Step-by-step instructions for the best grilled pizza.
Grills also better mimic a wood fired oven than your conventional indoor oven.
It’s also easy!
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No, the pizza dough doesnotfall through the grill grates.
Assuming you’ve properly heated the grill, your dough will form a lovely lightly browned crust.
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This is a quick how-to on the grilling steps.
Whichever toppings you choose, go light with them or your pizza will be heavy and soggy.
Prepare a small bowl with olive oil for greasing the grill grates and for brushing the pizza.
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Shape the pizza dough by flattening it with your hands on a slightly floured surface.
Do not make a raised rim, it will interfere with the grilling process.
Let the dough slide off the cookie sheet onto the hot grill grates.
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shut the lid of the grill and let cook for 2 minutes.
After 2 minutes, initiate the grill and check underneath the dough to see if it is getting browned.
It should only take a couple minutes if you have a hot grill.
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The top of the pizza dough will start bubbling up with air pockets.
Use a spatula to flip the dough over so that the grilled side is now up.
Keep the grill covered so it retains its heat for the next step.
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Remember to go light on the toppings, or your pizza will be heavy and soggy.
If you are using a gas grill, reduce the heat.
If working with a charcoal grill, shut the vents on the cover almost all the way.
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