The Oven Feature That Will Improve Your Homemade Pizzas

If you're new to cooking, you know just how challenging preparing classic dishes from scratch can be. First, you have to select all the proper ingredients, and while it sounds simple, you only want to serve meals made from the very best! After all, there's a big difference between a burger topped with Kraft Singles and one layered with melty American cheese sourced from grass-fed cows.

Then, of course, there's learning the ins and outs of common kitchen appliances. Once again, this sounds like an easy feat. However, with the many nooks, crannies, buttons, knobs, and settings available on modern kitchen tools, it can be an overwhelming task to memorize their many uses.

One simple, beginner-friendly recipe that's sure to turn heads is a good ol' fashioned pizza pie. And by using the broiler setting for your soon-to-be world-famous pizza, you'll get an unforgettable crust and the process itself will help you better understand some of the unsuspecting options your oven has to offer.

Making a homemade pizza is surprisingly simple. All you really need is pre-rolled dough, red sauce, fresh mozzarella, and pepperonis. Of course, there are a million ways to mix and match ingredients for a pizza that suits your taste — which makes it all the more exciting! But there's nothing worse than a soggy pizza with a crust that falls flat. Sorry to all of the crust haters, but it's one of the best parts of a pizza.

While you may think to just pop the pizza on the top rack of the oven, baking it on the broiler setting is a surefire way to get a crispy finish on the top and bottom of your pizza. Plus, it saves time! Pro Home Cooks encourages home chefs of all skill sets to assemble the pizza ingredients in a cast-iron pan and bake on broil for 13-15 minutes. This method will leave you with a pizza that boasts a crunchy crust with cheese that's browned to perfection while maintaining its ooey-gooey goodness.

Now that's a fast, tasty, beginner-friendly pizza to remember.