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    Pizza kits worth it?

    Hey folks...anybody out there that has one of the pizza kits with the insert that goes between the base and lid of your kettle...are they worth it? I've only done pizza a few times on my pizza stone (well technically 4 stones, it's one of those 4 piece ones that you can arrange but usually I just use it in a square as one big stone) just with a good hot bed of coals and with the lid closed. Does having that insert make a difference in terms of airflow and keeping the temp up or something? I've always been tempted to get one but I'm not sure what kind of difference it makes.

    Thanks, stay safe everyone!

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    I have the Kettle Pizza kit and it does a good job. Not a necessity by any means but it does make cooking a great pizza a bit easier. I would definitely recommend the baking steel that goes on the top. Without that my crusts always cooked much quicker than the top of the pizzas. I can pretty easily get to 600+ degrees with this fired up. A couple pieces of real wood and not charcoal help bump the temp up nicely.

    Also be careful how many coals you have under the pizza stone. Too many right under the pizzas make it too hot and burns the crust. Shove all the coals to the back of the kettle.
    Last edited by JoeSousa; April 14, 2020, 01:50 AM.

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      I have the Kettle Pizza accessory and love it. Be forewarned, there is a learning curve to it. Also, you need to close the top vent on the lid so the heat flows out the front and over the stone. I've hit over 700 degrees with a C-shaped ring of charcoal along with back with a split log sitting on top.

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        I do like my KettlePizza kit. Combining charcoal with a few pieces of wood gives a nice hot (600+ degrees) pizza oven. Much better than my oven can do even with a baking steel as my oven seems to top out at 450 degrees.

        Last edited by RichardCullip; April 14, 2020, 09:00 AM.

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          Right on...yeah definitely I learned this past weekend to make a ring or C shape around the outside vs just a bed of coals helps a little. Crust was definitely on the edge of too crispy still but very good, and still got adequate cheese meltiness but I haven't tried putting full on wood in the kettle yet. Next time I'll give that a go for sure.

          Thanks all!

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            After my pizza experience on the kettle this weekend, posted elsewhere, while I am sure that some of the inserts work well, I was extremely pleased with my results, following the pizza related video on the snsgrills.com website. I raised the pizza iron (Lodge 15” cast iron pizza pan) up a few inches using a Hovergrill, and the results where phenomenal.

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