Pizza is an amazing, healthy food when it is done right. Most people outside of Italy have, sadly, never had pizza done right. Even the so-called Neapolitan-style pizzerias in my country (United States) are pretty hit-and-miss. I want everyone to experience the amazing pizza that I have. Which is why I have dedicated this channel to helping aspiring and established backyard pizzaioli make their own great pizza.
In 2014 I got my first pizza oven, the Bakerstone Pizza Box which is where my pizza game started. Since then, I spent a couple years cooking in an Ooni Pro and, finally, now have a wood-fired Zio Ciro Subito Cotto 80.
It’s been quite an adventure. I’ve learned a lot and created this channel to share my passion with aspiring pizzaioli around the globe. I hope you enjoy! And be sure to subscribe and give any videos that deserve it a thumbs up!
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I use mine for NY style pizza only
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Two huge historical revelations revealed in this book: 1) Leading pizza historians are now thinking New Haven apizza-and pizza from the earliest surviving NY/Jersey pizzerias-are the closer direct descendant of pizza in Napoli from the 19th century, not modern pizza napoletana. It's modern pizza napoletana that got the more recent reinvention. 00 didn't even *exist* until the "60s or 70s". The stronger/refined flours like 00 and Manitoba flour (from North America) used to make AVPN pizza napoletana today, *hugely* changed pizza in Napoli after WW2. Even before either of those flours were common, semi-whole and whole wheat were all they had. Pizza had a denser, flatter crust. Pizza did not have puffy, light, soft airiness of pizza napoletana today. 2) By Peter Regas' latest research, Lombardi's is *not* the first US pizzeria. In fact, we've likely had pizza in the US since the 1890s at the minimum. Most of the earliest US pizzamakers were directly from Napoli or greater Campania, some even reestablished their pizzeria in the US, particularly New York.
Was that a big ass snake early in the video?😮
Too much talking , they can’t help it they’re all the same. I wanna say this I wanna say that 🇺🇸.
Disappointed, recipe is in foreign language.
Should I have my chimney closed at all times and oven door open ? I can’t seem to get my pizza base crispy at all
I think your were overly critical of this oven given its price point. Similar electric pizza ovens such as an Ooni or the Cusinart costs upwards of $1000.00, where as the Chefman-$250.00. I have one and have made many pizzas successfully. I never use the presets, and have figured out the temps for top and bottom to get it right. Its not a wood or gas fired oven which you cant use inside your house, its an electric oven that you can place on your counter. It is what it is.
I don't know if you wached or eaten some Italian style pizza like neapolitana or margarita. They have the beautiful ring and lots of air, that's why the dough is so good. Here, the pizzas are really flat. Maybe you can try and use 1g of dry yeast on 1kg flour and 600g of water. Your explanation was great but pizza is really flat
Thanks for making this video. I just got mine yesterday in Western Australia - I got the hybrid gas/wood option! Can’t wait to get it all up and running.
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How do you clean a wood pizza oven
Just sweep the ashes out with an oven brush. The high temperature cooks off anything that hits the floor. After the oven is heated up and you are ready to bake wrap an old towel around your turning peel, dampen it a little with water and wipe down the deck where you will be launching your pizzas. This is just to get any soot off that the brush left so you don't get it into you dough. Not good for you.
Pizza looks crap no rise in the crust and it's got zero colour. No thanks.
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oh wow. I just got quoted 4,800 dollars for this oven...
Do you ever fear that your bbq / pizza oven will be stolen? Is that your back yard! Lovely space!
I hope some day you'll do a video and discuss the temperature management using the door and the chimney damper. Also, I find the floor loses too much heat between pizzas when I cook multiple ones (3-4). Any thoughts?
Would using too much yeast cause my dough balls to form bubbles after I let them come to room temp of 70 degrees before opening up? Thanks
Thank you. You certainly did your research with this video. Very well explained
I’ve been adding corn chips to my kindling. A few Doritos and it’s foolproof!
Do u think it works for a small restaurant? I Wanna Sell smalls pizzas 🍕
you do realise that you only need like 1g of yeast for 1kg of flour? ppl tend to put way too much yeast but you would rather never put too little
What was the adjustment temperature you made on the napolitan pizza? Was it 800 on top and 600 or 650 on the bottom ? I'm trying to figure mine out because the bottom keeps getting burnt.
Some of the stuff you say is true… some. I built my own oven. Yes it came out too big and it didn’t work that great until I bought a pizza stone. Actually I did build my oven out of REGULAR bricks because I was cheap. The cost was really low and it really added to the backyard when I sold the house. I had people overbid before the pandemic. But you’re right, you need to have skills or be overly optimistic and enthusiastic, I was the latter. When I build the next one it will be just right.
Thank you for the pizza lesson but were all those yeast temperature instructions really necessary 🤔
Yup I know what I’m buying when I move into my apt
What the heck is in your window at the 11:09 mark?
I have a long 1/4 inch pipe I use to blow the new log into flame, like a bellows. It gets new wood going faster with less smouldering. Love the video and I may make this recipe tonight after pizza.
You missed the most important part before the dough ball
Good comparison, but for all that is holy, you didn't taste them, you just fingered them! HOW DID THEY COMPARE WHEN YOU ATE THEM?
I was about to return mine, but realized it works better in manual mode. The presets are in my opinion too hot; I just kept getting burnt pizza. 😂
I got mine about a week ago,was dented before I took it out of the box.
The price of this unit is soaring. Sorry if you were attracted by the $250 price. List price of the oven is $600.00. It is on sale on the Chefman site for $500.00. The Costco price is now $400.00. Amazon had it a few days ago for $375.00. Now, on Amazon, it is $429.00. It is rapidly losing its appeal.
I know seriously I saw the price I was like I'm buying it looked up on Costco $400 that is insane
@@batmansbatman It's as cheap as you will get a reputable electric pizza oven. Target has one made by Cuisinart that gets to 700 degrees also $400. You could buy an Ooni Volt but thats 1k dollars. I have this oven and I love it.
@indyvin price now crashing. $300 at Costco 1/7/2024. Gaining appeal rapidly.
@@hu_b Right you are. One week delivery. Not bad. Thanks for the notice.
$250 today amazon
Id be putting my pizza steel on top of the stone or in place of the stone. The steel will rebound way faster than stone.
What do you mean by “rebound”?
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I purchased from Costco, it’s amazing to have small home oven pizza
wouldn't a pizza steel be better on bottom?
When the oven is capable of higher temps a stone is a better option.
I personally thought that nearly every part of that video was hard work, from you trying to light the fire to launching the pizza.
I have to agree.. I was literally cringing.. The lighting process was laborious.. the splits of wood are to large…and the pizza was stuck to what looks like a GI peel, I hate these peels the dough just wants to grab it , add a higher hydration dough and heavier toppings plus warmer weather and your in trouble!! I’ll stick with my wood peel 👍
Hi, what is the name of the oven (and spelling) that you first mentioned -- phonetically I caught it as zee-oh-cheero -- curious about it. I also bought this oven, haven't used it yet. Was wondering how different it was from the Breville or the Ozone Volt -- but for the price, I'm looking forward to using it since I 've been using my regular stove and have had to partake everything. Thanks so much, enjoyed your what you had to say, Laura
that bottom is not burned at all.. in my book that´s just fine.
Thanks… I guess I’m just picky!
Here in the UK we have the same oven, different name and controls are a bit different. Anyway bought one a few months ago and after a few weeks was getting some great pizza's out of it but unfortunately the fan started making strange noises and then it packed up altogether. Amazon no longer stock it here so got a refund. Shame.
Wow. Thanks for letting me know. I can return to Costco within 90 days. I’ll be sure to use it a lot in the meantime
Costco always providing useful machines. Thank you for this review, I had no clue this existed.
You bet!
Costco brand name is *Chefman*
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Thank you for this review. Not all of us have a place to put a wood burning or propane oven and so have to look at electric pizza ovens. Nice to know there is a more moderate option for an electric pizza oven. Keep up the great work.
Thanks! Good to hear from you
Thanks for the review. Hope you do more. I think the issue is with the stone. The Italian Sette7 and Effe ovens that are sold in Italy to serious home chefs and some commercial, recommend the stone be a Saputo stone. It will cook the pizza more gently on the bottom. The issue with that with this oven, is that the base still would not get hot enough for the base of the pizza to cook properly. When using a Saputo stone, it needs to be at least 850 F for a nicely cooked pizza. I was not impressed with how the top of these pizzas cooked in this Chefmate oven. You may need to add some browning agent but it could be tweaking your recipe.
Certainly, a Saputo stone… and a thicker one would make a difference. I think this oven, at such a low price point is something I can work with for the right occasions.
Maybe the air temperature wasn’t high and no flame to make that crust pop?
Yeah, I need to look at the oven spring issue a bit further. I would say it is the primary weakness of my brief experience.
@@BitontoPizza One of the brief glimpses of the temp controls showed them being set to only 600-700 deg range.
Thanks for the video. I would, like to know how you formed the balls after the cold fermentation process; this was not shown. Specifically, do you do additional folding of the dough once it is cut to size or do you merely press the dough into a ball??
Good question. I cut the dough into strips and pull them into balls that I twist off. My other videos show that process. I do it the same way no matter how I make the dough.
How do you power it up? Battery?
Yeah, the battery lasts a very long time... several years in my case.
I am late to the party here, but I enjoyed this video. Unlike the dozens which compare particular ovens you detail the concepts needed to understand the oven designs more deeply. This will be very useful information when I look to purchase my next oven. Thanks. I currently have a Bakerstone pizza oven and make Napolitana pizza. The bakerstome works well for this and anything not too tall but the opening and ceiling height limit it's use for baking bread and such. I have been eyeing the Alfa Moderno, but not yet decided.
I love my Zio Ciro and highly recommend the Ooni ovens if you're going portable. Check out my latest video if you want to see an electric option!