The Pizza Thread

mca47

F Me In The Brain said:

mca47 said:

Anyone here have a Ooni pizza oven?  I got one a few months back and highly recommend it.  It heats up to 900+ degrees in about 10-15 minutes.  It makes absolute KILLER Neapolitan pizzas. I've eaten so much damn pizza over the last couple of months because of it.  Blessing and a curse!   LOL  

I checked that out a while back...interesting.

Great feedback.

If you do consider getting one, I'd go with the Ooni Pro.  I currently have the Ooni 3.
Biggest differences between the two betsides the size (the Pro is a bit bigger)...
The 3 runs on wood pellets or gas (gas attachment sold separately), whereas the Pro can run on pellets, gas, coal or wood.  I like the idea of using coal and wood.  The pellets work well, but are trickier to get flaming and require more attention.  I got a jam funnel which works as an extender so i don't have to keep feeding it the whole time. 
The pizzas turn out AMAZING regardless of what model you have.  The 900+ oven cooks the pizza in about 60 seconds.  I turn mine every 20 seconds and after 60, you have a beautiful Neapolitan pie.   
Oh, and I think the Pro is about $150-200 more than the 3...but if I had to do it all over again, I'd pay for the Pro.  

mca47

Thoughts_Arrive said:

I want my very own wood fire pizza oven. I have not made a pizza in years. I saw Jamie Oliver making some on TV the other day using a conventional oven and a slab of (forgot the name of it) which he sourced from a builder in order to use as a pizza stone.

Look in to the Ooni outdoor oven.  Absolutely love mine and it's reasonably priced.

mca47

F Me In The Brain said:

And...please share some pics from the Ooni results!

I'll admit, I don't know how to do this.  I think the last pic I posted on here was maybe 7-8 years ago and I'm sure that was pre-iPhone.

mca47

mca47

Figured it out...

F Me In The Brain

Whoa, look at how thick those slices of fucking mozz are?  Wow!

Those pictures are badass.  Thanks for figuring that out.  I looked at this before but had not seen pics/received feedback from someone who had it. 

Is it dangerous to be next to when at temp? 

Is the taste very different between pellets and gas?

F Me In The Brain

Cook a steak yet in that fucker?

HesCalledDyer

Some good looking pies!  This is the first "real" user feedback I've seen of the Ooni as well. 

mcgruff10

Nice job mca!!!  Looks delish. How much did that set up cost?

mca47

F Me In The Brain said:

Whoa, look at how thick those slices of fucking mozz are?  Wow!

Those pictures are badass.  Thanks for figuring that out.  I looked at this before but had not seen pics/received feedback from someone who had it. 

Is it dangerous to be next to when at temp? 

Is the taste very different between pellets and gas?

It's not dangerous at all.  The outside metal will be hot when it's running, but the heat is well contained and the smoke and a lot of the heat (as long as the front door is on) goes straight out the chimney.  
I prefer the pellet taste over the gas.  The wood pellets give it a slight wood/smoke flavor.  The gas burner is much, much easier to use.  Just turn it on and forget it, where the pellets need to be monitored more closely.  

F Me In The Brain

Also...is that a theormeter 'gun' on the counter?  You double-check your heat source?

Pro tip!

mca47

F Me In The Brain said:

Cook a steak yet in that fucker?

I'm not a red meat eater, but I know people who do and say it's pretty amazing.
I do cook fish and seafood in it.  Shrimp, fish, scallops, mussels, clams...Put whatever in a cast iron pan, toss it in....mmmm!
Also made naan bread in there which turned out fantastic.
I joined the Ooni Facebook page and it's fun seeing all of the stuff others make in it.

mca47

mcgruff10 said:

Nice job mca!!!  Looks delish. How much did that set up cost?

The oven I have (Ooni 3) was $299.  I later bought the gas attachment (not required) which I think was ~$80.
Other stuff I got include a smaller wood peel for launching, a metal peel for turning and pulling...and obviously a bunch of wood cooking/smoking pellets.  

mca47

F Me In The Brain said:

Also...is that a theormeter 'gun' on the counter?  You double-check your heat source?

Pro tip!

Yeah, I check the temp of the stone prior to launching.  If the stone is in the 650-700 range you're good to go.  This also means the air temp within is around 900.

F Me In The Brain

I love wood smokers.  Since I am married I rarely experience them.

mca47

F Me In The Brain said:

I love wood smokers.  Since I am married I rarely experience them.

Ha!

dankind

OK, so how does this work again?

F Me In The Brain

Indifference71

Pregnant wife was craving some deep dish tonight.  No complains from me....half cheese, half sausage patty.  Lou's never disappoints.  

bbiggs

^ My man! Sausage is my go to. Can’t beat it.