-L. said...

>
> Andy wrote:
>>
>> I'm going to try another homemade pizza, only pre-cook some crumbled
>> hot italian sausauge and pepperoni to crisp up first rather than have
>> it cook and grease up the pizza in the oven.
>
> I always pre-cook my sausage and nuke and blot the pepperoni. You
> have to make sure the pepperoni gets covered with cheese then, though,
> as otherwise it will become dried up and nasty.

Good tip. The package of hormel pepperoni I've used is tissue paper thin
as it is.


>> Maybe pre-saute some finely minced
>> onion, black olives and finely minced green bell peppers too.
>
> All of those items get sauteed and put into the sauce - save the
> olives. I blot them and put them in the top layer.

I'll do that!


>> Might make a crispier pizza at lower temps in a home oven??
>
> I bake my pizzas at 375 for 22 minutes (jellyroll pan - medium-thick
> crust) . They come out perfect - browned crust, baked dough, bubbly
> cheese and starting to brown a bit on top.
>
> -L.

Thanks,

Andy