Pizza gathering

[james]

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... This was so much fun.

Way to go Robert. All that work, and now you're there!
James

[Acoma]

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Jim, when I say saturated, I should rephrase it. I have yet to hook up the thermocouples. I get to 900+ in about 20-30 minutes. It takes a little more than an hour at that temp for the whole oven to go white. I then go an extra 30 minutes of heating with plasma type heat. I went 2.5 hours pre party with this method. The heat stayed great once I took much of the coal out and used a log here and there. I will be more accurate when the TC's are hooked up and operational. The next day the oven floor was at 475 (front floor section) to 550 (in middle floor). This was almost 24 hours later. I still need to drive out much of the moisture, and add final insulation. My method has been the Infrared gun. After this all day cure method recently, I feel confident about saturation, and maintained heat. The TC's will tell me how true I am.

[Frances]

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Congratulations Acoma! Looks as if you are well and truly on your way!

I look forward to lots of cooking pictures from you...

[Les]

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Robert - Fantastic job. I guess busting your butt in crazy temps is paying off. Good looking pizza. When I get to the point of fire - I know who to call.

Les...

[jcg31]

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Robert,
Everything looks great. How long did it take to get the oven saturated at 900 degrees? Also where are you getting that reading? When you say saturated , how deep into the brick are you getting the 900 reading?
Thanks,
jim

[telehort]

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Acoma,
The pictures look you like you had a great time!

[Acoma]

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RC, we made 11 pizzas, with 2 going home with guests. The day before I just 4x'd the caputo PDF measurements. My kitchenAid was brimming with dough
http://www.fornobravo.com/PDF/Using-caputo-tipo00.pdf

Everyone made and decorated their own. As for heat keeping up, we got the heat saturated to low 900's, then we cleared out much of the coal except some to maintain heat, and occasionally would put a log or two in as needed. I liked keeping the pizzas in certain areas (learning) so after 3 I would shift sides, move coals and wood. My goal was to maintain that 900 temp, and it worked great. As for today, my wife is picking up two chickens now and it should take 3 hours foiled. I want to get some Terracotta cookware. I want to cook other great foods in them for the oven.

[RCLake]

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How many pies did you make, probably around 20? How other did you heat the floor bake up. We did 5 pies last night and I probably would have reheated the floor after that if we were gong to make more.
Did a chicken today - love that retained heat.

[Acoma]

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For our party, we started the first real party with 15 people. Went smooth and perfect. It was great to see people that came thinking it would be a long process for pizza heating, but was not. They started getting into making them but all were quite happy having me do the oven. Next time I will get them to be the veterans doing the oven and dough, to teach the new guests for the next one. This was so much fun.

[Acoma]

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Here are some photos of our pizza oven during warm up. Some fire pics to view.

[mfiore]

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This is a technique I've seen Pizzaiolo's do in restaurants. Seems to get the cheese nice and golden/caramelized.

[Acoma]

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Xabia, I don't remember if it was RT, but an earlier thread about pizza dough and methods that I read spoke about it. It definately adds benefit, and yes, it toast the top perfectly. I go half up in height though.

[Xabia Jim]

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[QUOTE=Acoma;27806] Took 90 seconds, then I elevated the pizza for about 5+ seconds towards the dome. QUOTE]

Interesting Robert, the elevation technique. Was that to just toast the top?

[gjbingham]

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Looking forward to pics Robert.

[asudavew]

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Dave, my wife makes it. I will ask her if she will share it. Honestly, I am not playing games with anyone when I say her sauce is the best I have had over any restaurant or upon any place visited. She makes it for spaghetti (oh it is good!), but this time went with less ingredience so that the sauce doesn't overpower the flavor of toppings. I will ask her to input the recipe or else- no pizza for her

Sounds really good Robert.
I would really like to have a good recipe.

Tell here Dave says, please, please,please.