which grill for the kettle pizza?

[Troy1620]

Looking for some advice. I plan on using my kettle pizza tomorrow and I'm not sure which 22" i should use... ssp or mbh? ive done 2 pizza cooks on the ssp and im worried about the rollers and lp ignition start from the high heat. I have a red mbh but it has some areas where the porcelain has come off and I'm worried the high heat may have a negative effect on these areas. Any thoughts other then an old black dedicated pizza cooker?

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[demosthenes9]

Don't worry about the gas ignition, or if concerned, just remove the tank.  I remove the 2 nuts and lower the lod bale  to protect the rollers.

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[mike.stavlund]

In my experience the KP is really hard on whatever grill you use it with.  I'd worry about the SSP for all the reasons that you mentioned, as well as the MBH for the same.  If I couldn't use a dedicated beater for KP, I'd just pick the 22 I loved the least. 

[inkaddictedchef1]

I second using a beater 22...

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[jkolantern]

Is your SSP a color? If not, that's your no brainer pizza cooker vs a RED mbh.  I cooked a bunch of pizzas on ssps without any roller issues. Pretty sure Zavod sells wood rollers too

[pbe gummi bear]

Not a colored one for sure. You can try using an SSP with the plastic lid bale rollers- they are cheap to replace if needed.

[Hell Fire Grill]

CL is prime with free junkers that'll make a perfect pizza cooker.

[inkaddictedchef1]

CL is prime with free junkers that'll make a perfect pizza cooker.

+1

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[jaynik]

I've been lucky. I use a blue as my kp grill and it hasn't suffered any damage. I've also used my performer with no negative impacts so far. Maybe over time the high heat will cause damage. I dunno.

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[MrHoss]

You need lots of air flow so not a MBH....the 3 wheels provide less air than the newer blade models.

Handles and bale rollers will either melt or start on fire so govern yourself accordingly.

Some people use Reds or Homers.....because of the high heat I'd only do this if the Kettle were already beat. In fact my pizza cooker IS a beat to crap Red that was like that when acquired.

[Heyjude]

@MrHoss

"Handles and bale rollers will either melt or start on fire so govern yourself accordingly.

Really, start on fire?  How HOT are you getting your Pizza grills?

I don't think the idea is to bake pizza at 1000 Degrees..

Use a beater grill if you're planning on having regular Pizza Parties.
How about the Jumbo Joe with the bottom vent off? That should flow a good amount of air..

[TheDude]

+however many on a CL beater. I use a black econokettle with stock wood handles. Keep your lid vent closed.

[MrHoss]

@MrHoss

"Handles and bale rollers will either melt or start on fire so govern yourself accordingly.

Really, start on fire?  How HOT are you getting your Pizza grills?

I don't think the idea is to bake pizza at 1000 Degrees..

Use a beater grill if you're planning on having regular Pizza Parties.
How about the Jumbo Joe with the bottom vent off? That should flow a good amount of air..

Not a thousand degrees but certainly high 700's to mid 800's. Wood fired pizza ovens typically get in this range and to properly cook the dough and get caramelized cheese it is necessary.





This setup is the one I use now. Notice the back of the bowl handle and the rollers. Now I spray them down with water before I start. I started using chunks of wood with the KP unit but switched to splits as they provide more even longer sources of heat. When I was using chunks of wood my temps were lower and the resulting pies were not nearly as good....I would say the temps were about 100f less.



I make my own doughs now for about 30 years and sometimes my own sauce. My pies turn out just fine @Heyjude - the temp on my KP unit is about right I believe. I was in Europe for just shy of a month and ate pies every day. Those things were done in about 3 minutes.....I use double fine Italian flour......and make my pies as similar to those European versions as I can........the best of mine are done in about 3 minutes too.

[Heyjude]

Looking Good!

[charred]

anyone use the KP on an 18.5?