Mcjudsten Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Went for the basics on the first pizza night on the 42. Most of the time we do smaller pizzas so the kids can “decorate” them, they ended up looking very small . . . Publix bakery crust to keep it simple the first time out @ 500-550f for 7 minutes. Overall it was a solid first run. The fire ended up drifting left so one stone was 50 degrees hotter than the other, so ended up cooking everything on the right side stone. May end up using a deflector just to keep things balanced since it is a split stone set up. Cheers 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Very nice, and just look at the room for more pizzas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Nicely done. Don't bother with the deflector stone. If one side is hotter than the other, just adjust your cooking time or move pizzas back and forth between the 2 stones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt93 Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 What I’ve found out about doing pizzas on the 42 is to make sure you clean out the ashes before doing them. This ensures proper flow and a good solid even burn when ignoring the center of the lump. I also prefer to use a MAP torch to ignite as I can make a chosen fire path. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Speaking of MAP torch. I've been using one for many years and it works perfectly, well, Sat. when I went to light my fire. Nothing, it didn't light, no surprise I've been using the same tank of gas for years so I put a new one on and pulled the trigger and got a birthday candle size flame. Check it all over and thought guess it's time for a new one, then I took the tip off one more time and held it up to the light. Problem solved some little insect critter plugged up the blades of the diaphragm in the tip that directs the gas, with mud. Took that out with a skewer and good as new. It was amazing how little earth it took to plug it up, I'd say lot less than 1/16th of a teaspoon. It now works like a charm. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Ok! carpenter, woodworker, farmer, photographer ( extraordinaire ), and now mechanic and great chef also. is there anything you can’t do Mac? LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 That pizza looks tasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Ok! carpenter, woodworker, farmer, photographer ( extraordinaire ), and now mechanic and great chef also. is there anything you can’t do Mac? LOL ROFLMAO, Bruce, I am just like you, lots of interests, and a game spirit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 A woman for the ages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Indeed! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Those pizzas look a little lost on that stone. With all that space why didn't you cook them all at the same time or maybe staggered them by a couple of minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 10 hours ago, Bruce Pearson said: A woman for the ages. or an aged woman. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 On 7/29/2019 at 5:04 PM, Bruce Pearson said: Ok! carpenter, woodworker, farmer, photographer ( extraordinaire ), and now mechanic and great chef also. is there anything you can’t do Mac? LOL You left out Trapper! 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcjudsten Posted August 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 7:40 AM, ckreef said: Those pizzas look a little lost on that stone. With all that space why didn't you cook them all at the same time or maybe staggered them by a couple of minutes. That’s actually what we did (staggered) - these were just the first and the last. Things get hectic with multiple pizzas being shuffled around - so no full stone pictures. Maybe next time . . . And with bigger pizzas for sure! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
