How to cook frozen pizza?

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To remember:

  • Pour une pizza surgelée parfaite au four traditionnel, décongelez d’abord, préchauffez à haute température, ajoutez de l’huile d’olive sur les bords, et laissez cuire le temps indiqué.
  • For microwave cooking, use a suitable plate, follow the time instructions on the packaging, and monitor to avoid overcooking.
  • Shopping online, including ordering frozen pizzas, saves time, helps you manage your budget and finds quality products that are easy to deliver to your door.

Baking is a very important step in making a delicious pizza. But the only problem is that too few people have a pizza or bread oven at home. Fortunately, with frozen pizzas, traditional ovens are the most suitable.

And even if you don't have an oven, the microwave can do the trick! That's if you know how. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do it and get a pizza that's as delicious as a pizzeria.

A frozen pizza
A frozen Pizza in pictures

How to cook a frozen pizza in the traditional oven?

Let's start by cooking frozen pizzas in the traditional oven, the most suitable and also the easiest method to do so. Here are the steps to follow for perfect cooking.

Indeed, the topping of your pizza (pepperoni pizza, cheese pizza, etc.) must be chosen first.

A traditional oven-baked pizza
Image d’une pizza au four traditionnelle

Step 1: Defrost your pizza

Before you even get started, you need to think about defrost your pizzaif you want a crispy pizza. Because if you bake your pizza without defrosting, the frozen outer layer will melt and turn to liquid. Leaving soft, soggy crust and fillings.

However, if you're a pizza lover all fluffy, keep your pizza in the freezer jusqu’à ce que vous soyez prêt à la cuisiner. Dans tous les cas, le mieux est de do not freeze pizza when you bring it home from the store. But let it defrost a little on the counter while you preheat the oven.

Step 2: Preheat your conventional oven

L’erreur la plus courante en matière de pizzas surgelées est de mettre la pizza au four lorsque la température n’est pas assez élevée. Avant la cuisson, il est nécessaire d’atteindre la température indiquée on the pizza box. Often, this temperature is between 191 and 218°C (375-425°F). But it's best to préchauffer votre four jusqu’à 220 °C. Cette forte chaleur est recommandée pour obtenir une pizza croustillante à l’extérieur, moelleuse à l’intérieur et parfaitement parfumée.

Which cooking method is best for frozen pizza?

Le mode chaleur tournante sur le four garantit également une cuisson homogène de votre pizza. De même, il est également possible de mettre le four à la température maximale disponible afin de reproduire la chaleur intense d’un four à pizza commercial, mais dans ce cas, soyez prudent, car votre pizza risque d’être brulée faute d’inattention. 

Step 3: Add some flavor

Just before putting your frozen pizza in the oven, you can add extras to make it crunchy! To do this: 

  • Put a small amount of‘huile d’olive extra-vierge in a container and dip a basting brush.
  • Scrub then brush the crust around the edges of your pizza with the kitchen brush.

Non seulement l’huile sera aspirée dans la croûte, produisant un goût subtil, mais aussi le fromage près de la croûte sera bien doré après la cuisson.

Step 4: Put the pizza in the oven

For this stage :

  1. Take a non-stick baking sheet (pizza stone) and place your pizza on it.
  2. Next, slide the plate dans le four en vous assurant qu’elle repose au milieu de la grille.

This position on the grid ensures that the heat is evenly distributed puisque la pizza n’est pas trop proche de l’élément chauffant du four, en dessous ou au-dessus. Dès que vous avez mis la pizza à l’intérieur, fermez le four pour garder la chaleur enfermée à l’intérieur.

Step 5: Let the pizza cook well

You must leave the pizza baking for the period specified on the box. It is best to set your timer pour ne pas oublier que vous avez quelque chose dans le four. Une fois que votre pizza est cuite, le fromage va commencer à dorer et à bouillonner régulièrement. Vous n’aurez juste qu’à take it out of the oven using an oven mitt, to wait 5 to 10 minutes before slicing your pizza and sitting down to eat.

In fact, if you've added cheeses, you'll know your pizza is done when the cheeses have completely melted.

How to cook frozen pizza in the microwave?

A pizza in the microwave
A picture of a microwave pizza

Making pizza in the microwave is easy, especially if you have a model with a crisp function. This function allows, thanks to a special plate supplied with the appliance, to heat the food in the upper part, but also in the lower part and on the edges. This way you just need to preheat the plate and add the pizza at the right time.

On the other hand, if your microwave is not equipped with this function, you can opt for cooking in ''combined'' mode at medium power. So here are the steps to follow.

Step 1: Place your pizza on a microwave-safe plate

Si votre assiette micro-ondes est trop petite pour contenir la pizza, assurez-vous d’en avoir une plus grande, qui peut rentrer dans le micro-ondes. En fait, vous devez position the pizza perfectly au centre du plateau. Et ouvrir le micro-ondes afin de mettre l’assiette à l’intérieur. Mais si l’assiette est trop grande ou trop petite cela ne sera pas possible. D’ailleurs, si vous voulez découvrir la taille de pizza chez Domino’s, n’hésitez pas à le découvrir parmi nos articles !

Step 2: Cook the pizza for the recommended time

Read the instructions on the packaging to find out exactly how long your pizza needs to cook in the microwave. This way, you can switch on the microwave according to the time required for cooking.

Pizzas that can be cooked in the microwave are likely to come in a box that tells you to cook them for 3 or 4 minutes, unless the pizza is particularly large or thick. Pour certaines pizzas, comme celles à base de pain plat, de pain à l’ail ou d’autres types de croutes spéciales, le temps de cuisson peut différer. If so, it may take another minute or two. Please consult the packaging for more precise instructions.

It is also possible to look carefully la pizza pendant qu’elle cuit pour éviter une surcuisson.

Step 3: Take your pizza out of the microwave

Comme pour le four, le plateau contenant la pizza sera probablement assez chaud, soyez donc prudent lorsque vous le sortez du micro-ondes. Il est recommandé d’utiliser une pelle à tarte pour faire glisser la pizza sur un plateau en attente. Vous aurez juste à wait a few minutes to let the pizza cool before slicing and serving.

How long does it take to bake a frozen pizza?

Frozen pizzas generally take between 15 and 20 minutes for correct baking in the oven. But cooking times often depend on the quantity of toppings and the condition of the traditional oven. Some pizzas even take jusqu’à 30 min to cook properly. It is therefore necessary to monitor your conventional oven during baking to prevent toasting.

As for microwaves, it is very fast. Because most frozen pizzas cook for around 3 or 4 min in a microwave set to high temperature. Thicker or larger varieties, however, may take a little longer, usually between 5 and 6 min.

N’hésitez pas à utiliser une plaque de cuisson spéciale ou une pierre à pizza si vous êtes fan de croûte croustillante. Cette méthode apportera une finition croustillante à votre pizza, sans doute la meilleure des astuces !

How to bake a frozen pizza without an oven?

There are many ways to bake a frozen pizza without an oven, including :

  • A frying pan
  • A hot plate
  • Electric or gas grill

With a frying pan

To bake your frozen pizza in using a frying panIt is important to note that cooking should be carried out over moderate heat.

  1. Tout d’abord, retirez votre pizza du congélateur et laissez-la reposer pendant 10 minutes à température ambiante.
  2. Then place it on a flat surface and cut it into 8 even pieces.
  3. Ensuite, mettez la poêle au feu et ajoutez un peu d’huile d’olive.
  4. Depending on the size of your pan, place the slices of frozen pizza on top and cover. Possible cooking time is 2 minutes.
  5. Il est essentiel de surveiller régulièrement la pizza. Lorsqu’elle est prête, il ne reste plus qu’à la retirer du feu et à la déguster !

With a hot plate

Here are the steps to follow for this technique:

  1. We recommend that you first set your cooking appliance to a medium temperature.
  2. Then add the pizza to be cooked and leave the heater on for about 10 minutes.
  3. Check regularly and turn your pizza over if necessary;

The griddle is an ideal cooking method, as it allows you to prepare the pizza directly from scratch. Simply place it on a suitable pizza board.

With electric or gas grill

To bake your frozen pizza with a gas grill, proceed as follows:

  1. Place the pizza on the grill and cook for about 8 minutes.
  2. Il est également crucial de la surveiller attentivement et de la retourne si nécessaire afin d’éviter que le dessous ne brûle.
  3. Il est nécessaire d’attraper le bout de votre pizza et de le soulever lentement afin de déterminer si elle est cuite ou non.

À vous de déterminer si elle est prête à être dégustée ou alors d’attendre quelques minutes de plus pour une cuisson optimale !

In conclusion

In short, there's a whole process involved in successfully baking a pizza in either a conventional oven or a microwave. Even if it doesn't take long to cook, you need to be careful and keep an eye on your lunaticr or microwave for a delicious pizza. 

Maintenant, si vous voulez réaliser les étapes mentionnées ci-dessus, il est temps d’acheter vos courses en ligne, notamment vos pizzas surgelées !

Shopping online and ordering your frozen pizza: the right reasons!

Pizza is a great classic, with family, alone or even with friends, it remains a fan. Order a pizza and have it delivered to your chosen location saves you precious time and, above all, hours in the kitchen (you still need to know how to cook! ).

La pizza surgelée compte parmi les produits les plus demandés, elle est facilement commandable en ligne et il ne vous reste plus qu’à la cook in oven or microwave. The same goes for many other products of your choice, it is now possible to do all your shopping online and take advantage of fairly advantageous offers.

Online shopping: the advantages

Shop online has many advantages both on the quality of the products ordered, on saving time, but also on your budget. More often than not, you are forced to start your car and drive a good distance in order to do good business. Online shopping frees you from such a chore and even better, allows you to:

  • Save time and reduce stress : the trolley to push, the journey to be made by car and the whims of the children are not always easy to manage.
  • Better manage your budget : you buy precisely everything you need
  • Find exceptional products : not always easy to find near you

Order a frozen pizza and get it delivered fast!

Another advantageous aspect of online shopping is undoubtedly frozen pizza. Preparing a dinner in the rules is not always easy. You face time constraints and much more. With just a few clicks, you can order your frozen pizza and bake it in the oven or microwave. All you have to do is sit down to eat.

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