Chicago in stone dish???

[gijoe985]

Hey all,

This is my first post, seemed like a simple question. All I really have ever made (and my preference) is NY style pizza. I've never really liked deep dish, but I thought I'd try it, since my NY pizza has gotten pretty good, I figured I'd expand.

For my NY pizza I only use a stone, but of course it gets preheated with the oven and I use a peel to get the pizza in and out. I know you can buy deep dish stones, but would that really work? I don't see how I could preheat it and then get a pizza in. Would you just put it in cold? Or is metal a better option for this since it will heat faster? I don't own either, so I figure if I'm going to buy one, I might as well buy the right type. I imagine a cast iron pan for a Chicago style pizza... Sound right?

[Mad_Ernie]

I've made deep-dish pizzas in my home oven using a traditional metal pan and a round ceramic pan and had good results in both cases.  I use a variation of BTB's recipe.  I've never had any complaints, and my wife likes it the best of all the different types of pizza that I make.

http://www.sassafrasstore.com/product.asp?lt=d&deptid=5679&sec=food&pfid=SAS00074

[gijoe985]

I might go looking for a couple of smaller cast iron skillets. A couple of 10" ones would make some great personal pies. And the handle would make them convenient.

[philly333]

I use a 10" ones when I make pizza for my kids. It is the perfect size for them to share!

[gijoe985]

I've made deep-dish pizzas in my home oven using a traditional metal pan and a round ceramic pan and had good results in both cases.  I use a variation of BTB's recipe.  I've never had any complaints, and my wife likes it the best of all the different types of pizza that I make.

http://www.sassafrasstore.com/product.asp?lt=d&deptid=5679&sec=food&pfid=SAS00074

Should I look for BTB in the chicago section for the recipe? Or is that short for something? Well, I'm sure it's short for something, but will it be referred to as that? I figured I'm not too into Chicago style, but I'd like to try it, so I might try making a couple just using the most popular recipe.

[Mad_Ernie]

Should I look for BTB in the chicago section for the recipe? Or is that short for something? Well, I'm sure it's short for something, but will it be referred to as that? I figured I'm not too into Chicago style, but I'd like to try it, so I might try making a couple just using the most popular recipe.

BTB is the author of one of the popular Chicago deep dish recipes in the Chicago section and a frequent poster, particularly to that section.  Loowaters is another poster who has popular deep-dish recipe.  I suggest just taking some time to puruse that section and seeing which recipe(s) appeal to you.