Burning my frigging pizza

bgebrent

henapple said:

I'll get kick back... Pour a cup of water on the stone. I haven't cracked one and they come out perfect. 

Pics or nope  Not that pic ok?

jtcBoynton

erikjs71 said:

TheToast said:

The issue I find is that for up to 3 pizzas the platesetter-grill-stone on top works fine. Beyond that amount of time, the stone gets too hot and starts to burn the base. I've just ordered some fire bricks and am going to try it with the stone raised higher, because I'm cooking for a party next weekend. 

Well this was pizza #1 (of 1)..When the Egg temp gauge read 650º, I kept it right between there and 700º for about 30 minutes, then put the pie on.

After 30 minutes your stone and dome ceramics are still heating up and have not reached equilibrium.

dstearn

I think your temp is way to high.
I just completed my 3rd attempt with pizza and I think I have got it right now. First, I bought some pizza dough balls from my local pizzeria. Let them set out for 30 minutes prior to rolling. My XL is set up with an adjustable rig, a 17.5 inch stone on the bottom rack and my 14 inch pizza stone on the top rack. I cook at a lower temp 400-450 raised direct so that I can fully cook the ingredients and get a thin crisp crust. I let the pizza stone sit for an hour before placing the pie on it. I prepare the pizza on a wood peel with a small amount of corn meal on the pie. Cook time is 12-15 minutes at 400.
The last cook was by far my best. My local pizzeria cooks at 500 for 8 minutes as a point of reference.

erikjs71

dstearn said:

I think your temp is way to high.
I just completed my 3rd attempt with pizza and I think I have got it right now. First, I bought some pizza dough balls from my local pizzeria. Let them set out for 30 minutes prior to rolling. My XL is set up with an adjustable rig, a 17.5 inch stone on the bottom rack and my 14 inch pizza stone on the top rack. I cook at a lower temp 400-450 raised direct so that I can fully cook the ingredients and get a thin crisp crust. I let the pizza stone sit for an hour before placing the pie on it. I prepare the pizza on a wood peel with a small amount of corn meal on the pie. Cook time is 12-15 minutes at 400.
The last cook was by far my best. My local pizzeria cooks at 500 for 8 minutes as a point of reference.

Not sure if you read through the thread.. (I wouldn't have).. but my trick was I put the plate setter legs down... came out perfect.. see pics in few comments back.

I've been using and making pizza dough for 10+ years.. 

You should have your dough sit out a MINIMUM of an hour..  Just in the bag on the counter.. or bowl if you made it yourself.

Then on a heavily floured surface, take out the ball and re-form it if needed.. and let it sit under a clean dry towel for about 20-30 minutes, then start forming it.. Never use a roller.. if it's not spreading right, it's still to cold.. let it sit another 20 mins.

Like I said.. just a tip.

erikjs71

Should I start a new pizza stone thread??  We've gotten kinda off the topic of burn prevention, and onto tips and techniques..

dstearn

erikjs71 said:

Should I start a new pizza stone thread??  We've gotten kinda off the topic of burn prevention, and onto tips and techniques..

No, I think you need to cook at a lower temp around 400 for 12-15 minutes and you will not burn your pies.

jtcBoynton

erikjs71 said:

Should I start a new pizza stone thread??  We've gotten kinda off the topic of burn prevention, and onto tips and techniques..

If you want suggestions on specific topics you probably should start another disussion thread.  The most on-topic responses generally come in the first page or so.  These longer discussions often will start to wander.  Many will not realize that a pizza burning discussion has morphed to discussing other topics and may not contribute to the new topic just because they don't realize we are not longer talking burning crust.

erikjs71

dstearn said:

erikjs71 said:

Should I start a new pizza stone thread??  We've gotten kinda off the topic of burn prevention, and onto tips and techniques..

No, I think you need to cook at a lower temp around 400 for 12-15 minutes and you will not burn your pies.

No, I cook them at 650-700 for 6-7 minutes and they come out perfect.. you can cook at 400 if you want.

bigegger

pizza saturday

henapple

I go about 700 but you have to cool the stone 

bigegger

Sorry, I thought this posted with my picture above..
I heated my pizza stone I've had for 10years while heating up my egg to 500-525º.
What I did  was throw in the pizza, put the top of my chimney back on and slid it open, bottom vent full open then close the cover. Thermometer usually reads 400-450º by the time I close it and left the pizza in for 10-12 minutes.
I made sure I peak at the bottom of the pizza to make sure it is tan brown which gives me a thin crispy outer layer and soft inside.
Pizza totally devoured by me wife and teenage son.
Now the egg is at 300º and I'm throwing in a brownie mix to bake.
This is usually my routine after a pizza, after a pizza bake something else usually a dessert is baked in the egg after we eat a pizza.

erikjs71

bigegger said:

pizza saturday

I love pizza Saturday's.. man that's funny.. My egg is the same size and in the same spot on my deck.. I thought the pic was mine for a sec.. LOL

erikjs71

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