Grilled Pizza Perfection: How to Cook Dogtown Pizza on the Grill

There is nothing quite like the taste of grilled pizza on a summer day, a fall evening, or even in the middle of winter if you can get to the grill. With our grilled frozen pizza options at Dogtown Pizza, you always have the ability to get the pizza you want when the craving hits. But how do you go from frozen to the perfect grilled marks on your melty-cheese pizza?

To help you get the best results, check out this guide on our St. Louis style frozen pizza and how to grill frozen pizza with perfection.

How to Grill Frozen Pizza

Before you get the grill warmed up, it’s critical to start with the right base. You need a freshly frozen pizza made using the highest-quality ingredients at their peak freshness. When you work with Dogtown Pizza, you know you’ll get exceptional-quality results.

Our family-owned frozen pizzas can be grilled with a few specific tips and strategies to help you get the best results. Here’s how to grill frozen pizza from Dogtown Pizza to get the exceptional results you’re after.

Preheat the Grill

This is the most important first step. If you do not preheat the oven properly, you will put a cold pizza on a cold grill. It will become soggy quickly and may burn more easily this way. Instead, preheat the grill for at least 15 minutes. Get it up to about 350 degrees before you place the pizza on it.

We also suggest ensuring the grates are clean and free from any type of carbonized food from your last grilling adventure. Small bits here can alter the flavor of your pizza once it comes out of the grill.

Place the Frozen Pizza

Do not defrost the pizza. Instead, using our grilled pizza recipe from a frozen state right out of the freezer is best. The difference in high heat from the grill and the warm grates allows for the proper crisping of your pizza crust while offering enough time for the cheese and toppings to finish properly.

Place the frozen pizza directly on the grill surface. You do not need to grease the grate before doing so. Do not use a pizza stone or any other type of pan. You want the lines and fire from the grill to reach the underside of your pizza. This will help create a crisp crust that is not soft. That’s one of the hallmarks of our Dogtown Pizza.

Close the Lid

Now that the pizza is in place, close the lid and leave it that way. You’re trapping heat to allow the grill’s convection to heat through the crust and around the edges and toppings. As long as you don’t have huge flames going (which won’t happen if you keep the temperature even and have a clean grill), you can keep the lid closed for about 10 minutes.

After about 8 minutes, check the pizza to see how well it is doing. If you notice that areas are cooking faster than others, turn down the heat to give it more time. All grills cook a bit differently, and that can impact how long it takes for the pizza to reach the desired level of doneness. If the underside is getting too dark too quickly, move it to the top rack in the grill to give the grill more time to cook through the ingredients.

Transfer the Pizza and Give It a Minute

Once it reaches the desired crisp and gooey level, you can remove it from the grill. We recommend placing it on a cutting board or other serving plate and letting it sit for at least five minutes before you eat it. This could be the hardest part of the entire process.

Cooking frozen pizza on the grill works well to create the flavor profile you want, but if you cut into it too soon, the cheese and sauces will be too thin, and you will lose some of the flavor. For that reason, give it a few minutes before you dive into it.

Tips for Grilled Frozen Pizza Success

Before you start the process, consider a few specific tips to get the best results. First, remember that quality recipes (and the perfect dough) matter. At Dogtown Pizza, we always focus on superior ingredients to ensure the right flavor profile.

• Our pizza is different from that you may find elsewhere. We freeze your pizza without all of the chemicals that others use. That’s why we encourage you to cook it this way to ensure it does not end up soggy.

• If you do not want a crispy crust, you can place the pizza on the side of the grill instead of right over the flames. This could be helpful for those who are more particular about the grill marks.

• Using a pizza stone is not necessary, and it can make the process a bit more complex. If you decide to use one for your grilled pizza recipe, give the stone enough time to heat up to get the desired results.

Buy Pizza with Confidence

At Dogtown Pizza, we specialize in exceptional-quality pizza that is made and ready for you to warm up whenever the mood strikes. We sell throughout St. Louis and put our attention into perfect recipes. Choose from our wide range of fantastic flavors. Serve up the whole family—it only takes 10 to 15 minutes to create the best pizza out there.