NinjaMig21
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Hi guys. I don't post a lot, but thanks to everyone for a great source of information.
Besides homebrewing, I love making pizza. I recently starter experimenting with cast iron skillets, stones and iron plates. And while results were very good, It was a bit of a PITA to heat my oven for 30+ minutes every time I wanted to make pizza. So, this gave me an idea.
I developed a product, that lets me bake a decent pizza on my glass cooktop (and, in fact, on most other heat sources like gas, induction, grill etc) without using an oven. It's basically an iron skillet with approx. 1/4 inch thick cover. The process is very simple.
You just put the thing on your heat source, cover first, pan on top. Then you go and make your pizza. I have experimented with materials and sizes a lot, so I got everything in the right ratio. In about 5 to 10 minutes (depending on your heat source) the cover gets to around 700 to 750F (400 celsius) and the pan to around 550F (just below 300C).
At that point you just slide in your pizza, cover it and set the timer to 3 to 5 minutes, depending on style, size, toppings etc.
The pan has some other "features" than make sure the dough is cooked properly. The product is still under development (well, ugly ), I am just finishing the final look of it. When I do, I will post some pictures, but for now, here are some results. I would love to get some comments. I am sure there is a ton of little things I haven't thought about.
Besides homebrewing, I love making pizza. I recently starter experimenting with cast iron skillets, stones and iron plates. And while results were very good, It was a bit of a PITA to heat my oven for 30+ minutes every time I wanted to make pizza. So, this gave me an idea.
I developed a product, that lets me bake a decent pizza on my glass cooktop (and, in fact, on most other heat sources like gas, induction, grill etc) without using an oven. It's basically an iron skillet with approx. 1/4 inch thick cover. The process is very simple.
You just put the thing on your heat source, cover first, pan on top. Then you go and make your pizza. I have experimented with materials and sizes a lot, so I got everything in the right ratio. In about 5 to 10 minutes (depending on your heat source) the cover gets to around 700 to 750F (400 celsius) and the pan to around 550F (just below 300C).
At that point you just slide in your pizza, cover it and set the timer to 3 to 5 minutes, depending on style, size, toppings etc.
The pan has some other "features" than make sure the dough is cooked properly. The product is still under development (well, ugly ), I am just finishing the final look of it. When I do, I will post some pictures, but for now, here are some results. I would love to get some comments. I am sure there is a ton of little things I haven't thought about.