Thread: Cast iron?

I have an amazingly strong craving for pizza now

Looks absolutely awesmome

That's a good looking pizza burglar you have there.

Originally Posted by Nightblade

How many pizzas this week now ??

A pizza a day keeps the doctor away!

Or something like that...

Originally Posted by kelbro

That's a good looking pizza burglar you have there.

He has been a spoiled "Mama's Boy" his whole life, but at 16.5 YO now he is the most spoiled Shiba Inu I have ever seen and he LOVES Pizza Bones

Had to put the lodge to the test. Didn't do my usual round of seasoning, just slapped a slick coat of vegetable oil in the pan and set it in the over to preheat. Making a pizza inside a 500 degree iron pan that weighs nearly #30 empty might actually be scarier than putting a naked razor blade to your throat to shave...I've never cooked pizza that hot, but apparently the hotter the better and I've seen places cook them in 2 minutes flat at 800 degrees. Crazy. only takes 12 at 500, dang near burned it cause I wasn't anticipating that.

Before:



After:



Fighting the pizza out of that monster was a bit of a chore. It came loose without a hitch, but maneuvering the monster-pan with my left hand while trying to scrape the pizza out with a butcher knife was an interesting juggling act to say the least. I was legitimately expecting to be scraping something out of there, but what little was left in the pan more or less wiped out with a paper towel. Color me surprised.

I've got it in the oven to get a proper seasoning right now while the pizza cools. No burns, no huge mess to clean out of the pan. I'd say it's been a good night.

Dang craving pizza again......looks mighty fine

Pizza looks good!

However 'Scraping it out with a butcher knife'?

While 'I'd' modify it a bit, something like this would be of benefit to you while using a fry pan for baking pizzas:

I made one small mistake - forgot the garlic, basil, and oregano I usually mix into the dough in my rush to play with the pan. So I guess it's less a pizza and more of a bread casserole disguised as a pizza?

Eh, I'll get it right next time. Still tasted pretty good.

I actually cleaned off my spatula for it, but decided the blade was a bit wider than I'd like. I wanted something more slender to slip between the pan and the pizza. The knife cooperated fine, the pan wanted to rassle! Guess I need to start doing more push ups and fewer 12 oz curls.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

He has been a spoiled "Mama's Boy" his whole life, but at 16.5 YO now he is the most spoiled Shiba Inu I have ever seen and he LOVES Pizza Bones

Our old Basset loved pizza bones. When she saw us putting money and coupons by the front door she went on high alert. Thanks for the memory.

Originally Posted by Marshal

A pizza a day keeps the doctor away!

Or something like that...

Yeah I say the same about bratwurst too but it's a fantasy I'm willing to live with so carry on my brother !