follows:

1. The new and unwashed pan should be greased both inside and outside, brushing on a very thin layer of olive (or seed) oil, without allowing patches or buildup to form; then bake it in an electric or gas oven for about twenty minutes, about ten in the case of a wood-burning oven. If using a home oven, place it on the rack and not on the baking sheet. Whichever type of oven you use, just watch for the oil smoke point to be reached.
2. Take the baking sheet out of the oven and let it cool for a couple of hours.
3. Grease the pan with oil again and bake it for the second time at the same temperature, again for about twenty minutes. It is possible to repeat the operation a third time.
4. Take out, let cool and clean the Paderno pizza oven pan with kitchen paper.

At the end of the treatment, you will get a pan covered with a dark patina, which will become hard and nonstick when cold.

Should the pizza dough stick to the baking sheet during baking, simply remove the dough residue and repeat the burning operation. It should be noted that if baked empty and at high temperatures, all blue iron pans tend to flex and board slightly; however, this is a momentary situation and therefore it is not recommended to place weights on them while burning.

DIFFERENCES FROM OTHER MATERIALS

Unlike nonstick Teflon baking pans, blue iron baking pans withstand temperatures above 300 degrees, even for a long time, and are therefore also suitable for use in wood-burning ovens. Teflon nonstick pans, if subjected to temperatures above 200 degrees for a long time, will in fact begin to flake, with the possibility of contaminating food with Teflon itself.

Unlike aluminum baking pans, with this blue iron pizza pan you do not then run the risk, when baking the pizza in the oven, that the pizza underneath will remain white and mushy; instead, it becomes colorful and fragrant, thanks to better transmission of the oven heat to the pan.

Unlike baking pans made from other materials, this type of pan, once it undergoes the initial 'burn' treatment, becomes perfectly nonstick, so that the pizza can be baked without the need to grease the pan, but by placing the dough directly on it.

Blue iron pans are particularly suitable for the preparation of bread, pizza and other dough-based foods because of their ability to conduct heat, heating earlier and evenly over the entire surface.

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE

Paderno's rectangular blue iron pizza pan should never be washed with water (in case it should be dried immediately and placed in the hot oven) but, after use, with kitchen paper and in case scraping the surface with a spatula (preferably made of high-strength polymer) so as to remove dough residues.

In case it is not used for a while, before putting it away, grease it with olive oil (or seeds) and wrap it in transparent kitchen foil, thus avoiding the possible appearance of rust.

NB: avoid contact with acidic agents and detergents, not to be used in leavening and freezing cells.

PLEASE NOTE.

Blue iron baking pans, when subjected to temperatures around 300°C, have a tendency to warp (board), a condition that does not make them unusable, but not very 'pleasing' to the eye. This condition, more than in home ovens, is likely to be realized in professional ovens.

One way to stabilize the pan, and thus curb the problem, is to place it in the oven at 400°C with a weight, such as tuff bricks or another material resistant to high temperature, on the shorter sides. In this way the metal undergoes a tempering process, becoming much more stable.

N.B. This is an empirical method, with no guarantee that it will always work, which is why we do not recommend it to those who are unwilling to accept the eventual deformation of the pan, which can occur even at temperatures below 300°C.

A round version of it is also available on RG Mania.