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Okay, this has bothered me for years so please don't ignore this question just because it's Friday and LJ is slow on Fridays.

When you look at the directions for frozen pizza, they almost always tell you to place the pizza directly on the oven rack. In a small sidenote, it will say something about how you can put it on a cookie sheet for a softer crust. What I want to know is... does anyone put their pizza directly on the oven rack?

If you do, I would also like to know: does it not bother you that oven racks are not cleaned? Or do you acually clean your oven racks more than I clean mine? Or that pizza cheese and toppings are likely to slide off the edge and burn onto the bottom of the oven, if not during cooking then during transport? And okay, I can see how you could put a frozen pizza INTO the oven and onto a rack successfully, but how would one remove it? I guess that you could use a pizza peel but if you have one of those out where it's easily accessible are you really making that many frozen pizzas? Or maybe you remove the whole oven rack. But still, I am thinking of all the burnt-on places on my pizza pans. Doesn't it stick? And/or create a big mess? Why would you do this in the first place anyway?

Also, does anyone ever fix a frozen pizza without adding more cheese? I personally add more cheese, green peppers and onions (pre-chopped from the freezer, usually) and pepperoni. I recently bought some Freschetta pizzas (on sale, with coupons) and they could probably be used without adding more toppings. I refuse to pay premium frozen pizza prices, though, so maybe that's the difference in adding more toppings.

There are a lot of really important things going on in my head, as you can clearly see. Please given me more frozen pizza information because I seriously want to know.

Date: 2009-05-01 03:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dbrus.livejournal.com
I just started putting it directly on the rack and it is MUCH better! Crispier, less doughy, more like a real pizza. I leave a sheet of foil at the bottom of my oven at all times to catch spills in general. I just pull the rack halfway out when it is done, slide a spatula under and voila, dump it right on a cutting board for cooling. I never have any residue on the rack afterwards. Granted, I a mostly making "pizza for one" siae pizzas (bad mom!), somne brands of larger pizzas may pose a greater challenge depending on the topping load.

I don't add extra cheese. We usually sprinkle grated parmesan over when eating.

Date: 2009-05-01 06:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] same-sky.livejournal.com
Really? I have a hard time imagining the difference in quality. Maybe I'll have to try it sometime. Or maybe I'll just say that I will and then never do it. Yeah... that sounds more like my style. ;)

Date: 2009-05-03 09:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] courtesy.livejournal.com
Dear Stubborn Person (Kisha), please try the directly on the rack method for this intriguing comparison in quality and report back. Yours sincerely, ADRC.

(Another Direct Rack Cooker)

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