Pizza Oven Thread

[Johnniem]

I thought you all may be interested in this link from Faceache. There is a British BBQ society page and someone raised a question about whether to buy a Uuni or a Rocc Box.

Here's a link to someone's video.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CountryWoodSmoke/p...

Happy pizza'ing

[Jambo85]

Yeah I saw that video - if they were priced equally it would be a no brainer. But you can buy two Uunis and have £100 change for the price of a Roccbox..!

[48Valves]

Jambo85 said:

Yeah I saw that video - if they were priced equally it would be a no brainer. But you can buy two Uunis and have £100 change for the price of a Roccbox..!

The Roccbox is bloody expensive, but it is a quality bit of kit. The Unni looks a bit cheap in comparison. Look at all the posts on this thread regarding bits falling off. I'm sure there are some with Roccbox issues too.

And the Roccbox comes with the gas burner.

[Bonefish Blues]

I wouldn't buy a Roccbox at today's prices, but at the Crowdfunding price it was a no-brainer.

[Jambo85]

48Valves said:

Jambo85 said:

Yeah I saw that video - if they were priced equally it would be a no brainer. But you can buy two Uunis and have £100 change for the price of a Roccbox..!

The Roccbox is bloody expensive, but it is a quality bit of kit. The Unni looks a bit cheap in comparison. Look at all the posts on this thread regarding bits falling off. I'm sure there are some with Roccbox issues too.

And the Roccbox comes with the gas burner.

Never tried a Roccbox (got a Uuni 3 and very happy with it) but I agree it looks quality. Just making the (fairly obvious) point that when the prices are so different it isn't a simple question about which is better.

[Europa1]

This spring's garden project is the construction of a ChapStation: brick built barbie, food prep area, Belfast sink underneath (to fill with ice and keep the chilled beverages just so), a couple of outdoor sockets (so I can bring the blender and deep fat fryer outside for doing onion rings etc), gas ring (for frying potato pancakes) and, yes you've guessed it, a pizza oven.

Most of the components I have bought, leaving the big one: the pizza oven. Something like a Maximus is currently the front runner - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wood-Fired-Outdoor-FLAVOR... - do any of the PH pizza cognoscenti have experience of them?

Thanks in advance!

[sidekickdmr]

Does look good and a good price, but I did look at that style of oven and discounted it as it doesnt have much thermal mass as it is mainly metal and plastic, rather than solid stone.

The idea of a pizza oven is to really charge it up, and once charged you can move the fire to the back and cook pizza's for hours

If there isnt any stone/clay/bricks surrounding the fire to chargem as soon as you move/reduce the fire you are on a quickly cooling oven.

also, a 60cm cooking area is quite small, probally only one pizza at a time in there

I also love the timeless style of the proper clay ovens and the fact they are very solid, and wont rust etc.

Just my 2p

You dont have to spend a fortune:

http://cheapoutdoorovens.com/home/22-custom-made-c...

[Mr Scruff]

giblet said:

Vyse said:

Where is the best place to buy wood pellets for a Uuni pizza oven? I see that Plumb Center sell brites for pretty cheap but are they safe for food cooking?

Food safe I believe. I got a bag last year, only had a few pizza sessions but they worked fine.

Jumping back to this, confirming that the ENplus A1 pellets are ok for food use? Lots cheaper if they are! Anyone used them? Do they burn ok?

[anonymous-user]

Mr Scruff said:

giblet said:

Vyse said:

Where is the best place to buy wood pellets for a Uuni pizza oven? I see that Plumb Center sell brites for pretty cheap but are they safe for food cooking?

Food safe I believe. I got a bag last year, only had a few pizza sessions but they worked fine.

Jumping back to this, confirming that the ENplus A1 pellets are ok for food use? Lots cheaper if they are! Anyone used them? Do they burn ok?

I got the below from Balcas

'We’re not aware of our pellets being used for pizza ovens or other cooking applications, and have no experience of what standards / regulations may need to be complied with in order to be ‘food safe’ I’m afraid.

Our pellets are manufactured in accordance with EN Plus standards (copy attached) for heating purposes, rather than cooking, so we do not promote our product for cooking applications.'

So I'm currently using specific BBQ/smoker pellets

[badgerade]

Mr Scruff said:

giblet said:

Vyse said:

Where is the best place to buy wood pellets for a Uuni pizza oven? I see that Plumb Center sell brites for pretty cheap but are they safe for food cooking?

Food safe I believe. I got a bag last year, only had a few pizza sessions but they worked fine.

Jumping back to this, confirming that the ENplus A1 pellets are ok for food use? Lots cheaper if they are! Anyone used them? Do they burn ok?

I'm on my 4th bag now. I think they may burn with slightly more soot, although to be honest it's been a while since I used the Uuni pellets.

This link on the UUNI USA site has some more info: https://uuni.net/pages/pellets

[M3ax]

sidekickdmr said:

Does look good and a good price, but I did look at that style of oven and discounted it as it doesnt have much thermal mass as it is mainly metal and plastic, rather than solid stone.

The idea of a pizza oven is to really charge it up, and once charged you can move the fire to the back and cook pizza's for hours

If there isnt any stone/clay/bricks surrounding the fire to chargem as soon as you move/reduce the fire you are on a quickly cooling oven.

also, a 60cm cooking area is quite small, probally only one pizza at a time in there

I also love the timeless style of the proper clay ovens and the fact they are very solid, and wont rust etc.

Just my 2p

You dont have to spend a fortune:

http://cheapoutdoorovens.com/home/22-custom-made-c...

I would love one of these but I'd never get it around to the back of my house! Might have to build one from scratch.

[Bonefish Blues]

M3ax said:

sidekickdmr said:

Does look good and a good price, but I did look at that style of oven and discounted it as it doesnt have much thermal mass as it is mainly metal and plastic, rather than solid stone.

The idea of a pizza oven is to really charge it up, and once charged you can move the fire to the back and cook pizza's for hours

If there isnt any stone/clay/bricks surrounding the fire to chargem as soon as you move/reduce the fire you are on a quickly cooling oven.

also, a 60cm cooking area is quite small, probally only one pizza at a time in there

I also love the timeless style of the proper clay ovens and the fact they are very solid, and wont rust etc.

Just my 2p

You dont have to spend a fortune:

http://cheapoutdoorovens.com/home/22-custom-made-c...

I would love one of these but I'd never get it around to the back of my house! Might have to build one from scratch.

There's a legendary thread about someone getting one of these, or larger, into an inaccessible position that's worth a read.

[sidekickdmr]

Bonefish Blues said:

M3ax said:

sidekickdmr said:

Does look good and a good price, but I did look at that style of oven and discounted it as it doesnt have much thermal mass as it is mainly metal and plastic, rather than solid stone.

The idea of a pizza oven is to really charge it up, and once charged you can move the fire to the back and cook pizza's for hours

If there isnt any stone/clay/bricks surrounding the fire to chargem as soon as you move/reduce the fire you are on a quickly cooling oven.

also, a 60cm cooking area is quite small, probally only one pizza at a time in there

I also love the timeless style of the proper clay ovens and the fact they are very solid, and wont rust etc.

Just my 2p

You dont have to spend a fortune:

http://cheapoutdoorovens.com/home/22-custom-made-c...

I would love one of these but I'd never get it around to the back of my house! Might have to build one from scratch.

There's a legendary thread about someone getting one of these, or larger, into an inaccessible position that's worth a read.

that was me, where there is a will there is a way!

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Mr Scruff]

badgerade said:

I'm on my 4th bag now. I think they may burn with slightly more soot, although to be honest it's been a while since I used the Uuni pellets.

This link on the UUNI USA site has some more info: https://uuni.net/pages/pellets

Interesting stuff, thanks. For reference, this is what the website quotes:

With Uuni, you can use pellets that are meant for heating so as long as they're of good quality. In Europe this is easy; there's a pellet standard called ENPlus A1 that defines the source wood quality, manufacturing methods and moisture levels. Those pellets are great as they have low relative moisture content, they only ever use virgin stem tree (i.e. no construction waste), there's no bark and they only use natural lubricants in the dye which extrudes the pellet. If you buy and use those, you're on to a winner. Those are what the Uuni Team uses.

[Yidwann]

And you can get them even cheaper than above.... It's what I am going for!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/brick-outdoor-wood-fired...

[M3ax]

sidekickdmr said:

that was me, where there is a will there is a way!

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Great result! My problem is that it would have to go through the house or over it as I have no meaningful side access . We lost that when building out to the side. How's the pizza?

[Vyse]

Did you end up buying some?

Mr Scruff said:

Jumping back to this, confirming that the ENplus A1 pellets are ok for food use? Lots cheaper if they are! Anyone used them? Do they burn ok?

[Chris Type R]

Just bought a G3Ferrari. My first attempt (and only so far) turned out to be an accidental calzone. Not too bad, but I might have overdone the chilli.

What are peoples views on the Northern Dough Company frozen doughs ? They seem quite pricey for 2 servings at £2.99 per pack. I know making your own is easy, but I like the convenience of pre-made.

[Bullett]

They are fine but nothing special. Pricey compared to making your own but cheap vs getting a Dominos....

I make my own, the same £3 will make you 8-10. I usually make up 500g of flour at a time and freeze them myself into portion sizes approx 5x 165g. I like them really thin and 12-13" you might want more dough per pizza if you like them thicker or larger.

[Mr Scruff]

Vyse said:

Did you end up buying some?

Mr Scruff said:

Jumping back to this, confirming that the ENplus A1 pellets are ok for food use? Lots cheaper if they are! Anyone used them? Do they burn ok?

Not yet, got some mates round for pizza at the weekend though so I need to!