Roccbox pizza oven

Amazon sometimes knocks $100 off for Prime Day and Black Friday, otherwise they usually run $500. I got one on a Black Friday for $400.

My best dough experience has been using Andrew Janjigian's recipe for Outdoor Pizza Oven Pizza Dough. LINK

The oven comes with a big peel to load a pizza in the oven and remove it, but you also want a smaller turning peel. There are some cheaper ones out there that probably work fine, but I got the Roxxbox brand one.

I've enjoyed it and had some good results, but it takes some playing around to get a feel for the right temp level, amount of toppings, putting the pizza in, and turning the pizza. So don't invite the neighbors for a pizza party until you get some experience.

Probably the hardest thing for me is shaping the dough. I watched some videos by Fabioulous Pizza. The biggest thing I learned is that dough usually needs several hours to lose its elasticity and become workable. Fresh dough will be like rubber and spring back when you try to shape it. And if I screw up and somehow overwork even aged dough so that it gets rubbery, throw a towel over it and walk away. Time will heal it.

I haven't used that one but I think my perspective is if your willing to spend $500 on a pizza oven, just bite the bullet, spend the extra $100 and get the Ooni Koda 16.

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yes I want to buy one that will last, gets hot and is easy to use. You have the ooni?

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I do. Its about as real deal as you are gonna get outside of spending thousands on a giant coal oven thing.

Not sure I would call it "easy" to use though. Its certainly easy to fire up and control the flame, but there is a bit of a learning curve to it in order to cook a pizza done all the way through without turning it into charcoal. Cooking a pizza on these things is somewhere between an art and a skill. Once you get the hang of it though I would call it easy. I'm sure that'll be the same with the roccbox though.

Arc XL

you gotta wait for it to get closer to room temp, use more flour on your hands too. you can spread your dough out add sauce and cheese to weigh down the middle and stretch more .

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I saw this mentioned in the food truck thread. I am determined to learn how to make pizza primarily because the options in my town are pretty sad

This would be on a counter under a carport outdoors. Anyone have one of these? Price is right and the reviews are good. Would I be better off with the dome one?

Any help/advice appreciated

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What type of pizza style is your favorite?

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What type of pizza style is your favorite?

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neopolitan
thanks for all the advice everyone without seeing them in person it’s hard to visualize. I may run over to BBQ Guys and put my eyes on some. I would like to be able to also fit a cast iron skillet or 1/4 sheet pan to cook other things as well

I have a solo pi and really like it. For the price they are now it’s a great option. I got mine when they first came out and it was like 400 ish but we added the cart and all the accessories. I think I saw them at Costco for 279. The newer ones have a gas control on the front which is super easy. I thought I was a purist with the wood burning but get a great flavor with the gas. Plus the temp control to slow down your cook is a great asset.

I used “backyard palate” on tik tok and Backyard palate dough for a SOLID dough recipe. The regular one not the sourdough. I mix my dough using a stand mixer and let cold ferment for a day then ball it. I let the dough balls cold ferment individually for at least another 4 days. Rouses sells little clear short takeout soup containers and they are perfect. I like the dough to rise to nearly touch the lids of the containers. Remove from fridge and let them come to room temp. Use a flour and semolina mix exactly as seen on this guys tik tok and the dough is very workable. I tried different things for over a year before coming to this method and it’s too good not to share.