Pizza on a charcoal Grill!

[Mathlete]

Just did my second pizza on our plain old charcoal Weber grill in the past week. They both were awesome. No hot ass house and great pizza. When I first tried this all my friends said that it wouldn't work but it has worked great. Here are my tips:

1. 1 layer of coals spread evenly over the grill
2. Close the vents half way
3. ...
4. Profit(For my mouth)

One was a cheapo frozen pizza and one was a Papa Murphys take and bake. Cooks in about half of the time and has that grill taste.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Sweet, I'll try that next time I make pizza.

 

[RESmonkey]

THIS IS MADNESS!

 

[spidey07]

Yep, that's why good pizza is made in a wood burning oven. Time to start making your own dough.

Really, a grill is just like an oven and you can use it as such.

 

[RapidSnail]

How's it taste compared to traditional brick oven pizza?

 

[frostedflakes]

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
THIS IS MADNESS!

THIS... IS... SPARTA!!!!!!!!

 

[jjones]

Hmm, never thought of pizza on the grill. Costco here has some prepared pizzas (not frozen) that are pretty good. I'll have to try one out on the grill.

 

[cherrytwist]

Meh, I've done this before. It turned out out ok but a lot of trouble for pizza.

 

[TecHNooB]

No pics?

 

[Scarpozzi]

You should try deep dish in a cast iron skillet.

The best is dutch oven pizza with about 8 briquets under and about 12-14 briquets on the lid.

 

[*kjm]

I've done this for over 8 years and you are right it is the best.... if you add wood chips for flavor it can get even better!

 

[episodic]

You know what else is good grilled? Lasagna - o yea. . . I do that quite alot with hickory chips.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: frostedflakes

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
THIS IS MADNESS!

THIS... IS... SPARTA!!!!!!!!

How clever.

 

[BW86]

I'll have to try this tomorrow.

 

[brxndxn]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five

Originally posted by: frostedflakes

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
THIS IS MADNESS!

THIS... IS... SPARTA!!!!!!!!

How clever.

Your mom was clever when she gave you that name.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: brxndxn

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five

Originally posted by: frostedflakes

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
THIS IS MADNESS!

THIS... IS... SPARTA!!!!!!!!

How clever.

Your mom was clever when she gave you that name.

 

[Shadow Conception]

Originally posted by: brxndxn

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five

Originally posted by: frostedflakes

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
THIS IS MADNESS!

THIS... IS... SPARTA!!!!!!!!

How clever.

Your mom was clever when she gave you that name.

Me too.

 

[Lorax]

we tried it once, a bit difficult to get off the grill (our crust was soggy) but the taste was quite good.

 

[*kjm]

Originally posted by: Lorax
we tried it once, a bit difficult to get off the grill (our crust was soggy) but the taste was quite good.

If you have that problem you could always put down a pizza stone in the grill.

 

[Gibson486]

Didn't you get the memo? Anything on a grill taste better.

 

[Ness]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
Didn't you get the memo? Anything on a grill taste better.

I personally think that cooking in a skillet is better for many things.

 

[archiloco]

i do my pizzas on a big green egg......lay down 2 fire bricks ontop of the grill...then the cermamic pizza stone, then i get it up to 700 degrees, close and 12 min later, perfectly cooked pizza!!!

 

[Demon-Xanth]

*looks at a bag of hardwood lump charcoal and the calender*

...4th of July weekend, this happens.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
THIS IS MADNESS!

THIS... IS.. SPARTA!

edit: I fail... beaten to it

 

[loup garou]

Now try with real dough and a pizza stone!