pizza dough on heated plate?

Mawger

I am having issue with getting the pizza dough with toppings onto the heated pizza plate. Last one was a dismal failure. Or do you all use the pre-baked crusts?
I am having a pizza hunger. Thank you
Sandy

Bacchus

If by "heated pizza plate" you mean the "pizza stone" then there are a few ways to do it. A pizza peel is very common. Some use parchment paper then leave it between the crust and stone. I use an aerated pizza pan or pizza screen, leaving it under the pizza until crust starts to harden slightly, then pull it out for the second half of the cook.

Mawger

You would have laughed to see the pizza we tried without
this info. It looked like pizza soup w/o the liquid. Thanks so much for the help-I have parchment paper do I put the shiny side up or down on the pizza stone?

AZRP

I don't think it matters which side is up, the parchment will keep the dough from sticking to the peel. -RP

Capt Frank

Here is how I do it
Ready, on peel w/parchment paper

On the EGG

Ready to serve
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Capt Frank

Here it is


Capt Frank
Homosassa, FL

guzzijason

I use a pizza peel sprinkled with semolina flour. Some people use corn meal, but I like the finer grain and more neutral flavor of the semolina.

The semolina (or corn meal) acts like ball bearings, allowing you to slide the pizza off the peel. Once the pizza is on the peel, I work quick to put the toppings on, because the longer its on the peel, the more of a chance you have of sticking. Give it a gentle shake every so often to keep it loose.

When the time comes to slide it onto the baking stone, you just shake the peel and "shimmy" the pizza onto the stone.

Might take some practice, but once you get it, it's easy as pie. Pizza pie.

__Jason

FlaMike

I use the Super Peel, and love it. Picks up the finished raw pie, and delivers it to the hot platesetter. Check it out.

Super Peel Link