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Mike asks:

Albert -


Thanks for all the help. I am on the quest for the perfect white dough! I am actually trying it out tonight.


If you have time I do have a couple of questions. Have you ever cooked one in a cast iron skillet? How comparable would this be to a pizza stone since you can technically let it heat up with the oven as well? What temperature would you recommend?



Pizza is my life and I just started getting excited about it again after eating at a Mellow Mushroom just down the road from us. I used to work in the pizza business for about 7 years, at McSalty's Pizza Cafe in Springfield MO. A local owned very good pizza. Probably one of the top two or three I have ever had. It is a wheat crust rolled real thin and baked at 550 degrees. It tastes like a pepper cracker. If you are ever near that area I would highly suggest you check it out. Dough and Sauce are made from scratch daily, and we chopped our own onions and green peppers as well.


Thanks for your time and thanks for the dough recipe. I am sure that we will enjoy making the pizza tonight.


Thanks again


Mike
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My response:


Hi mike, thanks for writing.

Honestly no I have never used a cast iron skillet. But I really think iit would work great.

Interestingly enough someone gave me a special cast iron skillet made exclusively for cooking pizza, and I have never used it...I may pull it out the next time I make pizza.

I'm sure it will work great.

For temp: I always recommend the hottest temperature you can make ie. The hotter the better.

At least 500+. If you can get your oven hotter than that great.

Think of this: the best pizza is made in wood or coal fired ovens that get up to 700, 800 degrees F. You want your pizza to cook quikly and completely.

I hope this helps. Please let me know how you make out.

pizza on earth,

albert
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[brown607]

We made two pizzas tonight. One in a cast iron skillet and one in a very seasoned pizza pie pan (about a 1/2" lip).

Here are the details for the cast iron:

Cooked at 550 on the second from bottom oven rack
Time for cast iron: 18 minutes (did not heat it up in oven. Made pie in skillet and transferred to oven)

Results - Very crispy crust but not burnt at all. You can see pictures at:
http://gallery.me.com/brown607#100408
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Wow, great looking pizza brown607!
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Thanks for sharing.

The pizza looks outstanding.

I am going to try to cook pizza in a cast iron pizza pan!

All I can say is:

Cast-Iron-Pizza-Pan-WOW!
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[brown607]

Thanks for the compliments. I should be thanking you guys. The dough recipe was a great hit and we will be making more. I can't wait to experiment a little and see what we come up with...I truly love this site keep up the good work
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