First pizza mod and cook. Thanks WKC!!

[cigarman20]

Gents, thank you for all the informative posts on this site. I successfully completed my first wood-fired pizza cook on an old AD mod per the many detailed posts on the WKC.  I opened the lid to fit my bamboo peel, raised the grate for ease of loading onto the pizza stone and most importantly... used the PAC man + 1 to achieve a rolling flame across the top of the pie. The dough was awesome with a nice chewy bite thanks to the  Mighty Pizza Oven online "Bread / Pizza Dough creator."  Pics of the set up and results to follow. Again my thanks to all those who have posted information to make this first cook a success!!




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[nolch01]

Looks awesome!  Like the set up.  I am waiting for better weather to give pizza a try. 


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[Firemunkee]

Looks awesome!!

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[varekai]

@cigarman20 You did an awesome job on your mod.. I realized after I did mine A) i should not have cut the lip off and B) cut the opening opposite the vent, just to be able to hang it. Pies look great too!!

[BertVentures]

Great job, I am glad my you found my dough claculator useful.

[cigarman20]

Thanks all... it certainly was fun pulling it all together. @BertVentures- the dough calculator is fantastic. How many grams of dough do you usually use to get a 14" pie?


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[BertVentures]

Thak you @cigarman20, I like thin dough,  I aim for 260g per dough ball.

[PotsieWeber]

Thanks for the tip about opposite the vent.  I think it was your post that got me looking into this. 

@cigarman20 You did an awesome job on your mod.. I realized after I did mine A) i should not have cut the lip off and B) cut the opening opposite the vent, just to be able to hang it. Pies look great too!!

[theduke]

If I hadn't scored the KP so cheaply I'd have done that mod in a heartbeat. Looks great! So did you set the basket in the back on top of the edges on the other two? Looks like it's up higher where it belongs. I may have to try that setup. It seems like the openings on the baskets allow the stone to get the right temp without risking burning the bottom of the pie.

[addicted-to-smoke]

I like it.

1) Is the lid cut with a Dremel, using a cutoff wheel?

2) Does it cook evenly enough so that you don't have to turn the pizza?

[Janthony13]

Looks great!!


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[cigarman20]

Yes, you're correct. I used the two lower baskets PAC man style. Cut an opening in the grate to allow for placement of the third basket. A chimney of KBB split between the bottom baskets with some reserved for the third basket which was loaded with apple chunks.  I did end up rotating during the cook as it was cooler at the opening.  @addicted to smoke-  after drilling round holes at the corners, I did use a dremel with a cut off wheel.


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[WMT]

I have yet to master the perfect wood fired kettle pizza but it looks like you nailed it. Thats an awesome looking pie and great job on the mod. I like the fact that the cut away lid keeps the heat low and forces it across the top of the pizza. I think thats the ticket right there.

[WMT]

Thanks all... it certainly was fun pulling it all together. @BertVentures- the dough calculator is fantastic. How many grams of dough do you usually use to get a 14" pie?


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What is this "dough calculator" you speak of........

[BertVentures]

What is this "dough calculator" you speak of........

See http://www.mightypizzastone.com/2017/02/04/pizza-and-bread-dough-recipe-creator/