Kamado Joe Pizza Stone Spacer

If you own a kamado grill like the kamado joe or big green egg it s just a matter of time before your mind wanders toward cooking a pizza on the grill.

Kamado joe pizza stone spacer.

I still prefer cooking pies on a weber but the kamado joe puts out a pretty damn good pie as well. Each raw pizza placed on the stone will bring the cooking surface down 30 40f degrees. One of the most beloved benefits of a ceramic kamado grill is its versatility. Put the plate setter in legs down and use some spacers to create an air gap between the ps and the pizza stone.

I had good results with using some spacers as described by the kamado joe youtube channel where a presenter used 3 metal sockets to add an inch or so of space between the heat deflector and stone else the stone get too hot and scorch the bottom of the pizza. View full warranty details. Our aluminum heat deflector or a foil circle under a pizza stone also does a great job of deflecting heat. Kamado joe warrants that all ceramic parts used in this kamado joe grill and smoker are free of defects in material and workmanship for as long as the original purchaser owns the grill.

You want to cook the pizza high in the dome so that the reflective heat cooks the top and bottom evenly. A double rack is a great addition that allows flexibility between the top and bottom heat characteristics. This worked very well for my first pizza cook on my ceramic grill. This video walks you through some best practices for making perfect pizza.

In a wood fired oven the pizzaioli will spin a pizza in place to take advantage of this. For this one i used smoked mozzarella homemade pizza sauc. Elevate the pizza stone above the indirect piece platesetter or stone on pizza cooks. Additional spacers are helpful to get the stone a little higher in the dome.

Placing a raw pizza on the stone cools the pizza stone. Classic joe ceramic pizza stone. Heat retention in a pizza stone. Brass fittings kiln posts or small balls of aluminum foil will work.

Raise the drip pan off the indirect piece platesetter or stone on long smoking cooks. Welcome to the all inclusive kamado joe tutorial on cooking pizza on your joe. I used cornmeal to help avoid the pizza from sticking on the stone.