Before you knock it, we’ve gathered a few ways to cook your frozen pies that’ll enhance the flavors, maximize the crunch, and yield photo-worthy ‘zas you’ll hardly remember came from a box! Benefiting from the convection heating that circulates air around the food, an air fryer quickly heats all sides of a frozen pizza evenly and prevents it from becoming a soggy mess. Here’s how to make pizza in your air fryer: Set the air fryer to 380-400 F and heat the frozen pizza for six to 10 minutes (depending on the thickness of the crust), or until golden and crispy. Due to size constraints, an air fryer is ideal for a small, personal pie or heating individual slices. RELATED: 13 Air Fryer Recipes That Are Almost Too Good to Be True To get a perfectly cooked and crispy pie using your grill, simply preheat it for at least 15 minutes on high heat. Then, reduce the temperature to medium or medium-low, place the frozen pizza directly on the rack, close the lid, and grill the pizza for 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the thickness of the crust. Keep a close eye to make sure the bottom doesn’t burn and rotate it as you go depending on the hot spots around your grill. Once the cheese begins to bubble, and the crust becomes crisp, carefully remove the pizza from the grill using heat-resistant tongs, cool, and enjoy. RELATED: Grilled Pizza Is the Easiest Dinner Ever—Here’s How to Make It, Step by Step RELATED: Does Your Instant Pot Double as a Smoker? We Tested It and Weird Things Happened First, insert the stone while preheating the oven to ensure that it’s very hot when ready to use. Next, make sure your frozen pizza is completely thawed, or use a microwave to heat it thoroughly. Placing a very cold pizza on a very hot pizza stone—which is usually made out of ceramic materials that are sensitive to drastic temperature changes—can risk ruining the stone, or worse, breaking it altogether. RELATED: 8 Clever Ways to Use a Pizza Stone—Besides Making Pizza When cooking the pie in a cast-iron skillet, try adding a few tablespoons of olive oil to the bottom of the pan to help crisp the crust as it cooks. Or cut your frozen pizza into strips and finish with a warm side of marinara or zesty ranch for dipping.
