Grilled Pizza is Great!

Love pizza?  Have you tried pizza on the grill?  It’s time you did!

One of the most misunderstood ideas is that grills are just for summer barbecues.  Not so!  You can convert anything you cook in a kitchen to the grill with outstanding results.  Grilled pizza is one food that is delicious when prepared on a barbecue grill. 

Homemade Pizza or Frozen Pizza?

This one is easy.  They are both great.  If you like pizzas with thin crusts there are many to choose from in your local grocer’s frozen food section.  Try a couple to see which one you like best.  However, if you have your own pizza recipe you can use it to create a one of a kind flavor.

Grilling pizza is an art, but one that’s easy to learn.  Here are a few simple tips that will help you get started making wonderful pies your family and friends will love:

A few tips for pizza on the grill:

1. Choose whichever frozen pizza your family likes best – you can adjust for doneness
2. If you are making your own pizza grill recipe, use a baking stone – they cook evenly and work well on any type of outdoor grill.
3. Place a frozen pizza on indirect heat and cook until the top bubbles and looks done.  It generally takes about the same amount of time as it does in an oven, but the first few times, check to be sure it’s not overdone or burnt.
4. A barbecue grill works much like an oven once the lid is closed.  By turning off the gas on one side or moving charcoal to get a nice white color, you can place the pizza directly on the grate with delicious results.  Use the same method if using a baking stone.  If you try cooking over direct heat it will most definitely burn!
5. Add any toppings you like for added flavor
6. You can purchase a pizza paddle to remove the pizza from the grill or a wide spatula and oven mitt works.  Be careful not to burn yourself.  It’s always good to have help.

Pretty soon you’ll have this procedure down and be the envy of all your friends.  Once you’ve tried pizza this way you’ll love it.  The indirect heat cooks the crust to a golden brown and the top is bubbly and gooey.  Good luck!