Baking Steel
Last verified: April 2026
Read our full verification: Is Baking Steel Made in USA?Verification Summary
American Score
Manufacturing Location
Hanover, MA
Headquarters
Hanover, MA
Founded
2012
Products Verified
1 product
Evidence Breakdown
Factory Location Specificity
Specific factory city identified
Website Claim
Brand website explicitly claims Made in USA
Manufacturing History
Established USA manufacturer
Known Overseas Production
No known overseas production
Verification Notes
Pizza/baking steel brand invented in 2012 by Andris Lagsdin, fabricated at his family's Stoughton Steel Company in Hanover, MA; spun off as an independent company in 2018. Website states the Baking Steel Original is 'still fabricated at Stoughton Steel in Hanover, MA.'
Last verified: April 2026
Manufacturing Profile
Baking Steel manufactures at a specific factory location in Hanover, MA. Founded in 2012. Our 1 verified Baking Steel listing sits in home & kitchen.
Verification tier
89% average
High — strong brand-level and product-level evidence
Factory evidence
Specific city
Hanover, MA
Catalog breadth
1 product
1 category
How we verified Baking Steel
Most recent check: Oct 11, 2026
From the brand's website
US-manufacturing statement found on bakingsteel.com · checked Sep 20, 2026
Amazon listings
We read the live Amazon listing for 1 of the 1 Baking Steel product on this page (most recently Oct 11, 2026). None of them states where the product is made, so these products rely on the brand-level evidence above.
Removed products
We have removed 1 Baking Steel product from this site after finding it was not made in the USA. Only the products below remain listed.
These checks are run by our software on a schedule: brand websites are re-read about every three weeks, Amazon listings weekly, and news is scanned monthly. Every flag is checked against its original source before anything on this page changes. How the American Score works.
Baking Steel has been manufacturing products in Hanover, MA since 2012. We carry 1 verified American-made Baking Steel product.
Heritage & History
In 2012, Andris Lagsdin, who had worked in professional kitchens alongside chefs including Todd English, read a line in Nathan Myhrvold's Modernist Cuisine stating that steel conducts heat better than stone. He tested a slab from his father's business, Stoughton Steel Company, in his home oven and found it produced a pizzeria-quality crust, leading him to launch the Baking Steel Original on Kickstarter later that year.
Food writer Kenji Lopez-Alt tested an early Baking Steel and wrote about it on Serious Eats, driving traffic to the campaign and helping launch the product nationally; coverage in Bon Appetit, the Wall Street Journal, and Food & Wine followed in 2013. The company added a Griddle in 2015 and, in 2018, Lagsdin spun Baking Steel off from the family steel business to become its own independent company.
Made in Hanover, Massachusetts
The Baking Steel Original is still fabricated at Stoughton Steel in Hanover, Massachusetts, the same family steel business where the product originated in 2012. The company states, "That slab became the Baking Steel Original. The same one we make today, still fabricated at Stoughton Steel in Hanover, MA."
Although Baking Steel became its own independent company in 2018, it kept its manufacturing rooted in the family steel shop where the idea began, continuing to fabricate its steels in Hanover, MA.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Baking Steel made in the USA?
Yes. Baking Steel manufactures 1 verified product in Hanover, MA. Baking Steel is a pizza and baking steel brand invented in 2012 by Andris Lagsdin, still fabricated at his family's Stoughton Steel Company in Hanover, Massachusetts.
Where is Baking Steel manufactured?
Baking Steel is headquartered in Hanover, MA. Manufacturing takes place in Hanover, MA.
What Baking Steel products can I buy?
We carry 1 verified Baking Steel product across Home & Kitchen. Every listing links directly to a trusted online store with verified American manufacturing.
When was Baking Steel founded?
Baking Steel was founded in 2012. Baking Steel is a pizza and baking steel brand invented in 2012 by Andris Lagsdin, still fabricated at his family's Stoughton Steel Company in Hanover, Massachusetts.
Where can I buy Baking Steel products?
Every Baking Steel product listed here links to a trusted online store — a major retailer or the brand's own shop — where you can purchase directly.
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