Not hot enough and stone not thick enough...
I wanted to like the oven BUT to be a pizza oven you need good heat and a good stone.
I make my own pizza dough and use my normal oven with a 1/2 inch thick stone. I wanted this oven because I could put it outside and not heat up the house pre heating the oven...
this oven heats to 450 and I was hoping the small size would be sufficient... but the top will be almost burnt before the dough is proper... also it took the pizza about 20 minutes to cook while my normal oven did it in about 10 ... this longer cooking time can yield a harder crust than desired ....
Maybe for normal frozen pizza this oven is okay but if you make your own dough and pizza you will not get the heat you need ..... bummer
counter top pizza oven
Here is the deal, you basically get a giant toaster (12" square internal baking surface) a pizza stone and a 30 min. timer. they recommend you preheat the stone for 30 minutes and then put your pizza in. I bought it because I wanted to perfect a Roman style pizza bianca recipe (olive oil and salt pizza). I find myself using it to cook a lot of frozen pizzas and the occasional bagel (which it toasts really well I have to say)
Things it does well
cooks pizza
toasts toast
toasts bagels ***** you can preheat and get crispy and warm in no time or not preheat and just toast the insides for the perfect breakfast sandwich style bagels
cooks naan-like flat breads
takes up a lot of counter space
heats up quickly
lets me think about things other than cooking pizza, while actually cooking pizza
oh and if you unplug it you can use the timer like a timer for eggs, or what not
things I wish it did
didn't take up so...
Perhaps I had a faulty one...
I must have gotten a lemon. Mine just browned the outside edges and left the pizza center soggy. I tried it several times with the same results so I sent it back and got a full refund.
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