OK, here it is... decided today was as good as any to set up the Large BGE and measure how long it takes the pizza stone to get to temp...

lump temp at 890 degrees as plate setter and pizza stone go in

30 minutes later with dome temp reading 500

plate setter temp only at 379 degrees

and pizza stone only at 239 degrees

50 minutes after putting p/s and stone in - dome temp is still stuck on 500... plate setter now reads 488 degress

Pizza stone is up to 345 degrees....

90 minutes after p/s and stone go in, dome temp is still 500, the p/s setter is sitting at 585 degrees

the stone is now at 469

The nine year old can't wait any longer, so we put his pizza he built on...and 8 minutes later

The the adult versions go on...

enjoyed the exercise... but the pizza more!!!!
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Thank you very much for this exercise. I've thought all along this is what is going on. My very best pizza's are always the last ones (of 5-8) to come off. I wait at least 45 minutes or so, apparently I'll need to wait longer still.
Thanks you again.
Harbor Freight has one on sale for $29. Just went there after seeing this.
But I planned on putting the plate setter and pizza stone in after lighting the lump - so everything came up to temp at the same time, but you put them in after the lump got really hot.
Is there a downside to putting them in after lighting the lump - other than taking longer to come up to temp?
Thanks!
50cc of 92 alcohol :woohoo: - you don't have much time to put the p/s and stone in... the "30 minute" mark I mention was 35 minutes after striking the match.... :evil:
Would have never guessed it took that long to heat up.
Thanks for the post.
Darian
-Ken
today's experiment may not be perfect, but it does line up with the way my pizzas cook...
Good info to have.
Small and Large BGE in Oklahoma City.
Ross
Made pizza last night from scratch, got the egg going to 550 dome for one hour before first pizza whent in. Thin crust pizza. Second pizza baked a little faster!
Nice boy ya got there, he'll be getting his own egg someday.