Grilling pizza

[pike79]

I was wondering if anyone had any expirience grilling take and bake pizzas on charcoal grills? I would be using a 22 in. Weber. Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated, thank you.

[nofishfisherman]

I grill pizzas all the time but never take and back.

When I grill pizza I grill the crust first without toppings for a minute or two (maybe longer depends on dough I'm using). Then i flip the crust and add the toppings.

Not sure how it will work with take and bake though. One issue to think about is how will you get it on and off the grill. I have a large metal pizza flipper thing-a-ma-bob that works great. Without that it woud be tough getting int on and off in one piece.

[Getanet]

My buddy grills frozen pizzas on his Weber all the time. It's a great way to make the cheapest frozen pizza taste a lot better.

I've never done it myself, but I know he has the big Weber charcoal grill, puts a ring of hot coals on the outside, and puts the frozen pizza in the center with the lid on. You have to keep an eye on it though.

[pike79]

Is it better to use a pizza stone or put it directly on the grill?

[fivebucks]

We grill pizza all the time also. We buy one of those Boboli crusts and put it in tin foil. We add our toppings and put on the grill in-direct heat with the foil tented mostly over the pizza. Towards the end we fold down the foil to brown the cheese better. We do put some olive oil down on the foil first. MMMmmmmm.

[Moose]

If your talking about PAPA Ms I tried it once and it didn't work so well. There are directions but the crust wanted to burn before the rest was warm. Has something to do with the tray I believe.

[muskiemanAD]

I have struggled with Papa take n bake too. Outside crust was done well before middle of pizza was cooked...

[Leaky]

Do you guys that have had problems with the premades know what your grill temp was? I'd love to try this on my Weber Gas, but its the smaller two burner. No way to do indirect with that. But I can control the temp pretty good. Papa Murphy's may not be my #1 favorite pizza,(that would go to Broadway or Chanticlear), but I think they are one of the best taste/value deals around. We've ate plenty of them and would love to try one on the grill.

[Dark Cloud]

I do premade crust pizzas all the time on my gass grill. Main issue i'll run into is the bottoms done before the cheese is melted(I dont bother trying to get browned cheese)

Warm ingredients and a med temp grill gets things done.

I really like the pre-made Naan flatbread type thingys for pizzas...

[fowldreams]

As far as take and bake. Papa Murhpy now has a aluminum grill pan available just for these applications.

[bcorradi]

I have never tried take n bake pizzas on our weber charcoal grill, but we have done homemade pizzas quite often and it works real well. We cook the pizza on a stone (one made in france that takes heat up to 750 degrees) using direct heat with charcoal and a touch of hickory chunks to bring up the temp a bit more. Our stone temp is around 550 degrees when we put our pizza with toppings on it. The pizzas only take a tad under 10 minutes to cook and we are able to get a nice brown crust along with browned cheese. We keep the cover on the grill throughout the cooking time.

[Hillbiehle]

I do Papa Murphy's Pizza on my egg style grill all the time. They taste wonderful and would be good as a trial run for making your own. Two things I suggest. Double up the pizza stone/heat deflector by stacking on top of each other and be sure the stone is preheated along with grill (otherwise stone will not allow even cooking in the center). I baked at 10 degrees less than the recommended 425 and cook for about the same time as recommended. You will be very happy with the results and will allow you to work the bugs out prior to making your own.

PS: I use the traditional pan that comes with the pizza just as you would use in a normal oven and it works just fine...(actually better)

[MontanaMax]

Perfect pizza can be had with a good, cast iron pizza pan. We have the quisenart pan and it is exceptional. You have to pre heat the pan for 5-10 minutes, and when cooking keep the lid closed to bake from the top as well. The slits in the pan allow for crispiness which we prefer. Only caution is that this method requires more care with loaded pizzas and thicker crusts. Here's what the quisenart looks like.

http://www.bing.com/shopping/cuisinart-p...l&FORM=HURE

[pikechaser]

"pampered chef" makes a pan speciffically for it....Never actually seen or tried thou

[kingkobbla]

papa murphys on a pizza stone on the gas grill is how i do it. pretty easy and tastes good

[Leaky]

Yesterday I threw a frozen Schawn's Chicken Gariic flatbread on the grill. As per directions, I double wrapped tin foil underneath and up the sides. It fit perfect on the indirect side of the grill and turned out great (For a frozen pizza).

[pike79]

I grilled two pizzas today the first one was with a pre-made crust put a stone on the grill. Turned out good so my wife mixed up some pizza dough while the grill and stone was still hot and made a cheese pizza with smoked guda and roasted garlic jack cheese with fresh basil.They both turned out great thanks for all the input it helped out.

[KEN W]

I use one of these.....http://www.redskygrilling.com/

It's made for a Weber but works fine on my gas grill.If making a frozen one,you have to let it thaw out first.Thin crust works the best.

Preheat the stone by turing on all burners for 10 minutes.Then turn 2 off and put the pizza over the 2 not on.Rotate the pizza after 5 minutes of so.Another 5 and it should be ready to eat.

[Dark Cloud]

Made my favorite grilled pizza tonight...

A local store sells Naan flatbread, 2 per package. Perfect amount for the wife and I

One gets homemade salsa smeared all over it, the other gets an oil and garlic mixture. Both get a little cheddar, fresh mozzerella, and some parmesian... Medium temp, top rack, keep an eye on it - burns quick...

[OnAFly]

I love naan. I just with 2 pieces didn't cost as much as a loaf of bread.

[bobbymalone]

I love naan. I just with 2 pieces didn't cost as much as a loaf of bread.

The stuff costs pennies if you make it at home.

It's not hard.