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What Is Pizza Screen & Baking Mesh Tray Used For?

A round seamless expanded aluminum pizza screen with a baked pizza on top coming out of a conveyor oven in a pizzeria

Application guide for Pizza Screen & Baking Mesh Tray to NSF/ANSI 2 food equipment. The core duty of the type is baking pizza and flatbread with a crisp, evenly browned base on open mesh discs that let hot air reach the underside of the dough in conveyor and deck ovens. The typical industries, the how-to-specify checklist, handling practice and the exclusion cases are set out below.

Typical Applications for Pizza Screen & Baking Mesh Tray

Where Pizza Screen & Baking Mesh Tray is specified and bought:

  • Pizzerias & QSR chains: conveyor-oven pizza screens in every size on the menu.
  • Frozen & par-baked pizza plants: screens on bake lines before freezing.
  • Bakeries: flatbread, focaccia and naan baking.
  • Home & retail bakeware: oven screens for crisp home-baked pizza.

How to Specify Pizza Screen & Baking Mesh Tray for Your Application

  • Diameter: Order to the menu sizes (10–16 in) so dough is not overhanging the rim.
  • Construction: Seamless expanded aluminum heats fastest; woven SS304 is more durable in high-volume kitchens.
  • Rim: Rolled or welded rim stiff enough for peel and conveyor handling.
  • Standard: Quote NSF/ANSI 2 food equipment and the size designation from the table on the product page, plus any value you changed in the technical drawing.

Handling & Installation Practice

  • Season aluminum screens with a light oil bake before first use so dough releases cleanly.
  • Wipe or brush clean while warm — soaking strips the seasoning.

Common Selection Mistakes with Pizza Screen & Baking Mesh Tray

  • Using unseasoned screens, so dough sticks and tears.
  • Stacking hot screens, which bends the rims out of round.

Where Pizza Screen & Baking Mesh Tray Is Not the Right Choice

Not designed for very wet or Neapolitan-style doughs that are baked directly on stone.

If This Construction Is Not the Right Fit

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Technical Drawing

Customize the parameters below — every spec field is editable, and the drawing redraws to match the values you choose. Changing the size will snap the other fields to that size's standard values; you can then override any individual value.

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Dimensions & Specifications (NSF/ANSI 2 food equipment)

SizeDiameter (mm)ConstructionRimMaterial
10 in254Expanded seamlessRolled rimAluminum
12 in305Expanded seamlessRolled rimAluminum
16 in406Expanded seamlessRolled rimAluminum
14 in SS356Woven 8-meshWelded rimSS304

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Pizza Screen & Baking Mesh Tray used for?

Baking pizza and flatbread with a crisp, evenly browned base on open mesh discs that let hot air reach the underside of the dough in conveyor and deck ovens.

Why bake pizza on a screen?

Hot air reaches the base through the mesh, giving a crisp crust in conveyor ovens.

Aluminum or stainless pizza screens?

Aluminum heats faster and is lighter; stainless lasts longer under heavy use.

Do pizza screens need seasoning?

Aluminum screens should be seasoned with a thin oil bake before first use.

Can I get a quote for Pizza Screen & Baking Mesh Tray to my own drawing?

Yes. Set the size and any custom value in the technical drawing on the product page and send it with the quote form; we reply within one business day.