How To Grill a Pizza

  • June 4, 2008
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Forget the brick oven—use your grill to make the perfect pie in minutes.

You Will Need

  • A grill
  • Warm olive oil and a brush
  • A floured piece of aluminum foil
  • Enough pizza dough for a 12- to 14-inch round
  • Pizza toppings
  • A small cookie sheet
  • Tongs and oven mitts
  • A pizza cutter
  • A grill pan
How To Grill a Pizza: Heat the grill

Step 1: Heat the grill

Stoke your coals or prime your propane and get your grill to a high heat. When hot, brush the grate with warm olive oil. This will provide a nonstick surface so your pizza stays in one piece.

If you don’t have outdoor grill, use an indoor grill pan on a stovetop burner.

How To Grill a Pizza: Roll out your dough

Step 2: Roll out your dough

Place the dough on a floured piece of aluminum foil. Use the heels of your hands to stretch the dough until it’s about 14 inches in diameter and an eighth of an inch thick.

Don’t worry about making a perfect circle—ragged edges will give your pizza a rustic feel.

How To Grill a Pizza: Oil and cook

Step 3: Oil and cook

Lightly brush your dough with olive oil, and place it onto the open grill, oiled side down.

How To Grill a Pizza: Flip

Step 4: Flip

Brush the top of the dough with olive oil. When the bottom is browned, use tongs to flip the dough to the other side. Since you’re working with a thin crust over a high heat, it’ll cook quickly. Keep a close watch!

How To Grill a Pizza: Add toppings

Step 5: Add toppings

When the second side is nicely browned, use tongs to remove the dough from the grill. Off the heat, place the cooked dough onto a cookie sheet, and add toppings.

How To Grill a Pizza: Cool down

Step 6: Cool down

Let your grill cool to a medium heat.

How To Grill a Pizza: Melt the cheese

Step 7: Melt the cheese

Leaving the pizza on the cookie sheet, return it to a closed grill, and cook it for several minutes until the cheese is just melted.

How To Grill a Pizza: Cut and serve

Step 8: Cut and serve

Carefully remove your finished pie from the grill. Use a pizza cutter to slice and serve your masterpiece.

In 1905, Lombardi’s—a New York City staple—became the first licensed pizzeria in the United States.

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Comments (4)

xixi_kaka

ghe^ we'";*)))))

over 3 years ago by xixi_kaka

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MorganC

Mmmmm looks delicious!!

over 2 years ago by MorganC

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Magaroonie

Great! My oven just broke! Time to persuade mom and dad!

about 1 year ago by Magaroonie

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julianpope

dough is way too thick

about 1 year ago by julianpope

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