When I make pizza for the family, one of the pies goes on a stone but the other goes on a regular baking sheet. And guess what–it’s just as good! Want to try a fun method? Bake it on an inverted cast iron pan! That works great, too!
(The other 871,246 uses are things you can cook in cast iron right-side-up.)
Update: Our own Bynk has done this and made a handy video! (Well, sort of. He’s got a cast-iron Lodge sheet that is much more like a regular pan. But the same principle applies.)
Cast Iron is a great way to make pizza. Within two minutes, it is done. In fact, I made a video while doing it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDrELqxz45w&
Quick, somebody call Pizza Hut and hip them to this idea… Oh wait.
Once upon a time when you could actually dine AT Pizza Hut, they’d serve your pan pizzas in cast iron skillets.
Of course, this was back when pizza parlors had video arcades and playgrounds built in, making them a veritable amusement park for kids.
Cast Iron Pans are also good for Crepes.
I simply can’t agree with the claim that a pizza stone can be replaced by a baking sheet! If he’s able to cook a pizza on a stone and yet see no difference as compared to cooking on a baking sheet, then the stone isn’t being used right. Nothing beats the texture of a properly cooked crust. Crispy on the outside, warm and soft on the inside with just the right amount of moisture.