i cook on decks. here is my problem - i cook at 525-550, and cook time about 7 min. all pizzas come out nice and perfect, except one - plain cheese pizzas. what happens is - cheese gets too dark, which is not the profile i am looking for in my concept. with pizzas that have at least one topping - its not a problem, because toppings absorb some of the heat and cheese stays light colored, if no toppings on pizza - cheese doesnt look offwhite as i want it too. the best solution i found so far is to cook cook plain pizzas a little less, say 6 min vs normal 7, but i definiatedly loose on crispiness, crust color. What else can i do?
how many decks do you have? maybe you could get a baking stone and cook your just cheese pies on that, it may help crisp up the crust with a lower cook time.
Went through the process before with our deck oven and cheese. From what I have found there are two solutions.
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Experiment with different cheeses as some burn faster than others. Typically the higher the butter fat in the cheese the faster it will burn.
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Lower the temp in your oven and extent your baking times. A seven minute baking time seems pretty quick on a deck anyway.
How about saucing the dough and baking it for a minute or so, take it back out and then put on the cheese and finish cooking?
Why not take them off the screen so the bottom can cook a little quicker?