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First cook.... Pizza

newegger169
newegger169 Posts: 146
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I want to smoke a Boston butt for the first cook but the wife wants a pizza......... Any tips/recipes for makin a good pizza?! Some1 told jus a frozen pizza on there taste totally different. Any truth in tht?
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  • apinion
    apinion Posts: 470
    Pizza is a tough one to pull off for a first cook!
    Louisianian by birth, Louisianian by death. Austinite for now...
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  • maso
    maso Posts: 240
    I bought a papa murphey's pizza, and pretty much cooked it according to their directions, just on the egg. It was amazing! You get a fresh pizza without the hassle of worrying about the dough. The butt will be a great first smoke though!
    Large BGE in Moore, OK
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  • Froman
    Froman Posts: 201
    I need to try a papa murphys on the egg. Never even thought about it!
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  • onedbguru
    onedbguru Posts: 1,648
    Do NOT put a frozen pizza on a pizza stone unless you first thaw it out.  otherwise you may crack the stone.

    I have had my egg for > 5 years now and am still experimenting with the dough.  Sometimes I go to a local pizza shop I like and just buy the dough balls from them. Some grocery stores may carry pizza dough balls either in the deli or frozen(Whole Foods, Trader Joes or ...). Some are better than others. I have used my bread machine or just the old fashioned way to make my own.  It depends on how much time you want to put into it. Find one you like and perfect it by the only real means available... test, test, test and test some more. 

    Our motto:  Fresh is ALWAYS better!!!!!
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  • Chetscapes
    Chetscapes Posts: 121
    Use your food processor to make dough. It is super easy. I bought a baking steel for my xl egg and works great. Baking steel has a recipe on the web site.
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  • jhl192
    jhl192 Posts: 1,006
    BGE recommends doing several low temp cooks before doings one in excess of 350-400. This is to allow the gasket to secure itself to the ceramic. Make sure you let the lump burm long enough to let the VOCs burn of or you can end up with some foul smelling pizza. I'd go with you first instinct.
    XL BGE; Medium BGE; L BGE 
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