I always have a drip pan in the kettle when using the char-baskets, in this case it was there to prevent spillage since I had the CI filled to the top. I would not place charcoal underneath as it would probably burn the crust. Due to the size of my CI the next time I make one of these, I will opt to just bank the coals on one side only & then rotate the pie every 10-15 minutes.That looks wonderful. Question on the coal setup. How come drip pan and no coals directly under pan?
Dough:As someone who made chicago style pizzas, details!!!