How to Bake The Perfect Pizza

Cooking a store bought pizza is :
temperature, timing, and location
I like to make pizza that can be
reheated and enjoyed -- later

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 13 x 18 Cookie Baking Pan
• Non-Stick Paper - cooking sheet
• 12 inch - Store Bought Pizza
• Small Digital Timer

1. Place oven racks with one in center... and one on bottom...
   Start oven and set temperature -- BAKE at 375 degrees
   Takes about 5 minutes to reach temperature

2. Get cookie baking sheet ready...place non-stick paper on sheet...put pizza in middle of sheet.
   I usually place french fries, or nuggets on ends -- to fill sheet...believe in getting bang for buck.

3. When the oven has reached 375 degrees I place sheet on center rack and use a TIMER -- BAKE for 15 minutes...
   This lightly browns bottom of pizza - heat rises

4. Most people cook until crust is HARD to get top DONE --WRONG
   *** To brown top of the pizza place pan on BOTTOM rack ***
   *** Turn oven to BROIL -- HIGH ....Set Timer -- 2 MINUTES ***

Tips & Warnings

• Broiling top of pizza for 2 MINUTES makes all the difference in the world. This will probably work on anything that is baked on a cookie sheet, most reccomend turning over pieces, this way turning over is not required.
• A garlic spray really makes pizza taste yummy.
• Use pot holders to move HOT baking pan
• Move carefully -- Do not burn yourself

[Tippy]

on 6/21/2008 Good information. And easy to understand and follow directions. Thanks.