Re:Americans Love Ordering Pizza on Facebook
by ghaff on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @11:18AM
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Some of the other flatbreads/Naan breads available in many supermarkets work well also. I tend do thin/crispy crusts anyway so these plus a pizza stone work pretty well for me. Working with pizza dough was always the "step too far" for making my own pizza but now I find it's pretty straightforward.
Re:Americans Love Ordering Pizza on Facebook
by Alupis on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @12:13PM
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> Some of the other flatbreads/Naan breads available in many supermarkets work well also
Naan breads are great for "personal sized" pizzas, especially the garlic Naan breads!
Re:Americans Love Ordering Pizza on Facebook
by wastedhours on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @11:10AM
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I'd also say you can mitigate some of the temperature differential by making sure you have a pre-heated surface in the oven. An upturned (perforated or not) baking sheet in an as-hot-as-it-can-go oven for an hour or so makes a decently hot base for the crust.
Re:Americans Love Ordering Pizza on Facebook
by pat2man on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @11:28AM
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You can also make a great pizza in a cast iron skillet. It will hold a lot more heat than a baking sheet and gets your dough pretty crispy.
Re:Americans Love Ordering Pizza on Facebook
by Alupis on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @11:13AM
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> An upturned (perforated or not) baking sheet in an as-hot-as-it-can-go
Or a pizza stone if you have one (they're fairly inexpensive usually).
But a pizza stone is a single-tasker kitchen gadget (thanks Alton), where-as the baking sheet is a multi-tasker with more utility.
Both will do wonders for getting a more crispy crust!
Re:Americans Love Ordering Pizza on Facebook
by stinky613 on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @11:27AM
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Pizza stones aren't just for cooking pizzas on. They help you maintain your oven temperature[1].
Also, IIRC, Alton Brown does use a pizza stone, but he recommends buying unglazed ceramic floor tiles as an alternative.
[1]https://www.cookingforgeeks.com/blog/posts/the-two-things-yo...
The better your crust, the better the pizza, but heck, even using pre-made Boboli pizza crust can yield a good tasting home-made pizza.
Although, I'd certainly recommend getting some dough from your local grocery store and throwing it yourself... it's a skill that's surprisingly satisfying to learn and to get good at, plus it makes the entire experience a ton more fun and enjoyable (and it'll impress guests as well)!
Pizza is very easy to make, and can be a lot of fun!