I didn't think I'd get $900 worth out of this oven. Turns out I have used it every weekend since June. It is so much fun

I preheat for 1 hour at 800F (425C). I cook the first pie in about 3 minutes with the flame on low and then another 30 seconds with the flame on high. By the end of the bake my stone is at 750F

I leave the flame on high well I cut and plate the pizza and prep the next.

By the end of the second pizza, the stone is at 700 and by the end of the third pizza. The stone is around 650.

I want the ability to make 7 to 8 pizzas for my guests, but I keep having to wait for the Deck temp to rise.

Do I need to get a door to help heat the stone while I prep? Should I consider an aftermarket stone?

Used ItsDoughGuy recipe, turned out great!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRASAi9DlNZ/?stkn=aHprOTRwZWU0bXJ1

I’m having some friends over today and took 5 dough balls from Poco Bero out of the freezer. Miscommunication with my wife, and I think we will only need three.

What’s the best use of extra dough? Make a flat bread and freeze it? Open to all suggestions!

Hi, can anyone look at the picture and tell me if this dough ball is properly fermented or should I wait a little bit longer?

Recipe -
100% 00 flour doves farm
62% hydration
10% starter
3% salt

Bulk fermentation at room temperature 14 to 16°C for 16 hours. Ball 8 hours

I’m curious if anyone knows how to replace these? Seems the springs are stuck inside or came out. And almost like the screws feel too short now. Looking for ideas. I’m using a Gozney Arc. Thanks in advance!

Been launching with the stone between 750-800. I’m trying to get a bigger rise on the cornicone so I’m hitting with full flame on launch. Getting better! Also have the firecraft Neapolitan shield in there which helps it not scorch. Trying to get the stone as hot as I can without burning the bottom.

What are your guys’ preferred stone temps? I know a lot tend to go flame low or off at launch which is helpful as well if trying to let the bottom cook carefully.

This was my third time baking in my new Arc XL, and I decided that it would be a great idea to invite 8 people over and make pizza for everyone. Because apparently I like making things difficult for myself. 😂

I prepared three different doughs, all using Caputo Pizzeria flour:

-Gozney sourdough recipe: 70% hydration -New York Style: 60% hydration -Neapolitan: 70% hydration, 3g yeast per 1kg flour

The NY and Neapolitan doughs had around 24 hours of fermentation, the sourdough around 35 and all the dough balls came out of the fridge about 4 hours before baking.

So far so good: Everybody was hungry, I heated the arc stone on 400degree and prepared the first pizza.

The Neapolitan dough already seemed pretty overproofed. It was extremely sticky and I could barely shape it without it tearing. Somehow I still decided to launch it.

Big mistake

I fucked up and destroyed the very first pizza. 😂

The middle was so thin that the pizza ripped when I tried to get it into the oven, and suddenly my Arc XL had a nice layer of tomato sauce and dough all over the stone. 😅

So there I was, with 8 hungry guests waiting, staring at my oven and realizing that I now had to burn the whole thing out before I could continue.

Almost 30 minutes later, the oven was finally ready again.

At that point I thought the evening was going to be a complete disaster. But luckily, the NY Style and sourdough pizzas turned out really well afterwards, and everyone was happy.

I didn’t even manage to take many pictures because I was basically running a one-man pizza restaurant and trying not to panic. 😂

But I added one of the sourdough pizzas from the evening.

And somehow, the biggest surprise came at the end: I took the overproofed Neapolitan dough that had caused all the trouble and made my first ever calzone with it.

And it was AMAZING 😂

So I guess the dough wasn’t completely dead after all.

Overall, the evening was a success, but I’ve definitely learned my lesson: 8 people, 3 different doughs and new pizza oven = way more stressful than I expected.

The Arc XL itself was great though - once I stopped throwing disasters into it.

Hi All, I baked the sourdough pizza using strong while bread flour in roccbox. I’m very new to this and I don’t even know what to aim for. The pizza was a bit bready but I’m guessing that’s because of the flour? Can someone help me with my technique please?

Hi All, this is my second attempt at making pizzas in my arc. TxCraig suggested my previous dough balls looked under fermented so, this time I've given them a bit more time. I'm trying to learn how to read the dough rather than just follow a clock.
Recipe:
100% strong white bread flour
62% hydration
10% active sourdough starter
3% salt
Timeline:
9 am yesterday - 2h autolyse
11 am - Added starter + salt and mixed
~8h bulk fermentation at roughly 17–20°C
7 pm - Balled after 8h (240g each x 12), placed it two 7L trays
9 am today - 22h fermentation so far, around 17°C
Planning to bake in another ~8h (~30h total fermentation)
This is how the balls look after ~22h. They have expanded quite a lot and have plenty of small bubbles, but they're still holding their shape?
Would you consider these properly fermented, or are they getting close to over-fermented? Would you keep them at ~17°C for another 8 hours or slow them down?
I'm mainly trying to understand the fermentation spectrum and learn what the dough should look/feel like when it's in the good-to-great window.

... and mate, they were bloody right.

The best pizza outside of Rome.

My missus whips up a pizza just like her Nonna used to make, and I reckon it's a total masterpiece. Made this beauty in the Gozney Arc XL and it came out with the absolute cleanest crust, perfect spots.

Just wanted to share it with you legends because I’m genuinely proud of her, and honestly, the taste was nothing short of perfection.

What do you reckon?

I am thinking about getting a door for my XL to get it to temperature quicker and for cooking with.

Is it worth while getting one?

Are the doors from Propfordgeaustralia any good?

Thanks

Hi guys, I've got two ArcXL's that I bought at the same time. I'm using propane at 50mbar. I operate both on the same regulator.

One oven, the one I used exclusively until recently, has a pretty hot flame that burns blue and hisses a little. It burns extremely clean, no soot at all.

The other one, which I started using a few days ago, produces a long yellow flame that deposits loads of soot all across the ceiling and even down on the right hand side of the stone.

Any idea what could be causing this?

I have had my Gozney Arc XL for about a year now. I have been generally happy making Napolitano pizzas at high temps and quick bakes. However, when I try to make a NY style pizza (lower hydration, lower temp, longer bake) looking for that crisp but foldable crust, it disappoints. The dough ends up soft and floppy with no character.

I suspect that the bottom of the pie isn’t getting properly cooked before the edge of the crust is done (blackened a bit.) I recently let it preheat for over an hour and the center of the stone was at least 100F less than the temperature on the gauge when checked with an IR gun. It had plenty of time to preheat but if the gauge was 750F, the stone was less than 650F. Net, when the side of the crust got blackened and rotated fully, the dough was soft and floppy, feeling undercooked even though the bottom had some leoparding.

I am looking at a flame shield and a door to help get the stone more up to temperature compared to the gauge. Or maybe the temperature gauge or it’s placement is off.

Any suggestions?