Here are some basic tips and tricks we have learned about cooking pizza in a kamado kamado joe or big green egg.
Kamado joe pizza stone temperature.
Kamado manufactures its own pizza stone so you can look that up.
This worked very well for my first pizza cook on my ceramic grill.
For this one i used smoked mozzarella homemade pizza sauc.
I used cornmeal to help avoid the pizza from sticking on the stone.
If you only add the top pizza stone the crust will burn and blacken really quickly.
They are very durable and can stand even the highest temperature that the grill gives off.
Then you add a pizza stone on top of the grates.
The goal for a more neapolitan style pizza is to have the dome temperature super hot 750f and the stone oven floor nearly the same temperature.
A kamado grill or egg has the additional challenge of the heat source being located below the stone.
I had good results with using some spacers as described by the kamado joe youtube channel where a presenter used 3 metal sockets to add an inch or so of space between the heat deflector and stone else the stone get too hot and scorch the bottom of the pizza.
The dojoe is constructed of a cast aluminum ring formed into a wedge shape which allows for steady temperatures ranges of 400 700 degrees fahrenheit.
Pizza stones are important since they retain heat for the bottom of the pizza to cook evenly and quickly.
As for temperature the grill must be at least 500 degrees or higher.
I still prefer cooking pies on a weber but the kamado joe puts out a pretty damn good pie as well.
Kamado grills require time to come to temperature.
Their pizza stones are designed to retain heat that comes from the grill.
But once the grill stabilizes or becomes heat soaked it will stay at your desired temperature for quite some time.
Preheat your kamado grill.
Transform your kamado joe big joe ii iii kamado into a pizza oven with the kamado joe dojoe.
What temperature do you cook a pizza on a kamado grill.
Some brands have their own accessories like the kamado joe pizza stone.
Allowing enough time for your grill heat deflector and pizza stone to come to temperature is very important.