PIZZA ON A PLANK

One brilliant, simple trickcooking pizzas on a wooden planktransforms the common grill into an affordable, surprisingly effective pizza oven, with over 40 recipes for delicious crispy-crusted pies to rival any pizzeria.

Pizza is one of the most popular foods in the world. But homemade pizza rarely hits the crispy-chewy-charred trifectaand that's because many of us don't own a wood-burning oven. Until now. By employing one brilliant, simple trickcooking pizzas on a wooden plankyou can transform your gas or charcoal grill into an appliance that rivals any pizza oven. Pizza on a Plank offers an easy-to-follow introduction to plank grilling, including where to buy food-safe planks (they're sold affordably at places like Home Depot and Costco), the best methods for soaking and seasoning them, gas vs. charcoal plank-grilling techniques, how to pair different woods (such as hickory, cedar, alder, and mesquite) with their ideal pizza toppings, and much more. More than 40 inventive savory and sweet pizza recipesplus doughs and saucesget us eagerly firing up the grill. With full-color step-by-step and beauty photography throughout. Dina Guillen is an expert in plank-grilling and the author of two cookbooks on the topic. She has appeared on Martha Stewart Living Radio, the local television affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX, and in The Washington Post, Cooking Light, and more. She lives near Sacramento, CA, with her family.