How do I cook pizza in the KILN?

Follow the steps below to cook a pizza in your KILN:

- Ignite and preheat the KILN as per instructions
- Prepare the pizza according to the recipe
- Wear heatproof gloves when handling hot dishes
- Using a pizza peel, slide the pizza gently onto the stone
- Cook for approximately 2 minutes
- Once cooked through, remove the pizza with the peel and place onto a cutting board
- Using the pizza cutter, slice then serve

How do I launch my pizza off my peel and into my oven?

Follow the steps below to launch your pizza:
- Sprinkle a generous amount of flour or semolina onto your peel
- Place your pizza base onto your peel
- Pick up your peel and give it a shake - add more flour or semolina if the base is still sticking
- Add sauce and toppings
- Carefully lift an edge of the pizza base and gently blow to spread excess flour or semolina to cover areas that may be sticking
- Launch your pizza - working quickly, hold the peel inside the oven and gently move it back and forth to slide your pizza onto the stone.

Why is my pizza dough sticking to the peel?

Follow the steps below to ensure your pizza dough doesn't stick to the peel:
- Ensure you are using enough flour or semolina on your peel and dough ball
- Ensure you peel is not wet. Wipe with a cloth before use to remove any moisture
- Ensure your dough isn't too wet- Before adding your toppings to the pizza, pick up your peel and give it a shake. Add more flour or semolina if the base is sticking
- Don't use too many toppings as they can weight the base down, making it prone to sticking
- Avoid using toppings that hold a lot of moisture
- Carefully lift an edge of the pizza base and gently blow to spread excess flour or semolina to cover areas that may be sticking
- Don't let your pizza sit for too long before launching it into the oven. The longer it sits on the peel, the more it will stick.

How do I get a crispy base and crust?

Use fresh dough and follow our pizza dough recipe.

Why does my pizza taste bitter?

If your pizza has a bitter taste, you may be using too much flour on your feel/stone. When flour burns, it becomes bitter. Here's how to fix this:
- Use less flour when rolling/stretching your dough
- Use semolina instead of flour
- Use our perforated peel or perforated turning peel
- Clean your pizza stone

Why is my pizza burning on top, but the base is undercooked?

Here's what could be causing this:
- Your stone isn't hot enough
- Your dough or base is too thick
- There are too many toppings on your pizza
- Your toppings are too 'wet'

Here's how to fix it:
- Use the Everdure Infrared Temperature Gun to ensure your pizza stone is at a temperature of 420ºC/788ºF before cooking
- Turn the main burner down
- Make your dough thinner, or use a thinner pizza base
- Use less toppings
- Avoid using toppings that hold a lot of moisture

Why is one side of the pizza crust burnt?

Here's what could be causing this:
- The burnt side was too close to the flame

Here's how to fix it:
- Turn the main burner down

- For KILN R Series: Make sure you have the rotating turntable switched on
- Make sure you place your pizza in the centre of the stone so that it cooks evenly when rotating

Why is the base of my pizza burnt?

Here's what could be causing this:
- Your pizza stone is too hot
- Your dough has too much sugar, oil, and/or additives in it
- Too much flour on the bottom of your pizza and/or on the stone

Here's how to fix it:
- Use the Everdure Infrared Temperature Gun to ensure your pizza stone is at a temperature of 420ºC/788ºF before cooking
- Add less sugar/oil, and/or additives to your fresh dough. Follow our pizza dough recipe
- Clean your pizza stone to remove excess particles

Reference: https://everdure.com/pages/the-ultimate-kiln-guide