Monday, October 19, 2009

Brick Oven Pizza

And the comfort food train continues.....

One of my favorite things about the Big Green Egg is its flexibility. Sure it is a great smoker and is fuel efficient. But it also is a spectacular grill and also a convection oven. That is what sold me on the BGE instead of a traditional offset smoker. When you set the Egg up in the convection oven configuration (plate setter legs down), it is the perfect "wood fired brick oven" for cooking pizza.

These pictures were taken tonight after our 10 y/o son's football game, so excuse the darkness. We ate at 9pm. In this picture, the "plate setter" is the three legged ceramic stand that the pizza stone is sitting upon. With everything preheated to 500f, I placed the pizza dough in for 3 minutes and then topped with a jar sauce and fresh chopped basil.

Then we added Canadian bacon, handfuls of fresh shredded Mozzarella cheese, and more basil and Canadian bacon. It's all about the layers! Don't you just love the glow of the natural wood charcoal burning below?

The high temps bouncing off of the ceramic cooker make quick work of the toppings. It only takes about 10 minutes to get from here.....

To here....

Plated pictures? Did I mention it was 9pm when we ate?
Posted by Chris at 10:25 PM
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22 comments:

  1. Lord of the WingsOctober 20, 2009 at 1:52 AM

    Pizza looks fantastic! And I do love the glow of the coals.

    Thanks for using some Canadian bacon, we Canucks appretiate the food shout out.

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  2. ~EOctober 20, 2009 at 5:20 AM

    *drooooool* Please adopt me?

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  3. Katherine AucoinOctober 20, 2009 at 8:22 AM

    This looks so good, epseically on these chilly nights. I bet it tasted over the top with the outside cooking influences!

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  4. buffalodickOctober 20, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    Looks wonderful! The Green Egg is a great cooking medium- you prove it!

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  5. PamOctober 20, 2009 at 11:52 AM

    Yum, yum, yum. Now I am craving pizza at 8:45 am.

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  6. Lea AnnOctober 20, 2009 at 12:25 PM

    Well doesn't this look good. I am learning so much about those odd green eggs from reading your blog, plus everytime I walk into Ace Hardware and see them lined up, I think about you.

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  7. SarahOctober 20, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    Wood fired pizza has always been a favorite of mine! I look delicious and it's great to know that the egg can be a convection oven also!
    Quick question, what lens are you photographing with?

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  8. Chef EOctober 20, 2009 at 12:48 PM

    My friend back in Texas, the one that bought the new grill by selling their grass post, they have that ceramic side of the grill that is suppose to make this...I want one, since there is not place that makes great brick oven pizza like what you have presented! Jealous...

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  9. Sippity SupOctober 20, 2009 at 2:44 PM

    Now the egg has officially done it ALL! Can you make ice cream in that thing? GREG

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  10. BobOctober 20, 2009 at 5:58 PM

    Nice pizza Chris, now, if you could, make some ice cream in the egg, puhleeeease.

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  11. DanielleOctober 20, 2009 at 7:13 PM

    Oh wow...I'm going to have to tell my Dad about this! If I tell him now, maybe he will have the process perfected by the time I make it back there to visit :)

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  12. Martha (Menagerie)October 20, 2009 at 8:27 PM

    That does it! I can't take it anymore! Please send listings to any homes for sale in your neighborhood! I'll bring the beer! :-)

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  13. Wandering CoyoteOctober 20, 2009 at 10:49 PM

    Amazing! What a neat piece of equipment. Well two pieces actually, the Green egg & the pizza plate. But I particularly love the pizza plate. Very cool!

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  14. VelvaOctober 21, 2009 at 3:37 PM

    The BGE never ceases to amaze me:-) Great job on the pizza!

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  15. Meals by MistyOctober 21, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    I want an Egg so bad! Maybe I should buy myself one for an early Christmas present. Your pizza looks amazing to. Can I buy one of those for Christmas too? :)

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  16. GingerOctober 21, 2009 at 10:10 PM

    I seriously dream of winning the lottery and going right out any buying myself a Big Green Egg! The pizza looks incredible. Thanks for sharing and keep it up because if I can't have my own Big Green Egg then I will be happy watching you use yours!!

    Gin

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  17. girlichefOctober 22, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    I owuld say who needs plates anyway? Eat it right off the stone...it looks amazing. That BGE is pretty rockin'. :D

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  18. PalidorOctober 22, 2009 at 5:25 PM

    Dave was telling me about the versatility of the green egg. It certainly makes fabulous pizza!

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  19. Gera @ SweetsFoodsOctober 22, 2009 at 5:47 PM

    Just name pizza, mozzarella and bacon and I'll begin to melt like the chewy cheese on this delight!

    Cheers,

    Gera

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  20. My Carolina KitchenOctober 22, 2009 at 6:53 PM

    That pizza looks wonderful. I tried to do pizza on the grill once but mine wasn't as successful as yours. Maybe your cute green egg thing is the solution.

    Sadly my basil outside died during our recent frost. Fortunately I had brought in a couple of pots and had them in the house. Seems summer was replaced by winter without my permission.....where was fall?
    Sam

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  21. KarineOctober 22, 2009 at 9:53 PM

    What a great pizza! Thanks for sharing :)

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  22. CarsonOctober 24, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    did you close the lid except for pictures, or did you keep it open the whole time? i would guess you'd have to keep it closed?

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