Keeping pizza warm?

leemschu

Im cooking pizzas this weekend on the large for the mother in laws birthday this weekend. About 6-8 total. They will cook for 5-7 minutes each I figure with a few minutes in between for the stone to warm back up. Would just sliding them in the oven on warm be good enough and not dry the crust out and make them chewy? 

kingsmoke

i put them in pizza boxes , and then in the oven on warm . seems to work fine . Thats the best idea I could come up with  .  The pizza box seems to  keep them from getting chewy or dry . Not sure if its even necessary , but that is what I do

KiterTodd

As nice as it would be to serve 8 pizzas at one time, I think the quality will suffer and you'll drive yourself nuts.   I'd call everyone over to "taste" the first pizzas when you have 2 on the bar and are putting the 3rd on the grill.  ...and then just cook as people eat. 

Keep bringing out fresh hot pizzas of different varieties as people are eating.  They'll start out thinking there won't be enough food and pretty soon they'll be crying "enough!  we can't eat any more."

Plus it'd be kind of fun for the people that want to see the process.

If you must serve all at once, then yes, put them in a warm oven as you finish each pie.  They probably won't notice the difference.  Cook your greasy meat pies (pepperoni, sausage, etc) first as they'll keep the longest the best.  It's any veggie, chicken or seafood pies that you'll want to serve fresh so they don't dry out.

Your mileage may vary.

northGAcock

So you are trying to cook multiple pies and serve at once? Why not serve as they come off? If not, yes you can hold in a warm oven. This is not recommended for holding much longer than 15-20 min tops before you will see an impact to quality. 

If your question is how do you keep the pies hot while serving, purchase a large pizza stone to use for transfer of the pie(s) after cooking on the egg. The stone can be heated in an oven ....it will help keep a pie hot while serving. 

If I completely failed to answer your question, hopefully someone else will chime in.

Carolina Q

There are some pizza joints that don't offer takeout because they feel that steaming pizza in a cardboard box ruins what they worked so hard to create. I have had pizza that was ruined by carrying it one block down the street in a box. Pies from that same store, when eaten right out of the oven, were delicious.

Pizza is best eaten right out of the cooker. So, as others have said, serve 'em as you bake 'em.

northGAcock

@Carolina Q   .your post reminded me of this Tweet I saw the other day. 

Carolina Q

Excellent!

leemschu

I will probably try to get 2 finished and let everyone dig in after the 3rd goes on. Will have about 12 people eating. Just wanted to have a little variety available.

northGAcock

You can always divide your pie with variety.....but under stand your goal. Bottom line, enjoy!

Focker

northGAcock said:

@Carolina Q   .your post reminded me of this Tweet I saw the other day. 

Good stuff.
Pizza Hut used to be in a league of its own.
Now it's lumped into the Little Skeezers, Papa Johns, Dominos category.

Carolina Q

Focker said:

northGAcock said:

@Carolina Q   .your post reminded me of this Tweet I saw the other day. 

Good stuff.
Pizza Hut used to be in a league of its own.
Now it's lumped into the Little Skeezers, Papa Johns, Dominos category.

The Pizza Hut here is still in a league of it's own. It's the only pizza joint in town that went out of business! Looks pretty sad, but then, it was looking pretty sad before it closed.

At least we know how to make a proper pan pizza...

Focker

Carolina Q said:

Focker said:

northGAcock said:

@Carolina Q   .your post reminded me of this Tweet I saw the other day. 

Good stuff.
Pizza Hut used to be in a league of its own.
Now it's lumped into the Little Skeezers, Papa Johns, Dominos category.

The Pizza Hut here is still in a league of it's own. It's the only pizza joint in town that went out of business! Looks pretty sad, but then, it was looking pretty sad before it closed.

At least we know how to make a proper pan pizza...

Good memories, and so true.  Your pies are always top notch.

For the egg, Kenji's recipe is my most favorite.  
And I can honestly say, I've tried many. 

Carolina Q

Focker said:

Carolina Q said:

Focker said:

northGAcock said:

@Carolina Q   .your post reminded me of this Tweet I saw the other day. 

Good stuff.
Pizza Hut used to be in a league of its own.
Now it's lumped into the Little Skeezers, Papa Johns, Dominos category.

The Pizza Hut here is still in a league of it's own. It's the only pizza joint in town that went out of business! Looks pretty sad, but then, it was looking pretty sad before it closed.

At least we know how to make a proper pan pizza...

Good memories, and so true.  Your pies are always top notch.

For the egg, Kenji's recipe is my most favorite.  
And I can honestly say, I've tried many. 

Thanks! I'll bet you never did try Ed Heller's realdeepdish, did you?

Focker

Carolina Q said:

Focker said:

Carolina Q said:

Focker said:

northGAcock said:

@Carolina Q   .your post reminded me of this Tweet I saw the other day. 

Good stuff.
Pizza Hut used to be in a league of its own.
Now it's lumped into the Little Skeezers, Papa Johns, Dominos category.

The Pizza Hut here is still in a league of it's own. It's the only pizza joint in town that went out of business! Looks pretty sad, but then, it was looking pretty sad before it closed.

At least we know how to make a proper pan pizza...

Good memories, and so true.  Your pies are always top notch.

For the egg, Kenji's recipe is my most favorite.  
And I can honestly say, I've tried many. 

Thanks! I'll bet you never did try Ed Heller's realdeepdish, did you?

I need to, it's on my list, and I found a nice ceramic deep dish baker.

A local joint sells a large spaghetti pie for 17 bucks.  Two of us ate on this for days, and like lasagna, it only gets better heated on the baking steel in the oven at 400....hard to beat, even if it is a casserole. Lol

northGAcock

Just catching back up to this thread. Funny you mention the Pan Pizza. Picked up ingredients today.....one is going on soon here. I have had enough rain.

Carolina Q

northGAcock said:

Just catching back up to this thread. Funny you mention the Pan Pizza. Picked up ingredients today.....one is going on soon here. I have had enough rain.

Kenji's I hope? 

http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2013/01/the-pizza-lab-the-worlds-easiest-pizza-no-knead-no-stretch-pan-pizza.html?ref=title