New Toys, Thank Yous , & Mini Pizzas

Zippylip

First, the thank yous:

Sparky, for making this home protection/beat-down stick (“The Persuader”) & sending it to Florida for me (I figured out it can also be used as a spatula :ohmy: :laugh: );

Eggindawg, for bringing it from Georgia and delivering it to me in Florida ;

Fidel, for taking it from Florida back to Georgia & shipping it to me in Pennsylvania (wouldn’t fit into my carry-on) ; &

* you Georgia boys are a helluva great group of guys

Florida Grilling Girl, for inspiring the purchase of the mini stones with her kick-ass mini pizzas :P .

Thank you all, I broke it all in last night.

The toys:





Fist pie on the mini, went with Faith’s method, egg feet on the grid, stone on top:



The Persuader in action (you don’t even have to put your beer down :cheer: ):



Bottle of 4ara’s homemade dego red & dinner is served:



For the second pie, the stone was too hot :evil: , so ½ way through the cook I slid another stone on to prevent further crust cooking while the toppings finished:



Loogidat sumena-beech:



Mini does crust:



How’bout dat:



I love toys

sirlancealot

how did u purchase the stone? that"s remarkable.

Zippylip

They sell them on Amazon, you get 2 in a box for about 25 bucks. The site said it was 1 to 3 months for delivery, so I found the same ones on Ebay (new), they were 3 bucks more, but I got them in a few days...

DrZaius

Man I love that spatula. I had no idea Sparky was makin those.

I love new toys and missed a mini by one email. dagnabit :(

sirlancealot

thanks for the reply.

Zippylip

Sparky is very talented, here is more of his handy work:

Fidel

loogidat....man you kill me.

Pies look good. Glad to see the equalizer made it across state lines without raising too many eyebrows.

I swear the handle on that spatula is as big as your thigh.

FlaPoolman

I heard it also doubles as a snow shovel :woohoo: :laugh:

lowercasebill

wow they look great but i am bummed out... i picked up two 8 inch screens on saturday and the two stones arrived today and one was broken..
what temp did you use?? i got 3 nagasaki [as ben calls them] sprouted .

Zippylip

bill, the screens work great in conjunction with the stones, Eggindawg was flyin with the screens, where did you get the screens?

I went with 550, but it was too hot, coals are too close to the stone, I have to ask FGG her exact method, I know she only uses 1 stone so it must be at a much lower temp...

Chocolate covered nagasakis anyone?

Zippylip

Yep, truth is I can only lift light things with it or I will have to put my beer down :laugh:

loco_engr

What diameter are the stones?

Zippylip

8 & 1/2 inches. Just small enough that they leave enough room around the edges so you don't completely toast your gasket (like you will with a pie tin I have learned :( )

"Sparky"

Hey Zip,glad to see that it finally made it up to you That "Persuader" has done some traveling :laugh: It makes you feel like a little kid again huh? :P I used mine to move Boston butts around at FT Bragg,but mine is bigger than yours :woohoo: :laugh: Hope you like it buddy BTW,the mini pizzas look great :woohoo:

Zippylip

I love that thing man, I am trying to figure out where to hang it in the kitchen while it awaits its next assignment... I was thinking perhaps on the pizza wall:

loco_engr

Dam glad . . . as those are the ones I ordered and should have in a few days.
Thank You

lowercasebill

got them at bova a pizza reataurant supply place will pick two up for you easter weekend ,, i have a funeral this saturday,,
no chocolate naga's darn near killed you and jl with the chocolate death ones

Florida Grillin Girl

Hey Marc,

Looks like some great pizza to me! I'm glad you finally got to use the stones. I can't take all the credit, I heard about them from someone else on this forum, just can't remember who! They were not using them in the mini for pizzas though.

You got the correct setup but I have started to cook them on lower temp, especially if making many of them in a row. (I did 8 one night!) If you have anyone that likes thick crust, it will take a little longer on a lower temp. If you like it super thin and crispy, then higher and shorter. You just have to play around with it til you get what your family likes. I think you are well on your way!

Have fun with the mini pizzas!
Faith
Tampa, FL
See ya in Waldorf!

vidalia1

Nice set up there Zippy....When Tom gets his new improved mini woo out on the market you will have an even better set up...I cooked my pizzas on the mini in Ocala at about 400 degrees...and great looking tongs... :P

Florida Grillin Girl

I think the temp is somewhere around 400 degrees to answer your question.

Faith
Tampa,
FL

Zippylip

did you use 1 or 2 stones on that set-up?

Florida Grillin Girl

I only use 1 stone. That was a good idea putting the 2nd stone on there to control the heat so your crust did not fry. I have tried this set up as well:



This way, it took forever for the egg to come up to temperature. After trying every different combination of heat and stone placement and timing, I have settled on the lower temp and only one stone.

Just trial and error, but fun anyway!

Faith

Big'un

Glad you are working that thing. I saw it a couple weeks before the fest, and it was almost stolen. We have some great folks in this egg community!

"Sparky"

Hey Todd,sorry I missed your call earlier :( If you've got a few minutes,call me back(if you're not working)

vidalia1

Marc,

Here is the link to the Ocala setup with the new mini woo2 prototype..

http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=614125&catid=1

Ross in Ventura

Great toys Mark enjoy!!!!

Ross

JLOCKHART29

Very nice Zippy!! Looks like you really had a blast in Fl. Good to see you cooking some'en again!!

Zippylip

Kim, with the 2 stones in there, what temp did you use? And, did you have any trouble with maintaining the heat with both stones & the pizzas? Finally, did you have to re-load the lump during the cook... how many pies did you get done on one load in there? Thanks, Marc

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Zipster- I just looked at Amazon but couldn't find the 8.5" stones. Do you have a product name or something like that?

tks!

Darnoc

Your smile tells the whole story.You look like a proud new papa of a Mini Egg and are having a blast with it.The next toy that you need to buy will have to be a mini pizza peel.That pie looks lost on such a large peel.Continue to have fun with your "TOYS."

Zippylip

here ya go:

http://www.amazon.com/Old-Stone-4444-Pizza-Stones/dp/B0000E1FDC