Getting the egg hot enough?

RobbieQ

I tried to do a pizza this weekend but after I preheated the egg & fire bricks with the stone Ionly could get a 300 temp I was shooting for 600 !I used enough lump & I have no leaks Can anyone help .

stike

Robbie-Q,
if the pizza stone is pretty big it can cut down the draft...[p]how much free area did you have around the rim of the stone between it and the rim of the egg??

RobbieQ

stike, There's about 1" of free space I have a med egg and a 15" stone

The Naked Whiz

Robbie-Q,
Hmmm, that might be pushing. I used a 14" stone in my medium egg and had no trouble getting to 600. That left 1.25 inches on each side of the stone. A 15" stone would leave .75 inches.
TNW

stike

Robbie-Q,
another thought...
how long were the firebricks and stone in?[p]If the firebricks and stone don't come up to temp with the fire, but get put on only shortly before cooking, you'll often find they suck up the heat and drop the dome temp until they also get warmed up.[p]

Unknown

Robbie-Q,[p]I would guess that the hearthstone that you used was too big for the cooker. The medium cooker is best served with a stone no larger than about 11-12" in diameter as any larger than this will not give you enough flow thru the cooker for most good baking. You must have the temp both under and over the stone about the same for the best results or your baking won't be very good. [p]Hope this helps and my e-mail address is posted so if you need additional information, just fire a note this direction and I will try to help.[p]Dave