aluminum pie pan for pizza making?

[preppystud]

i tried to make a pizza by using the regular aluminum pie pan, the result was a little wet. i don't know if it is because i put some onion and pepper in the dough or due to the pan itself?

is it important to buy a pizza pan to make pizza or is it just another way they want to sell us un-necessary products? i don't see a difference b/w an aluminum pie pan and a regular pizza pan other than the size difference?

[The Dough Doctor]

Stud;
What was the color of the pan? Bright silver inside and out? Bright silver outside and dark on the inside, or dark both inside and out?
Also, can you share how the pizza was baked? This additional information will be helpful in determining why your pizza wasn't properly baked.
Tom Lehmann/The Dough Doctor

[preppystud]

i used regular tomato sauce instead of the piazza sauce. that could be a reason.

my main question is, is it ok to use those aluminum pie pan  to make pizzas?

[pizzaneer]

Stud;
What was the color of the pan? Bright silver inside and out? Bright silver outside and dark on the inside, or dark both inside and out?
Also, can you share how the pizza was baked? This additional information will be helpful in determining why your pizza wasn't properly baked.
Tom Lehmann/The Dough Doctor

If you answer Tom's questions you might get an answer to your question.

[Jet_deck]

Read and look at this:  http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,12806.msg123880.html#msg123880

[IndyRob]

Pans can make a big difference.  My first real (commercial) pizza pan reversed a couple years of failures for me. But now I think one can make a good pizza in any pan.  But different pans may require different formulations.

I think onions in the dough are a bigger red flag though.  Onions contain a surprising amount of water (peppers too, probably).  Based on what you describe I'd start by eliminating that (use onion powder if need be).