Sometimes, You Have to Experiment...

[PCTE2010]

I just did a show yesterday and the host didn't want to turn the oven on. To her credit, it felt like 100 degrees and she had something of a small kitchen. Her idea was to make the Three Cheese Garden Pizza on the grill...
I was open to experimenting, and we let her guests know we were experimenting because of the heat (they appreciated it).
It ended up burning the bottom of the pizza (we did it on the Large Bar Pan like the recipe calls for), but overall it turned out pretty tasty. The guests sure loved it too - burnt bottom and all. Haha!
Just thought I'd share that because I thought it was kind of bizarre. I'm curious to hear what other "experiments" the rest of you have had at your shows

 

[chefsteph07]

You put the bar pan on the grill? According to use and care, that's a no no.
Don't encourage your guests to put stones on the grill, they will not be covered under warranty.
Glad the show worked out for you though!

 

[PCTE2010]

Oh yikes. Thanks for pointing that out. I just needed to figure something out with the heat and apparently didn't think that one through!

 

[chefsteph07]

You can do something in the DCB in the microwave..or make a fruit pizza, or there are some other ideas in the files sections that you can do for demos to beat the heat.

 

[[email protected]]

I have done many grilled pizza shows this summer! You put the dough directly on the grill! IT IS SO TASTY!!! Use PC recipes!! They are in the files recipe....
People never tire of it - they keep requesting the same show!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Grilled Italian pizza is the BEST! It's in the files section here - I do it quite often for shows!

 

[PCTE2010]

Thanks so much! I'll look that one up.
The issue that kept coming up with my host on this one was "I already bought the ingredients - use them!" So I felt pretty obligated to stick with the recipes she chose, but do it HER way. Ick. I was trying to make her happy, but clearly didn't think it through with the stoneware on the grill - won't do that again.
The other recipe I did for her (we did 2 recipes) was the Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars. I forgot the rice cereal and realized it too late. They still turned out delicious, but she made it a point to tell me that her family never eats that kind of cereal and she bought it special JUST for that show. (It was the cheap kind...couldn't have spent more than $2 on it.)
Oh yes, and she kept trying to tell me that I was doing the recipes wrong - during the show. She even brought her copies of the recipes over to the counter and double checked it against my copy.
It really was just not my day, haha.

 

[pampchefsarah]

Thanks so much! I'll look that one up.
The issue that kept coming up with my host on this one was "I already bought the ingredients - use them!" So I felt pretty obligated to stick with the recipes she chose, but do it HER way. Ick. I was trying to make her happy, but clearly didn't think it through with the stoneware on the grill - won't do that again.
The other recipe I did for her (we did 2 recipes) was the Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars. I forgot the rice cereal and realized it too late. They still turned out delicious, but she made it a point to tell me that her family never eats that kind of cereal and she bought it special JUST for that show. (It was the cheap kind...couldn't have spent more than $2 on it.)
Oh yes, and she kept trying to tell me that I was doing the recipes wrong - during the show. She even brought her copies of the recipes over to the counter and double checked it against my copy.
It really was just not my day, haha.

And, that's when you use the phrases:
"I'm a PAMPERED Chef, not a PERFECT Chef"
"See, ANYONE can do this job!"
"That's the great thing about PC recipes, no matter how hard you try, you just can't mess them up!"

 

[lisasfuncooking]

I make grilled pizza all the time, my kids love it! I line the bar pan with foil, make the pizza and then lift the foil up and place it on the grill. I did have it burn on the bottom once. I just keep the temp on low. If I find the bottom is cooking to fast and the top still has to cook- I will shut off the gas below the pizza and keep the gas going around it for the heat.
It's just one of those things you have to practice with. Regardless of how it looks- it always tastes great.

 

[chefsteph07]

You are not supposed to put stones on the grill. Just not a good practice. Read the use and care.

 

[Shell Northway]

Love how you thought outside of the box. It also show's that they can't use the heat and small kitchen space as an excuse to not have a show.

 

[Maragib]

I make grilled pizza all the time, my kids love it! I line the bar pan with foil, make the pizza and then lift the foil up and place it on the grill. I did have it burn on the bottom once. I just keep the temp on low. If I find the bottom is cooking to fast and the top still has to cook- I will shut off the gas below the pizza and keep the gas going around it for the heat.
It's just one of those things you have to practice with. Regardless of how it looks- it always tastes great.

I think she is meaning she presses the pizza dough not makes, cause she says she lifts the foil out and then places it on the grill.

Mara

 

[Rosechef]

I've done dips and such for no-cook shows. Microwave cakes in the fluted stone work out well too.

My husband's boss was using their PC stone on the grill and it kept breaking.