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Old 27-06-2011, 17:33
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My cheap pizza stone (£5 from Morrisons) cracked a couple of weeks back so i've been looking in to alternatives.

I bought a cast iron pan set the other week and on Saturday I decided to test out cooking a garlic bread in it. It worked quite well.
http://www.degs.co.uk/wordpress/?attachment_id=146


So today I took inspiration from Heston Blumenthal and cooked a pizza on the base of it.

It worked a treat.
http://www.degs.co.uk/wordpress/archives/147/photo-0157



I now think i'm going to bite the bullet and but another cast iron pan. This time a flat, round pan that I can use for pizza and flat breads.
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Old 27-06-2011, 19:47
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We use a big rectangular baking tray for our pizza, always turns out a treat
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Old 28-06-2011, 00:36
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Pizza places then to use pans rather then baking stones.

Also if you have left over pizza, I found the best way of warming it in a frying pan rather then the oven
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Old 28-06-2011, 14:20
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We use a big rectangular baking tray for our pizza, always turns out a treat
I'm a little obsessed with getting a cooked, crisp base and the toppings cooked in under ten mins.
If I crank the BBQ right up then I can do it but it's a hassle to setup and clean.

The oven has a combi oven/grill setting that works well but if you just put the pizza on a try the base doesn't get cooked enough.
The pizza stone worked ok but the cast iron worked even better. It cooked in about 6 minutes.
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Old 28-06-2011, 14:21
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Pizza places then to use pans rather then baking stones.

Also if you have left over pizza, I found the best way of warming it in a frying pan rather then the oven
Pizza places have pizza ovens though. They can get the base nice and hot.
Unless they are the takeaways than use the conveyor belt ovens. I don't like those pizzas. They're all the same and too bready.
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Old 28-06-2011, 15:07
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I only ever used my oven trays. The base is crispy at the bottom and cooked through perfectly.
I try to use as little gadgets as possible.
Here are some before they go into the oven.
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Old 28-06-2011, 15:21
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Gadget wise there is I believe some sort of roller that puts dents in the base, has anyone tried this?
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Old 28-06-2011, 16:00
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I use a bit of granite my Dad nicked from work for me (he cuts kitchen sideboards). It was the best thing i'v ever used. Got the pizza's completely perfect, the only problem with it, is that its incredibly heavy
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Old 28-06-2011, 17:06
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I've looked in to several options. Quarry tiles, terracotta tiles, granite, sheet metal.

The most convenient seems to be the cast iron pan. It is just the right size and has a handle. I can also use it on the hob and for other uses (flat breads, eggs, bacon etc.).
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Old 29-06-2011, 19:20
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I got a small garden slab from the garden centre and it works exceptionally well
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Old 04-07-2011, 15:11
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try using a decent sized piece of roof slate - works a treat
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Old 04-07-2011, 15:30
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Just got my cast iron skillet / crepe pan today so will hopefully test it out later in the week.
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