I saw an Ooni pizza on reddit today that looked $Ted.Danson!So I've officially given up on the Ooni.
Its funny to go through the last pages and see how excited I was. I honestly have no idea how anyone cooks a good pizza in the Ooni. They must be ... well I don't know how they do it.
Anyway, after trying 35-40 times and getting one slightly edible pizza, I've quit. If anyone in Texas wants to buy a slightly used pizza oven, let me know.
I saw an Ooni pizza on reddit today that looked $Ted.Danson!
So I've officially given up on the Ooni.
Its funny to go through the last pages and see how excited I was. I honestly have no idea how anyone cooks a good pizza in the Ooni. They must be ... well I don't know how they do it.
Anyway, after trying 35-40 times and getting one slightly edible pizza, I've quit. If anyone in Texas wants to buy a slightly used pizza oven, let me know.
So I've officially given up on the Ooni.
Its funny to go through the last pages and see how excited I was. I honestly have no idea how anyone cooks a good pizza in the Ooni. They must be ... well I don't know how they do it.
Anyway, after trying 35-40 times and getting one slightly edible pizza, I've quit. If anyone in Texas wants to buy a slightly used pizza oven, let me know.
So what are the major issues with it? I was considering one but hesitant after your feedback (and others from the internet). I think @krista4 recently bought one (or another brand)?
Dude. I feel your pain. I have made every single one of those mistakes and more (ever folded a pizza inside the oven getting it off the peel? #### it, we're having mangled calzones tonight.). It took me a few times to get it acceptable, and a bunch more times to dial it in. @Wingnut's dough recipe and procedure solved the sticky dough issues for me. And my Bakerstone oven came with a long round nosed spatula that they call a pizza turner that has been a great crutch for me to lean on. It can help get the pizza off the peel gently when needed and works great for turning the pizza while in the oven.I have had every disaster you can think of with the Ooni.
I want to say at the start that I admit this may partially (or wholly) be a whoknew problem. But if so - well I guess I just suck.
So at first, it was hard to work with the dough. Its very difficult to shape it, it will stick to things, etc. But ultimately - those are issues you can eventually deal with and I got better. My pizzas still look like Sloth from Goonies' head - but at least you can build on top of it.
Second, figuring out how to use the pizza peel correctly is also harder than it looks. The ooni oven opening is very narrow. So you have to be good with the peel. Issues I have had here - dropping the pizza on the ground as I removed it, difficulty rotating the pizza during the cook, and (my favorite) having all of the toppings fall off the pizza as I shoved it into the oven.
Third, the crust. Oh that damn crust. I have no idea how anyone can get the crust fully cooked and not have the cheese and toppings burnt. The ooni is very hot and shoots flames up top. So the top burns quickly. Or, at least, half of it (the part in the back) burns quickly. But the crust takes much longer to complete. So the most common pizza I have cooked is one with a gooey crust, burnt half of the top of the pizza, and cold other half.
I have tried different flour (including 00), store bought dough, putting it in the oven for a few minutes before putting the toppings on, etc. I have finally settled on -
1) pre-heat the ooni;
2) Put the dough in the ooni for 60 seconds to partially cook;
3) put on toppings and get the pizza in the ooni;
4) Immediately turn off the ooni and let it cook in a still warm but no longer on pizza oven.
This has produced a somewhat edible pizza. Far, far, far inferior to the New York style place 1/2 mile from my house.
So that's my story. I am a pizza failure. I have given up. I will be buying my pizzas from now on.
Oh - I've also tried buying pre-made pizzas and putting them in the Ooni. That sucked.
@Wingnut's dough recipe
That's the one.The one linked in the first post in this topic? this one --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mxxGrq7PoI&t=362s
So I had a lot of those issues myself but learned how to properly flour the dough while stretching (pain in the ### but practice practice practice). Once I transfer to the peel I throw with I make sure it slides around easily after saucing, adding cheese, adding toppings, etc.I have had every disaster you can think of with the Ooni.
I want to say at the start that I admit this may partially (or wholly) be a whoknew problem. But if so - well I guess I just suck.
So at first, it was hard to work with the dough. Its very difficult to shape it, it will stick to things, etc. But ultimately - those are issues you can eventually deal with and I got better. My pizzas still look like Sloth from Goonies' head - but at least you can build on top of it.
Second, figuring out how to use the pizza peel correctly is also harder than it looks. The ooni oven opening is very narrow. So you have to be good with the peel. Issues I have had here - dropping the pizza on the ground as I removed it, difficulty rotating the pizza during the cook, and (my favorite) having all of the toppings fall off the pizza as I shoved it into the oven.
Third, the crust. Oh that damn crust. I have no idea how anyone can get the crust fully cooked and not have the cheese and toppings burnt. The ooni is very hot and shoots flames up top. So the top burns quickly. Or, at least, half of it (the part in the back) burns quickly. But the crust takes much longer to complete. So the most common pizza I have cooked is one with a gooey crust, burnt half of the top of the pizza, and cold other half.
I have tried different flour (including 00), store bought dough, putting it in the oven for a few minutes before putting the toppings on, etc. I have finally settled on -
1) pre-heat the ooni;
2) Put the dough in the ooni for 60 seconds to partially cook;
3) put on toppings and get the pizza in the ooni;
4) Immediately turn off the ooni and let it cook in a still warm but no longer on pizza oven.
This has produced a somewhat edible pizza. Far, far, far inferior to the New York style place 1/2 mile from my house.
So that's my story. I am a pizza failure. I have given up. I will be buying my pizzas from now on.
Oh - I've also tried buying pre-made pizzas and putting them in the Ooni. That sucked.
So what are the major issues with it? I was considering one but hesitant after your feedback (and others from the internet). I think @krista4 recently bought one (or another brand)?
I’m going to check this one out. I had sort of mastered the dough after a lot of trial and error (and lots of disasters). But for some reason the last few times my dough has ended up too sticky and hard to stretch.The one linked in the first post in this topic? this one --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mxxGrq7PoI&t=362s
I’m going to check this one out. I had sort of mastered the dough after a lot of trial and error (and lots of disasters). But for some reason the last few times my dough has ended up too sticky and hard to stretch.The one linked in the first post in this topic? this one --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mxxGrq7PoI&t=362s
This dough is bulk cold fermented in the fridge, so I don't think ambient humidity matters much.Some say you should use a little less water during the warm humid months.
His pizza reviews are great. And the frozen pizza thing is all shtick... great shtick.Sort of off-topic...
So, David Portnoy(el presidenti from Barstool Sports) also does pizza reviews. He goes to different cities and reviews pizza from various pizza joints, and the videos are all over social media. He tries very hard to come across as fair and partial, with no bias. However...
Recently, his brand came out with their own frozen pizza. He has multiple videos out talking about this new frozen pizza, and says how good it is, and how it is the best frozen pizza on the planet, blah blah blah.
It is only sold in Walmart. I said what the heck, let's have fun and see how it is. Holy smokes, it is dreadful. I can think of 4-5 frozen pizza brands off the top of my head that are better than this dreck. He has totally sold out. @#$^ him and his reviews.
That sounds amazing. What temp and for how long?I have been making breakfast pizzas on the ole recteq lately. I use a neopolitan style homemade dough and use homemade sausage gravy as the sauce. Top with cheese, a little bacon, some fresh chopped rosemary, and a add a few cracked eggs towards the end of the cook so the finish sunnyside up style. Then you dip your slices in said yolk once cooked. The smokey flavor from the pellet grill is money. So good.
Whatcha guys got for breakfast pizza recipes?
500ish for 8-9 minutes. Depends on how much stuff I put on there as well. The egg is the tricky part. The first time the eggs were overhard. Not super great.That sounds amazing. What temp and for how long?
Not sure this is helpful to your question, but if you’re using a cast iron pan, this recipe is a good one. https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/crispy-cheesy-pan-pizza-recipeMade my first pizza last night on the Weber kettle. It was just store bought dough but it turned out decent. I'm using a cast iron pizza pan that I'm preheating.
My biggest issue is I don't have a peel. We assembled the pie on a floured pizza stone. I took the heated CI pan out, moved the pie, with some degree of difficulty to the CI pan, then put the CI pan back in.
Is there a better substitute for the peel? I let the dough come up to almost room temp, is that the problem?
Not sure this is helpful to your question, but if you’re using a cast iron pan, this recipe is a good one. https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/crispy-cheesy-pan-pizza-recipe
Im a big fan of the KingArthur baking recipes. this was their 2020 Recipe of the Year.
I've been baking pizzas on my Kamado Joe for about 6-7 years with good results but thinking about getting a dedicated pizza oven. I'm looking at the Gozney Dome and wondering if anyone else has one?
It's been said a few times but maybe worth mentioning again. Parchment paper is your friend.
I cook pizzas on an XL Big Green Egg. Can't wait to try some of the dough recipes in here. I usually buy Trader Joe's dough. It's ok.
We like thin, thin, thin crust. Presume these dough recipes can be rolled pretty thin?
We discovered it a few years back and have kept a bottle at home since: https://mikeshothoney.com/products/mikes-hot-honey-original-extra-hot-comboI have never heard of this before.
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Matt Miller
@nfldraftscout
We found a local pizza place that does this wood fired pepperoni with hot honey drizzled on it and I’m unfortunately addicted to it. Throwing this out there for anyone coming through Joplin. Check out Woody’s Woodfired Pizza.
I have never heard of this before.
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Matt Miller
@nfldraftscout
We found a local pizza place that does this wood fired pepperoni with hot honey drizzled on it and I’m unfortunately addicted to it. Throwing this out there for anyone coming through Joplin. Check out Woody’s Woodfired Pizza.
I have never heard of this before.
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Matt Miller
@nfldraftscout
We found a local pizza place that does this wood fired pepperoni with hot honey drizzled on it and I’m unfortunately addicted to it. Throwing this out there for anyone coming through Joplin. Check out Woody’s Woodfired Pizza.
It's great. We have been using it for over a year.I have never heard of this before.
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Matt Miller
@nfldraftscout
We found a local pizza place that does this wood fired pepperoni with hot honey drizzled on it and I’m unfortunately addicted to it. Throwing this out there for anyone coming through Joplin. Check out Woody’s Woodfired Pizza.
Just placed my order. Never heard of this stuff before today.
Trader Joe's also has a version of Hot Honey pretty similar to Mike's. You can make your own with a little Apple Cider Vinegar and hot pepper flakes, but I find it annoying to mess with honey.It's great. We have been using it for over a year.I have never heard of this before.
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Matt Miller
@nfldraftscout
We found a local pizza place that does this wood fired pepperoni with hot honey drizzled on it and I’m unfortunately addicted to it. Throwing this out there for anyone coming through Joplin. Check out Woody’s Woodfired Pizza.
Just placed my order. Never heard of this stuff before today.
It’s really not bad. I have a Bertello (sp?) and the one thing I bought after some good and meh experiences was the gas attachment. You won’t get quite as wood fired feel but for non-chefs it makes the cooking part much easier. Managing the wood and cooking multiple pizzas was a PIA. Gas is a set it, get it to temp and then barely touch it.Got an Ooni Koda 12. Not optimistic after reading this thread that I can make anything edible the first few times but the family loves pizza so figure it may be worth it.
It’s really not bad. I have a Bertello (sp?) and the one thing I bought after some good and meh experiences was the gas attachment. You won’t get quite as wood fired feel but for non-chefs it makes the cooking part much easier. Managing the wood and cooking multiple pizzas was a PIA. Gas is a set it, get it to temp and then barely touch it.Got an Ooni Koda 12. Not optimistic after reading this thread that I can make anything edible the first few times but the family loves pizza so figure it may be worth it.
A couple things I’d recommend, there are some decent store bought doughs. Publix is decent and local pizza places sometimes sell it. Make the pizzas on the thin side. The crust will expand and it can be undercooked even if the rest is done and you’ll burn it if you leave it in longer. We use semolina flour which seems to work better than regular flour in terms of not sticking and not burning. After stretching, put toppings on after putting stretched dough on the peel. Peels are cheap so I have 3 and a smaller one for turning the pizzas while cooking. That’s leta you make multiple pizzas as a family and put them in as soon as the prior one is done. Helps speed up the process.