Cooking pizza on a large? what do I need?

I've been cooking my pizzas with the platesetter legs up, grate on top.  It's not working well for me.   The bottom of the crust cooks before the top.   I guess the pizza stone is important too.  I've been using my pampered chef stone.    The last time I cooked pizza, the stone broke into 3 pieces.     I'm really no help but will follow your post.   

Lots of ways to skin this cat.

I've put pizza directly on the platesetter, legs down, 500f with parchment.
You can put a pizza stone on the (regular) grill, platesetter legs up.
If you don't have a pizza stone, you can use clean ceramic floor tiles instead.

Making your own dough and toppings requires either a pre-cook of the toppings, or to place the pizza as high up in the dome as you can and still close the lid. That gives you good radiant heat on top to cook your meats and veggies and whatever.

I have had good luck with deep dish pizza - cast iron skillet browns the bottom pretty good, separates easily, but no need for your new fancy pizza peel if you do that.

Pizza is easy. To start you out, buy an uncooked but pre-made one from Papa Murphys or Costco and just heat it up - 425f for 15 minutes. That crust is stiff enough to put directly on the steel grill, with foil or parchment. Use the platesetter.

Home made dough is quite a bit softer and requires a solid surface. Hell, you can use an iron skillet upside down for a small one.

B&BKnox said:

set plate setter legs up, place your grid on the PS and the stone on the grid.  Preheat stone for about 1 hour with a dome target near 500.  It helps to raise the grid if possible, old aluminum cans or similar.  The higher you get it in the dome the heat reflection is more effective on the toppings, but you are fine cooking at platesetter level to start off.

I do mine the same way but hit a dome temp of 550 and I also use the grid extender. This lifts the pizza higher by about 4 inches. I also use a pampered chef stone and preheat it with the grill.

Sameday said:

Here is my set up - It works well having the stone up higher in the dome.

http://smokeware.com/collections/grill-accessories/products/the-raiser

This is what I use to lift the stone.  It also works for raised direct.

I'm totally ordering one!!!   Thank you!!!!

I didn't take a lot of pics. ok only one after it was done but I liked it!

I agree with that has been said.  Plate setter legs up + grid + something to raise it + pizza stone.  

Last time I used a cheap brinkman rib rack like this one.  Set it on the grid, set stone on top.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Brinkmann-Rib-Rack-812-9236-S/203018585