Pizza question for QBabe

Smoke 'n Things

QBabe, I noticed on one of your pizza pics, you were using a pizza screen. I saw them using them at a local pizza place and wondered about using them on the BGE. The couple of times I have made pizza, my big problem was getting the pizza off the peel and onto the stone, even with corn meal. I already have a couple of screens I bought when I attempted jerky. Do you coat the screens with anything? Have you ever had the pizza dough expand through the screen while cooking? So, is the setup, a plate setter, a stone, then pizza screen?[p]Thanks,
Smoke 'n Things

Judy Mayberry

Smoke 'n Things,
I'm not QBabe, but as long as I'm online I'll put in my 2 cents' worth. Pizza screens are God's gift to pizza makers! I spray the screen with oil (against the open door of the dishwasher, as I read somewhere, so it doesn't spatteer on everything around me) before putting the dough on. The dough stays put on top of the screen, but if anything gets sticky it is easy to remove the cooked pizza without tearing it. And they are very easy to clean.

BobinFla

Smoke 'n Things,
I'm not Q-babe either, I believe that she is in Lakeland this weekend cooking and eating with drbbq.[p]My ceramic cooked pizzas improved drastically when I started using a screen (I saw Mr. Hyde use one at the Florida Q-Fest last October). I haven't had a pizza stick to the screen *yet* and I don't oil them *yet* but I sure like the idea from Judy. Inside the door of the dishwasher...why didn't I think of that?[p]Pizza stone pre-heated on an upper grill, screen and pizza.
Comes out great.[p]BOB

glenn

Smoke 'n Things,
And of corse Im not Qbabe but I also use a pizza screen
I use to work for a pizza joint.
The dough dosent stick to the screen unless you apply pressure to the top face of the dough when you are putting the dough on the screen or applying you sauce or toppings.
clean up is easy unless you slop cheese on the screen, then it can be a pain.This usualy happens if you get cheese or something on your table and lay the pizza screen on top,
one word of caution their are 2 kinds of screens, Aluminum and stainless. By all means get the stainless ones as they are many times more durable and if you decide to burn what ever may get stuck off of the screen ( which is the way you clean a pizza screen) by kickin the temp up to 750-800 fo 30 min. the stainless wont melt.
Just my 2 cent worth

QBabe

Smoke 'n Things,[p]Mr. Hyde is our resident pizza guy, and started using pizza screens when he used to work in a pizza shop. We do season our screens much like you do cast iron (i.e. light coating of oil and heat the screen and they get treated like cast iron when cleaning). Larry usually preps the pizza on the counter with sauce, cheese and seasonings, then using the peel, slides it onto the screen to carry out to the egg. He uses the plate setter, pizza stone, then pizza screen with the pizza on it. Then it's just a matter of keeping an eye on it to see how it's progressing. If at the end, the dough needs a little more browning, he'll slide it off the screen and directly onto the stone for a minute before taking it off the egg. As far as I know, he's never had a problem with the dough pushing through the little holes...[p]Give it a try...we really like using them. Are you coming to the 2nd Florida Fest in March? If so, please register and let us know what you're cooking...![p]Tonia
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[ul][li]Florida Fest 2004 - March 12th and 13th[/ul]

Smoke 'n Things

QBabe,
My wife and I will be attending and have already reserved a cabin. I believe my sister-in-law that came with us to Eggtoberfest will be attending, too. We have not registered yet. Also, we may talk another of my wife's sister and her husband into coming.[p]Do not know what I am cooking. I bought a small BGE at Eggtoberfest and will probably bring that, since it is a lot easier to transport than the big one. I will just have to do a lot of experimenting during Feburary.[p]See you in March,
Smoke 'n Things

Smoke 'n Things

Thanks everyone for the responses. Looks like it will be Pizza time next week.[p]Smoke 'n Things

QBabe

Smoke 'n Things,[p]I'll go ahead and add the info above to the registration page, but when you get a chance, please submit one as so I can get your guests names correct. If you're not sure about your wife's sister and husband, we can always add them later when they decide. At this point, most of us don't know what we're cooking yet, but as we get closer, I'd like to get that section updated so we can let everyone know what we'll be serving up![p]See you there!
Tonia
:~)