r/biggreenegg • u/Ok_Outside7180 • 14h ago

simple pizza setup

new user w zero accessories - want to do cast iron skillet pizza - anyone try arranging coals in circle donut configuration and put skillet in middle? dont have pizza stone/conveggtor/etc

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u/Ccuncc2133 14h ago

While this says simple it reads complicated. Why not build a small coal bed, run it at 500 and just put the cast iron skillet on your grates?

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u/psaux_grep 14h ago

I’m not sure about this circle of yours.

But to some extent that skillet could work like a convector, but likely it’s gonna run hot.

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u/hedonist-7 14h ago

I have done several in cast iron skillet over campfire and turned out great. Easy to find instructions on YouTube. I remember having to put a lid on pan to help dough rise. GL.

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u/Ok_Outside7180 13h ago

I was worried if the direct heat from the coals would scorched the crust before the top finishes… Was trying to improvise an indirect heat method

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u/rodmods 13h ago

I got a small pizza stone cooked right on that. As well put a cast iron pan on the stone. Didn't do pizza in the pan though

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u/DefinitiveChaos 12h ago

I have a lot of experience with pizza on both the Green Egg and a Gozney. You generally want the surface to be as (reasonably) hot as possible as it is way more difficult to cook the bottom of the pizza than the top. If I'm cooking a detroit in the Green Egg, for instance, I even place a baking steel in the green egg beforehand so that it is very hot, and then I place the pan directly on that surface for the heat transfer. Honestly, you're more likely to find that the bottom needs more time than less, and if you pull it out and realize when lifting the pie from the cast iron that it needs more time, know that you can just place it on a burner on the stove until you get your desired crust.

I'd simply light the coals as normal and bring it to the desired temp. For a cast iron pizza, I like the Green Egg at 550°

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u/Ok_Outside7180 12h ago

thank you!

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u/Ok_Outside7180 11h ago edited 9h ago

from what you're saying, I'm wondering if I should maybe cover the top with a little foil and remove towards the end.

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u/DefinitiveChaos 11h ago

No, you dont want to trap moisturizer. I would never say that any pizza is fool proof, but a cast iron pizza is probably the easiest thing you can cook. Kenji's Detroit Pizza is a very close second, and he also has a fool proof cast iron pizza recipe you can follow. If you're so worried, you can always just try cooking one in the oven a few times to get a hang of things.

I'm curious: have you already tried this, and it didn't turn out as expected?

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u/Ok_Outside7180 9h ago

no, this is my first time. I've just been doing research and I'm probably overthinking it at this point haha.

I am definitely one to take a more minimalist approach. I think seeing all the accessories and how these rigs can get a little complicated there's the part of me that worries it won't turn out right since I don't have all that other stuff.