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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => PIZZA OVENS - Wood Fired => Topic started by: Old Dave on December 10, 2017, 04:04:50 PM

Title: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: Old Dave on December 10, 2017, 04:04:50 PM
I purchased this Green Mountain wood fired pizza oven a few weeks ago when they were on sale and finally got it installed in my Daniel Boone to try it out. WOW, it is one great accessory. Pizza as high as 850-875 degrees is what it is designed to do. Imagine, a 2 minute pizza!

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This accessory is all Stainless steel except for the hearth stone and it sure looks like a quality unit. To install it, I just took the grids and drip pans out of the cooker and just dropped it into the Daniel Boone. The unit fits over the fire box in the cooker so all the heat is directed up into the unit.

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The base of the unit installed in the cooker.

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Ready to go in the cooker. The top part just lifts up and off of the unit if needed (for rookies that can’t handle a pizza peel) but I found that it wasn’t needed for my pizzas. I had plenty of room for using both a wood and metal peel.

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I wanted to start with a couple of simple Pizza Margherita style pies so I didn’t have very much on them for my first attempt.

I used some frozen dough I had made up a few weeks ago that was made with 00 flour, a few herbs, and of course, salt, sugar, oil, water, and some yeast. To top the pizza, I started with some sauce, and then some mozzarella cheese, next up some small sliced tomatoes, and then some shredded parmesan cheese. I did the second pizza the same way but also added a few pieces of pepperoni.

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Since this was my first bake on this unit, I decided to use a little lower temperature at around 650-700 degrees for my first attempt. To get this temp, I had to set the cooker at just 275 degrees. It took about 20 minutes to get to temp on this cold 20 degree morning.

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Pizza just loaded into the hot oven.

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Pizza about done in the oven...note the bubbled up dough. After loading, I let it bake for 2 minutes and turned it about 180 degrees and let it go for 2 more minutes for a total of 4 minutes to complete the pizza.

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I thought my first effort came out great...love that bubbled up dough and the way everything came out. I added my chopped basil after the pizza was out of the oven. I can hardly wait to try it again at a higher temperature.

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Lunch...

And I paid just over $100 dollars for this unit and I think it is a great value for the folks that own a Green Mountain grill.
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: smokeasaurus on December 10, 2017, 05:09:04 PM
That is one of the coolest accessories I have seen for a pellet grill. Pizza looks great. I have a dealer down the street that sells Green Mountains. I wonder if that Pizza Oven would fit in other pellet grills with the center fire-box.......
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: akjeff on December 10, 2017, 06:13:31 PM
Looks good!
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: Roget on December 10, 2017, 06:25:55 PM
That's a great accessory, & great lookin' pizza Dave.  :thumbup:
Title: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: Pappymn on December 10, 2017, 07:04:07 PM
Very cool accessory


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Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: tomcrete1 on December 10, 2017, 07:09:47 PM
Wow! That is cool!
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: Old Dave on December 11, 2017, 01:55:32 AM
That is one of the coolest accessories I have seen for a pellet grill. Pizza looks great. I have a dealer down the street that sells Green Mountains. I wonder if that Pizza Oven would fit in other pellet grills with the center fire-box.......

When this first came out, there was a lot of talk about adapting this unit to other grills but as far as I know, no one has been successful yet. I still would think that there must be another pellet grill out there that has near the same measurements as the Green Mountain grills that the unit could be modified to fit them. It sure is a great accessory and it seems to work quite well. I am anxious to try a higher temperature on my next bake to see if I can get the pizza crust as good as a real wood fired oven. It is close now and I think it can be done with a higher temperature.
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: HighOnSmoke on December 11, 2017, 07:29:56 AM
Great accessory and tasty looking pizza Dave!
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: tomcrete1 on December 11, 2017, 08:09:01 AM
Just based off my experience with the Blackstone Pizza Oven the 6-700 degree range is perfect. I have tried higher heat into the 800's and it burned really quick.  Might be different on the pellet grill though.. I'm very impressed with the GMG accessory! :thumbup:
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: Roget on December 11, 2017, 09:39:18 AM
Dave, a lot of the ability to get the "leoparding" effect on the bottom crust (and the slight charring on the top crust) is determined by the dough formulation.
I'm able to get it (sometimes) at temps. of 650°-700°.
I'm no pizza expert, & a small variation in the ingredients (or in the way it is fermented) can make a big difference in how the crust turns out.
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: teesquare on December 11, 2017, 07:28:37 PM
That is one of the coolest accessories I have seen for a pellet grill. Pizza looks great. I have a dealer down the street that sells Green Mountains. I wonder if that Pizza Oven would fit in other pellet grills with the center fire-box.......

EXACTLY what I was thinking Smoke...

Hey Dave - can you give us the dimensions of this item?
Thanks
T
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: Old Dave on December 12, 2017, 01:38:56 AM
Hey Dave - can you give us the dimensions of this item?
Thanks
T


If you are not in a big hurry, I can get get it measured up in a few days.
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: teesquare on December 12, 2017, 08:24:20 AM
Hey Dave - can you give us the dimensions of this item?
Thanks
T


If you are not in a big hurry, I can get get it measured up in a few days.

No rush at all Dave. Thanks for doing this. And, any input you have about the potential of being able to use it on other manufacturers pellet grills is very much appreciated.
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: smokeasaurus on December 12, 2017, 09:17:06 AM
This pizza oven could be the springboard for one heck of a direct cooking option as well..............
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: teesquare on December 12, 2017, 11:57:44 AM
I can see many steaks being cooked in "salamander" fashion...except in this case - the heat rises from below, rather than force blasted from above.
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: zueth on April 23, 2018, 09:22:35 PM
Have you been happy with your purchase would you recommend one? contemplating getting one for my GMG
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: Old Dave on April 24, 2018, 02:01:28 AM
Have you been happy with your purchase would you recommend one? contemplating getting one for my GMG

I am very happy with the Pizza unit for the GMG and would do it again in a heartbeat! In fact, I plan to set it up permanent in my Daniel Boone and will be waiting for another sale on the Green Mountain grills where I will purchase another one to use without a pizza unit.
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: zueth on April 24, 2018, 01:51:24 PM
Have you been happy with your purchase would you recommend one? contemplating getting one for my GMG

I am very happy with the Pizza unit for the GMG and would do it again in a heartbeat! In fact, I plan to set it up permanent in my Daniel Boone and will be waiting for another sale on the Green Mountain grills where I will purchase another one to use without a pizza unit.

Thanks for the feedback.
Title: Re: GMG Wood Fired Pizza Oven first attempt at pizza...
Post by: Carne Insider on July 18, 2019, 11:01:59 AM

Using successfully on a Camp Chef Lux. Doesn’t fit perfect but sure works great.



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