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Pizza set up

How do you folks set up the grill for a pizza. I am cooking on the PS I believe that is to hot. It did happen but I was to embarrassed to take a picture. 

XL & waiting for my Mini Max Bloomington MN.

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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    Do you have a pizza stone and BGE feet? You can do something like this if you do:

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    I don't have a plate setter so I don't know if the legs should be up or down but the stone on feet is used by many folks.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
  • canegger
    canegger Posts: 540
    edited May 2013
    PS legs down grill then stone. Works good for me so far.
  • dougbacker
    dougbacker Posts: 277
    edited May 2013
    PS legs down, Pizza stone, and Jiffy corn muffin mix on the stone I do my pizzas at 450 to 500 and they turn out great

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    South Dakota
    KBØQBT
    Large BGE, 
    Mini BGE
    36" Blackstone Griddle
    Phoenix Gasser
    Cyber Q WIFI

    And a deck box full of toy's


  • dougbacker
    dougbacker Posts: 277
    Here is a pic of one of my pizza's

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    South Dakota
    KBØQBT
    Large BGE, 
    Mini BGE
    36" Blackstone Griddle
    Phoenix Gasser
    Cyber Q WIFI

    And a deck box full of toy's


  • Justacookin
    Justacookin Posts: 291
    Thank you can't wait to try again. I threw it right on the plate setter legs down. With to much flower under it to get it of my peel. Corn meal next time also.
    XL & waiting for my Mini Max Bloomington MN.
  • Justacookin
    Justacookin Posts: 291
    Doug mine was not round either one looked like a Kidney the other looked like a heart wish it would have been Valentine's day.
    XL & waiting for my Mini Max Bloomington MN.
  • dougbacker
    dougbacker Posts: 277
    Justacookin I like using Jiffy corn muffin mix instead of corn meal, Kinda adds a sweet flavor to the crust. This came kinda by mistake. Went to get the corn meal and it was gone, So I saw a box of Jiffy and thought, "This will work". Have been using it ever since


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    South Dakota
    KBØQBT
    Large BGE, 
    Mini BGE
    36" Blackstone Griddle
    Phoenix Gasser
    Cyber Q WIFI

    And a deck box full of toy's


  • Justacookin
    Justacookin Posts: 291
    Will try that thanks.
    XL & waiting for my Mini Max Bloomington MN.
  • njl
    njl Posts: 1,123
    I thought the recommended way was platesetter (legs up), and then place the pizza stone on the cooking grid.  That (or with a few thin bricks to raise the stone off the grid) is what I've done.
  • Charlie tuna
    Charlie tuna Posts: 2,191
    I go legs up, grid then stone. But either way works.
  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
    Legs up on setter if temp is over 500, if under 500 you can use legs down. I like a space between the stone and the setter. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,457
    Legs up on setter if temp is over 500, if under 500 you can use legs down. I like a space between the stone and the setter. 

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  • TonyA
    TonyA Posts: 583
    I don't know if pizza pans are considered heracy but I've been using my woo, stone and grid with the pans going right on the grid with great results. About 6 min at 700 deg. Today was the first time my egg got over 750, to about 1200. I backed it down to 700 to cook but I definitely took some life out of that gasket lol.
  • ddegger
    ddegger Posts: 244
    PS with legs up, then grid, then grid extender , then stone. Getting it higher in the dome works really well. I like to cook at 600-650. Good luck!
  • Solson005
    Solson005 Posts: 1,911
    I use the method @cazzy posted unless I go two tiers then I go legs up with the ceramic grill works swing rack and start it on the bottom and finish up high. 
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    Large & Small BGE, CGW Two-Tier Swing Rack for BOTH EGGS, Spider for the Wok, eggCARTen & and Cedar Pergola my Eggs call home in Edmond, OK.