What flavor wood chips when I bake a pizza?

Kabinski2013 · December 2012

Looking to bake another pizza but want to ad a smoke flavor from chips. Any suggestions?

Lit · December 2012

The wood chips or chunks will just burn at pizza cooking temps.

Z_Eggineer · December 2012

whatever wood is generally used to smoke the cheese on it. I would start with apple then get more aggressive if you like that.

nolaegghead · December 2012

I agree with Lit. Might be the one cook where you can just burn pure wood - never tried it, but that's how pizza ovens work.

xraypat23 · December 2012

i've put whole softball sized pieces of green peach wood in the egg and never even hinted at a smoke flavor, at 700 degrees dome the coals are probably burning upwards of 1000....not a chance even for a fresh cut piece to smoke long.

Skiddymarker · December 2012

The natural woodfire smoke from the lump is about all you are gonna get. The egg is too hot to get that traditional slow lingering smoke.

fishlessman · December 2012

not sure i would want smoke on the bread, but i would be all over smoking tomatoes for the sauce

Mighty_Quinn · December 2012

yep...get smoke flavor from the toppings- smoked mozz or gouda, bacon, tomatoes...

Stoater · December 2012

Lit said:

The wood chips or chunks will just burn at pizza cooking temps.

Stick the chips on your stone, I have accidentally spilled wood chips on the grate when using a plate setter and they have smoked away quite nicely. Don't use wood chips if your going to reheat the pizza the next day as it will taste too smokey, in my opinion.

SamFerrise · January 2013

At pizza cooking temps you will not get any smoke flavor. It's not a brisket.

What flavor wood chips when I bake a pizza?

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