pizza: Hi. I want to make a pizza. I'm making the base from scratch but all the recipes talk about placing it in a sandwich tin, pizza pan, etc. Can't you just let it rise on a plate then stick it in the oven without these?|||Bad idea. Pizza pans are cheap and the ones with holes will give you a crispy crust. Pizza stones will make pizza just as good as a pizzeria but they are a bit pricey.|||you cannot just bake it on the rack unless you by a dough that has already been bake... it will ozz through the rack. You can use a cookie sheet or anything kind of tin for baking, but i would advice you to just put the pizza on the rack in the oven unless you want a huge mess you clean up. Good Luck and Happy Cooking!|||Hi, Ok! If the dough is not cooked meaning if the crust is raw just putting it on the rack could make a BIG mess but, if the dough base meaning the crust is cooked before you put your tops on SURE why not that would be just great. I would not just put raw dough right on rack. I would put it on a cookie sheet first then when it is half cooked then take it off and put your toppings on it and then bake. You can put the cooked crust right on the rack then. Just so you DON鈥橳 have to clean so much afterwords. Ok I really do hope this helps you, happy cooking and take care|||well try a cookie sheet...or just by a pizza pan and get it over with..putting the pizza on the rack isnt a good idea.it may stick and make a huge mess in the oven just get a pizza oan which you'll be able to use again. or just get a disposable, foil one good luck:)|||Yes, you can bake it right on the rack. In fact, that's the preferred way, since you get air circulation. I think it makes a mess though, so I usually use a baking sheet|||It'll stick to the oven rack if you put it in without a baking sheet. You need to knead (lol) it after it rises, and then stretch it out onto a pan. Good luck, enjoy your dinner!|||You really should use a baking sheet, otherwise you can line your oven rack with Aluminum foil and cook it on that alone.|||I would not put it directly on the rack without a cookie sheet etc. The dough will fall in between the wires of the rack.|||yeah of course you can i doo it all the time try it.|||Use a greased cookie sheet. You can make it any shape you want (if circles aren't your thing).|||yes ...just use lower heat