Frozen Pizza in 14 inch skillet

[Jeffrey Padell]

I am getting cheap in my old age and trying to avoid the $35 cost of a couple pizza's from Papa Gino's on a Friday or Saturday night. I still have two 20 somethings living at home (feeding at the trough) and have started buying frozen pizzas. We normally just put them on the wire rack but I was thinking, which is always dangerous
   I have 2 14 inch Wagner skillets that are really way to big for my stove top so they don't get used much, has anyone one done frozen pizza in a pre-heated cast iron skillet and how did it turn out?

[Brian Vick]

Jeff,
I have and the crust turned out OK but the extra work cleaning etc is NOT worth the effort. Most of the better frozen
variety Degornio Frecheta...turn out great just set on the center rack. I have never had a problem with one
OB ;D

[Mike Goulet]

I have the Lodge cast iron pizza stone, and usually use that,   but have made them in my larger skillets

If you like  a  softer  bottom crust,    throw the pizza in pan, then into oven   after it's heated

If you prefer more cooked bottom,  pre heat skillet

If you find  bottom still cooks too much on middle rack, try top   rack,  less heat on bottom, more broiled on top

experiment away  until you find what works best for you

I also  usually embelish the pizza with  extra  items,  cheese, meat, onions   etc,

go for it, 

Mike

[Nick Niacaris]

What I do when I don't feel like making home-made sour pizza dough is go to my local Trader Joe's. They have a great fresh pizza dough in plain or with herbs. They only cost $1.19 ea and I can roll them out to a 16 inch size pizza. These will cost you less than $5.00 to make for an extra large home made pizza. I make them all the time and your Wagners will work great and give the pizza's an excellent crust. Pre-heat them at 475* and cook the pizza for 12-15 minutes depending on how you like your crust. Lightly spray your wagner with Pam or lightly oil your pan before adding the dough.

[Jim Glatthaar]

Jeffrey, I use one of my #12 skillets to make pizza.  I preheat the oven to 450F, I use a little olive oil in the skillet, add the dough, stretch it out, add the toppings & cheese, heat the skillet to get the oil sizzling then throw it in the oven.  I've used my own crust or store bought crust.  And, Nick's right, you can make them cheaper at home.

[Nick Niacaris]

Various size skillets for a deep dish pizza

[Jeff Parsons]

I use a 16" ceramic floor tile, Pam, preheat the tile for crispy crust. After a few iterations, more Pam not needed. Costs about 2-3 $$.

[Dwayne Henson]

We use an older Lodge #12 for our frozen pizzas. Usually we will throw a little corn meal into the bottom of the pan and set the frozen pizza on top of that. After cooking it just rolls on out of the pan. Love how this way the crust gets crisp not soggy.