Pizza Oven Thread

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giblet

8,878 posts

178 months

Monday 6th May
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Niche question. Does anyone know if the likes of the Igneus, Clementi, Monatana, Bull type ovens are all made by the same company and just slightly tweaked rebrands?

They all seem to have a similar design, same surface area of 60x60cm, similar weight but slightly different prices. Or is it similar to the infamous Kettle design bbqs that various companies make?

Terry Winks

1,224 posts

14 months

Tuesday 7th May
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I’m going for 8/10 this weekend, crusts could have risen a bit more.





NSNO

353 posts

153 months

Tuesday 7th May
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Terry Winks said:
I’m going for 8/10 this weekend, crusts could have risen a bit more.




That looks great. I'd be happy if I was served that in a restaurant.

The Gauge

2,065 posts

14 months

Tuesday 7th May
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I served a couple today using the new yeast I bought, which is much better than my previous Caputo yeast as the dough rose properly and after being balled up in the fridge all night it became nice and stretchy..

Fried minced beef & pepperoni. I drizzled sone home made candid chillis & syrup over them which gives the heat of the chilli yet the sweetness of the syrup..




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Edited by The Gauge on Tuesday 7th May 17:09

ThunderSpook

3,631 posts

212 months

Wednesday 8th May
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So I’m looking at potentially 4 models here, the Arc, the Roccbox, the Koda (12 or 16) and the Gino D’Acampo.

Any views on any of those models, or others I should be looking at?

pokethepope

2,661 posts

189 months

Wednesday 8th May
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ThunderSpook said:
So I’m looking at potentially 4 models here, the Arc, the Roccbox, the Koda (12 or 16) and the Gino D’Acampo.

Any views on any of those models, or others I should be looking at?
From that list - Arc. However, there's a pretty wide variation in terms of type, features and price in that list of models.

Scabutz

7,690 posts

81 months

Wednesday 8th May
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ThunderSpook said:
So I’m looking at potentially 4 models here, the Arc, the Roccbox, the Koda (12 or 16) and the Gino D’Acampo.

Any views on any of those models, or others I should be looking at?
Have you thought about the Karu? It takes a gas conversion but gives you the option of using wood as well. Other thing I would say is if you can go for the 16. The 12s are quite small and its hard to get a full size pizza in them

ThunderSpook

3,631 posts

212 months

Wednesday 8th May
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I’ve decided I really don’t want wood. The Weber has really put me off using wood to the point where I have t made pizzas for about 4 years, so I really just want the ease of gas.

My understanding was all those models were gas, and not that different in size and features?

jodypress

1,930 posts

275 months

Wednesday 8th May
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ThunderSpook said:
I’ve decided I really don’t want wood. The Weber has really put me off using wood to the point where I have t made pizzas for about 4 years, so I really just want the ease of gas.

My understanding was all those models were gas, and not that different in size and features?
I've had a Roccbox for a few years now. Fantastic oven. Easy to cook pizza's in a couple of mins. I tried the original wood burner attachment and was a faff. I've heard the wood burner 2.0 is a bit better.
My friend who had a brick built pizza oven and my Roccbox before me moved to a Dome. He misses the Roccbox, He bought a Ooni Koda 16 for larger pizza's and every time he comes to my wishes he had the Roccbox back.


ThunderSpook

3,631 posts

212 months

Wednesday 8th May
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jodypress said:
I've had a Roccbox for a few years now. Fantastic oven. Easy to cook pizza's in a couple of mins. I tried the original wood burner attachment and was a faff. I've heard the wood burner 2.0 is a bit better.
My friend who had a brick built pizza oven and my Roccbox before me moved to a Dome. He misses the Roccbox, He bought a Ooni Koda 16 for larger pizza's and every time he comes to my wishes he had the Roccbox back.
That’s good to know, thank you. A big tick towards the Roccbox then.

Turn7

23,694 posts

222 months

Wednesday 8th May
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Roccbox is a nice thing, but be warned , it’s a chunky old thing….

Probably twice the weight of my Koda 12

guitarcarfanatic

1,615 posts

136 months

Wednesday 8th May
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Another vote for RoccBox - it's been faultless for us, and catered a party last year. 10 pizzas, back to back, no heat loss or waiting for it to warm up. Impressively insulated!!

Bonefish Blues

27,017 posts

224 months

Wednesday 8th May
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Agree. Once it's up to temp, you can knock 'em out very quickly. Just wish it was 2" wider.

Greshamst

2,084 posts

121 months

Wednesday 8th May
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Turn7 said:
Ben Lowden said:
Superb crust on that, congrats! Not bad at all for your first dough.
Cheers Ben…

4th pizza I’ve ever made !
That’s a fine looking pizza, especially for only your 4th!
Great crust on Terrywinks pizza as well.

Greshamst

2,084 posts

121 months

Wednesday 8th May
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ThunderSpook said:
That’s good to know, thank you. A big tick towards the Roccbox then.
Roccbox user here as well, have used my friends Ooni Koda 16 that has flame in an L shape (the back and side) and much prefer the Roccbox.

They are heavy, but it also makes them bomb proof, they should stay with you for years without issue.

Gozney Dome & Arc look nicer, but I’m not sure they’re worth the price increase.

ThunderSpook

3,631 posts

212 months

Wednesday 8th May
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Lots of votes for the Roccbox then.

Has anyone used a Gino? They’re a bit bigger at 14”.

Greshamst

2,084 posts

121 months

Wednesday 8th May
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The Gauge said:


Edited by The Gauge on Tuesday 7th May 17:09
How are you finding the high hydration?

I’ve just made 3.3kg of dough for Friday, and at 63% it was being very sticky.
Had to knead it, leave it 15 minutes, knead again for about 5 rounds before it stopped being too sticky to really work with.






Oh and does anyone have any experience of storing cooked pizzas? I’ve got a party on Saturday, and don’t want to be tied to the pizza oven as I’ve got bbq’ing to do.
So I’m planning on cooking 8 pizzas on Friday night, storing them in the fridge overnight and just heating them through in the oven on the day. But I’m not sure how to store them, maybe a circular cake box or two would work.

sherman

13,414 posts

216 months

Wednesday 8th May
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Make sure the pizzas have cooled fully and then

Thick Cardboard base
greaseproof paper
PIZZA
greaseproof paper
PIZZA
greaseproof paper
ETC

Wrap it all in cling film. Put in the fridge

ThunderSpook

3,631 posts

212 months

Thursday 9th May
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ThunderSpook said:
Lots of votes for the Roccbox then.

Has anyone used a Gino? They’re a bit bigger at 14”.
Guess not then biggrin

ThunderSpook

3,631 posts

212 months

Thursday 9th May
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Ok I’ve ordered a Roccbox