#1 Why does the top of my pizza cook but not the crust?
Pre-heat your oven longer. The chamber is hot but the floor of the oven has not had enough time to heat up to temperature. If you are using parchment paper, remove it as soon at the pizza can be moved withoutsticking. Position your pizza toward the right, rear corner of the oven.
Virtually anything you might roast or bake in a conventional oven; sausage, poultry, fish, vegetables, bread, cookies, desserts and much more. Remember because of higher temperatures most cooking times will be reduced.
The three tools you will need are a large pizza peel for adding and removing food, a smaller round peel for rotating dishes while in the oven and a brush used for removing ash and manipulating the fire. You may want additional accessories later based onyour cooking preferences.
Check to make certain the wood is not wet or green. If you hear a hissing noise while burning - that is an indicator that the wood is not dry. Do not burn softwood or birch with the bark on. Make certain that you have robust flames. Smoke is a product of incomplete combustion, builld up the fire with small dry wood and see if it clears.
Burn dry, seasoned hardwood only, such as; oak, maple, apple, elm, beech, cherry, ash, hickory, chestnet - there are many varieties available. Remember to remove the bark from birch before burning and avoid softwoods such as pine, spruce or fir.