How to Make the Perfect Pan Pizza | Serious Eats

This pizza is the sort of thick-crusted, fried-on-the-bottom, puffy, cheesy, focaccia-esque style you might remember having as a Pizza Hut personal pan pizza when you were a kid. Baked in a cast iron skillet, the crust is golden and crunchy on the outside, but still a touch puffy and soft under the stretchy mozzarella cheese.

See More Like This!

Subscribe to Serious Eats!

Follow Us Elsewhere:

Serious Eats is a leading resource for all things food and drink: meticulously tested recipes that really work; in-depth, science-based explanations of cooking techniques; detailed reviews of cooking equipment; and guides to ingredients, dishes, and cuisines. We bring a democratic yet scientific approach to cooking the best dishes, busting food myths, and delivering strong opinions on what you should eat next, where, when, and why.

[saipruthvi]

Pro tip: after placing the pizzas in the pans, put them on stove and let it cook for 6 minutes at medium-high flame, check the base it must turn brown. Now put the pizzas in a pre heated oven at 250 C or 500 F and broil for 7 minutes(or until cheese starts to brown). You will get the best crust ever, crispy bottom and a soft top and melted cheese

[KyleWyattOnGoogle]

close your eyes and imagine lumpy space princess

[jerryc]

Three people to pick if I'm stranded on a desert island, Sasha is definitely on the list. What a nice guy.

[kaptenlemper]

I can't stop thinking "Ray Romano's blonde younger brother"

[tommihommi]

The Foolproof pan pizza recipe is how I discovered Serious Eats six yeas ago! Haven't looked back since

[bluetextonwhitebg]

dude looks and sounds high af and says he got his scale at a head shop for "pizza" lol. suuuure...

[libertybelle]

I like his style and approach to teaching. He’s pleasant and a talented chef. I appreciate his knowledge of Italian cooking and language. I learned a lot from this gentleman. Great video pizza lesson. Thank you.

[LukeVenables]

Made this for the first time last night. This is how I make pizza now. Thanks for the video.

[seriousgamer]

Anyone remember Kenji's first appearances on ATK? They were painful. Cut this guy some slack.

[tayb.]

The people complaining about the speed clearly just came to watch a guy make a pizza. The ones who want to follow the recipe think this is perfect af. We don’t have to pause the video every 5min.

[PlantLifeYT]

Well said, pizza should be about the crust, not the toppings! Love cast iron pizza.

[turnondatuna]

Serious Eats always gives the most precise and open cooking knowledge anywhere on the web.
Predictably, they also have the biggest dorks to ever face a camera.

[baconmcwaffles]

Ben Stein and Ray Romano's voices had a baby

[ipuya]

I've watched 4 videos on making a cast iron pizza. Two recommended spreading the dough on the skillet and putting in the over for 5 minutes then taking it out and adding the toppings, while the other two (like this one) just added the toppings straight off. Now I'm not sure which to try 🤔

[differentculturessamenatur]

1.5 play speed he's just took his coffee now

[jeffcarrier]

I stretch one dough ball to fit a 12”.

Reminds me of Pizza Al Taglio in Rome.

[MasterWingman]

I like this guy. He's super chilled.

[awkwardgamervrn]

My dough is rising and my sauce is made from scratch...can’t wait till tomorrow

[sanchirkh]

i can use regular all purpose flour right ?

[Paul_K_]

I don't think "awkward" is a necessary critique of someone making (I believe) their first vid on the channel. Give him some time to get used to being on camera...