Backyard Pizza

[zipper]

Wife bought something else on black Friday. An Ooni Koda 16 pizza oven. The weather here has been frightful. So we moved the oven into an empty bay of the garage to try some pizza this weekend.






Still learning the process.

 

[Scottintexas]

Still learning the process.

obviously, there's not a chunk of pineapple on either one of those pies !


Ya, I said it,

 

[Scottintexas]

actually, how'd they taste ? did you make the dough ?

I've been thinking of getting my wife one for Christmas (because you know, we have so much empty cabinet space for another kitchen item )

 

[zipper]

obviously, there's not a chunk of pineapple on either one of those pies !


Ya, I said it,

Heresy, to her. Lol. Dislikes pineapple on pizza.

They were good. She made dough and bought some beer battered dough. I believe the pictures are of the purchased dough she used on Monday for lunch. Homemade dough was used on my birthday, Sunday night, no pics.

Still playing with temps. and turning/rotating frequency. They cook quickly.

It is bigger than a kitchen appliance, you will want to use this on the patio.

 

[RightStuff]

We have a Ooni Fyra 12 going on about 3 yrs now. Here's my take on Oonis...they make good wood fired pizzas for the cost/ease-of-use factor.

I went with the pellet fired one since I have a pellet smoker, so already have plenty of fuel. I don't have any propane stuff (switch to NG and won't go back) so stayed away from those options. The Fyra version does fine, the biggest issue is getting the stone bottom hot for making a crust bottom cooked/crispy. Maybe the gas ones do better there, would be curious if that makes them more consistent from pie to pie and keeping the heat up. I typically have to wait a few mins between bakes and watch the flame more closely but that's part of the fun too.

 

[zipper]

The propane burners on two sides heat up quickly. She/we are still experimenting with temps and times. A lazer thermometer is used to temp the stone. The first few bottoms were doughy while the edges would cook quick. The last couple she has temped the stone to about 800°, put the pizza in and turn it down so the bottom crisps up without over doing the edges. Turn frequently.

We debated on getting a wood/dual fuel fired version, but I felt burning 15 cords+ for the house was enough and opted for quick on/quick off propane only.

 

[zipper]

Wife made this one last night. It was really good. Pay no attention to the ripe bananas, lol.

 

[Bluewater272]

Nice looking pizza! Sometimes I wish I went with propane for ease of setup, I like my coal/wood fired one, but its a pain to keep in the sweet spot and makes it a little more of a hassle than I'd like it to be.

 

[zipper]

Nice looking pizza! Sometimes I wish I went with propane for ease of setup, I like my coal/wood fired one, but its a pain to keep in the sweet spot and makes it a little more of a hassle than I'd like it to be.

Best/biggest one yet of the half dozen or so she has made. We talked about dual fuel and decided propane was easy on/off and helps her control the temps as she learns.

 

[suke]

Ohhhhh I love me some homemade pizza. I've been debating getting one of those, but it's either insanely hot here, or cold and dark. When it's hot the mosquitoes are gnarly and don't really want to deal with a 900* oven. It has taken me about 3-4 years to perfect my dough to where it tastes good. I struggled for years until the last probably 6 months to get a great tasting dough, regardless what I did. It would taste decent but basically as good as the best frozen pizza you could find. Finally talking to a buddy of mine who also was into making pizza and he asked if I had tried honey. HONEY!?!?! Seriously?!? That was IT the missing piece!!! I changed nothing else and I now prefer my pizza over any restaurant pizza. Unless you use like 2 tablespoons or more you really can't taste the honey. It must be the type of sugar, cause I've also tried sugar in my dough with little success, cause it really was a game changer. Even changed the color of the dough when cooked. Blew my mind!

 

[RightStuff]

@suke - just wait till you try a hot honey and pepperoni pizza... Done right it's amazing!

 

[suke]

We were supposed to be going out of town tomorrow, so didn't want a big Christmas day dinner. Well it was going to rain the whole rest of the week where we were going so we cancelled the trip. My in laws came over and I made a couple of pizzas for everyone. This is hands down my favorite so I cooked it last for me when I finally was able to sit down and eat. Pepperoni with Neese's sausage and jalapeno.

 

[LoWeLL216]

My wife and I use ours all the time. We buy dough from a local pizza shop. I'm always surprised how many places you can buy just dough. Perfect for when you don't want to make it yourself.

 

[Coult45]

Breadmakers usually come with a few simple pizza dough recipes, and they're really easy, tasty, and cheap.