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Pizza on Wax Paper????

florida Nick
florida Nick Posts: 101
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
I ran out of parchment paper and I am making 4 pizzas. Can I put them on wax paper while cooking?????
It says you can line a pan while baking a cake with wax paper but my common sense is telling me that there is no way the stuff wont melt in the egg at 500+
Thoughts?
Thanks
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
    As a substitute for parchment, I would go with foil...
    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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  • NotabuttDave
    NotabuttDave Posts: 181
    I've seen my Mother line cake pans many times with waxed paper. But I bet she baked at 350*

    But, for as much as I paid for my place setter and stone, I'd run to the store and get some parchment or corn meal. I've used both successfully.
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    Nick,

    My guess is that you would be OK. When I use parchment i give it a good pull after about a minute and it comes right out. The pizza just needs to set up. Oil the waxed paper and trim it tight to the pie.

    Steve

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Fidel
    Fidel Posts: 10,172
    Not a chance I would try it. Wax melts quickly. Parchment (which is essentially paper impregnated with silicone) has a much. much higher melting point.

    The paraffin used to make waxed paper has a melting point of around 160&deg F -- go higher and you will get paraffin on your food, your stone, and possibly even burn the paper. The smoke given off can be pretty nasty.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    The only time I ever used parchment, the bottom of the pie was soggy. I think most folks pull it out after a couple of minutes (I didn't). In which case, I imagine waxed paper would be fine. The foil seems a good idea - as long as you pull it after a bit too.

    If you don't have a peel, you could grab the pizza with tongs and pull it onto a plate when it's time to remove.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Car Wash Mike
    Car Wash Mike Posts: 11,244
    Did you really expect that Steve. Last post?

    Mike
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    Mike,

    I don't know what to expect anymore. Used to be so simple. :(
    Steve

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker
    Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker Posts: 3,743
    i think there's parchment (paper), and then there's paper coated with silicone (for baking).

    but not all parchment has silicone on it. i would think the simpler parchment paper would be best for pizzas, and the coated stuff for baking. the silicone-coated (for baking cakes) would melt in an egg too, at high pizza-firing temps. isn't that stuff used as a cake pan liner? that won't melt or burn because it's usually trimmed so that nothing sticks out. it also doesn't burn because of the wet batter. like boiling water in a paper cup over fire. paper won't burn.
    i wouldn't use the silicone stuff in the egg.

    overkill, for one, and i dunno how much silicone there is, but i wouldn't wanna melt any onto the stone
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