How Do You Make Pizza In A Convection Oven?
Most ovens, called conventional radiant ovens, cook food by surrounding them with hot air. In comparison, a convection oven blows hot air directly onto food, which helps the food cook more quickly. One of the more common problems found with pizza cooked in a convection oven is that it doesn’t have the crisp crust that a conventional oven would make. However, with just a perforated pizza pan or pizza screen, your convection oven can give you as crisp a crust as a conventional oven. These pans will better allow the convection oven’s hot air to cook the pizza from below. This recipe makes two 12-inch round pizzas. Whisk together the flour, salt, sugar and yeast in a large bowl. Add the olive oil and lukewarm water. Stir first with a wooden spoon, then knead by hand until the dough is firm, smooth and elastic. It should not be sticky. Coat the inside of the bowl with a thin layer of olive oil. Put the dough in the bowl, turning the dough to coat it evenly with oil so it won’t stick to the
