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Countertop Pizza Oven

ejz — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:18:46 EDT

Don't waste money buying those pre-packaged pizza stones; just go to Lowe's and get unglazed quarry tile. If they don't have the big size, just buy a box of the the 6x6 and line the oven rack. Leave it in there full time - the heat retention isn't just good for pizza. At about .60 cents each it doesn't hurt as much when one gets cracked.

ejz

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FubarGuy — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:16:35 EDT

@techmuse: Couldn't agree more! Homemade pizza on a stone will change your life forever.

FubarGuy

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Sternfan91 — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:32:22 EDT

@TVGenius: agreed :)

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infmom — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:17:37 EDT

Just wait till you see how it cooks the countertop, too. Mmmmmm, scorched Formica.

infmom

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TVGenius — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:15:10 EDT

Need to hack a chain drive into it so you can get your Quizno's action on...

TVGenius

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je-c — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:36:31 EDT

Man, that thing is C-L-A-S-S-Y.

Bravo, fake plastic brick-oven pizza cooker inventors!!!

je-c

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Empire — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:27:08 EDT

@techmuse: I was just thinking that my parents could find a home in the attic for one of these, right next to their breadmaker, food dehydrator, and fondue pot.

Empire

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deusdiabolus — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:56:57 EDT

It sort of looks like it's one level up from an Easy Bake.

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citykids — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:16:29 EDT

"It's not delivery? It's Da Gennaro? WTF were you thinking?"

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jds17j — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:06:20 EDT

I think these are better:

[www.fornobravo.com]

jds17j

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Sternfan91 — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:58:38 EDT

$$?? i checked the page and nothing came up

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techmuse — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:47:44 EDT

Bleh. Chef's Perspective...

Gadgets like this (single taskers) irk me.

They take up too much space, and usually end up in a closet somewhere or a garage sale. Devices like this usually end up getting used a time or two for the novelty, and then when they get dirty they cease to be used.

What these devices sell is a "convenience" concept and that it will take another convenience product, such as a frozen pizza, and elevate it to "Hey, I didn't get this crap out of a box status."

They attempt to convince you that your crappy pizza will taste better if you only have the right equipment.

All you need is a decent $20 Pizza Stone and your home oven. I mean, frozen pizza is frozen pizza. A piece of equipment won't polish a turd. If you use this to make your own pizzas from scratch, then you probably already know enough not to waste your money on a device like this.

I'd give this device maybe like 4 uses before you get bored using it and the thought of cleaning it starts to irritate you.

techmuse

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Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy! — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:31:33 EDT

Mmmmmm giant panini sammiches.

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!