The recent spate of posts about pizza made me start looking (again) for the ultimate outdoor pizza making device. While I know (and really, really want) an outdoor wood fired oven - it is somewhere after a new driveway, finishing the basement, ..., buying groceries on the list. :'(
I do make passably (and much better than locally available) pizzas on almost all of my cookers. But they all seem to lack the magic I am looking for. To me it's about the crust. I prefer a thin crispy yet chewy crust. It should have a good char on the bottom (not burnt of course) and the edges with nice air pockets, but still have a good chew. Go to New York - you'll know what I mean.
I've tried the Kettle Pizza device for the Weber 22.5" charcoal grill. It works pretty well, but is kind of a pain to get set up and maintain. I've done the crusts (homemade and store bought) directly on the grates of all my grills as well as on a pizza steel and various pizza stones.
So far, I like either directly on the grate or the pizza steel the best. As I was wasting some time today, I came across an interesting device -
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JohnLewis/posts/fX2euRxUK8s?cfem=1 - made by Weber for the Weber. Unfortunately, it seems to be only available in Europe at this time.
At the same time I found a forum that might be interesting for anyone really into pizza -
http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,24677.0.htmlI'd enjoy reading about anyone else's journey into the magic of creating pizzas.
Cheers