Pellet Fan
All Things Considered => General Discussion--Non food Related => Topic started by: yorkdude on April 09, 2018, 04:34:16 PM
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Saw this at Sams,I slowed down to look and was informed that we won’t be needing it. That’s as close as I got to it.
I told her to look closely it clearly says to “take oneâ€.
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Hey, if it clearly says "take one", you gotta follow the rules...... Of course usually the "boss" rules apply first. Great looking oven though.
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Looked it up on Sam's website and it says it has a 12" cooking area. Is that right? The picture makes it look much bigger than that.
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Looked it up on Sam's website and it says it has a 12" cooking area. Is that right? The picture makes it look much bigger than that.
Probably the space you have left after you build a fire and push it to one side.
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I did not measure it but I am sure its bigger than 12â€, how much I don’t know. If I had to guess though I would say 16†at least?
P.S click the link below the picture and it shows correctly, have trouble downloading from phone
I also failed to get a picture of the side shelves, they are folded down but you can see them in the picture hiding. You can see the red sides of them, the tops were stainless. It also is double wall construction and it feels about an inch to 1 1/2†thick. Not sure if it contains insulation though.
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Nice. Not a Sam's member anymore, but may have to check it out to see if mine has it. Always disappointed in my Costco's grill/smoker options. Pretty boring.
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I could see 12" figuring the take one slip is 3x5 the price sign is probably 6x8, if that is close then yes there is maybe 2" on either side of the sign.
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Checked this out today at Sam's. Definite no go for me. Door opening is too big. Dome is too high, and stainless steel not the best dome material. Felt flimsy overall. Thanks for mentioning though. I enjoyed looking it over.
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I also got the BIG no, and I darn sure don’t know what I am looking at. Gwennie said no so I had no choice but to “move alongâ€. Wouldn’t know what I was doing anyway in that regard.
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Guess would need to see it, but I would be inclined to pay $200 more for this then the Uuni...the fire would be more even I would think, and less work!
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I haven't seen one in person yet... but I'm thinking it looks very interesting... Price is quite amazing really , if you compare it to anything else that's at all similar.
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Guess would need to see it, but I would be inclined to pay $200 for this then the Uuni...the fire would be more even I would think, and less work!
Yes. If I saw it on closeout for around half price I'd buy it in a second.
I haven't seen one in person yet... but I'm thinking it looks very interesting... Price is quite amazing really , if you compare it to anything else that's at all similar.
I think once you put your hands on it, you will probably think the price is less amazing. My one knock on the Blackstone pizza oven always has been it's build. This kind of rattled around like the Blackstone when I was moving it around. Did not feel substantially solid, even though it appears it would be. It's not all bad. The door and outer stainless parts seemed very nice. The red part, and the rest of it seemed pretty flimsy. The oven floor was odd as well. They were like smooth beveled tiles rather than the typical stone material you would see.
There is also an oddly placed grate dead center in the back. I assume it's for ashes, but because of the location it really limits where you could place a pizza. Once the fire is pushed to the side, you have one small quadrant toward the front for the pizza. With the large door opening I could see that cooking location as problematic.
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Opps, I meant more...It much be deceiving inside as it looks like it would be much easier to get pies in and out of...it must not be very deep. I am not into 90 second pizza, if it takes 10 minutes who cares, I just want the crust to come out the way I like. if I can accomplish that with a smaller fire so be it!
Guess would need to see it, but I would be inclined to pay $200 for this then the Uuni...the fire would be more even I would think, and less work!
Yes. If I saw it on closeout for around half price I'd buy it in a second.
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I was assuming those were 12 x 12 tiles, so 36 x 24 inside? But I cant see a grove in the middle of pit. I guess I am wrong. Those tiles don't go all the way to the left and right? No Sams around us, next time someone goes into one that has one, take a tape measure!
(https://i.imgur.com/WpnuZH6h.jpg)
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Odd is on the Sam's club web site, they don't have any way to determine if these are available at a local Sam's club. I'd love to at least go look at one, but short of driving to Sam's and hoping they have one on display, I don't know where I'd have to go. I'm pretty sure I would not buy one , without being able to at least see one first.
But then, as far as I know, Sam's has a liberal return policy... so one could probably return it if it really wasn't up to expectations.
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A side note... I still have notions that a person could somehow manage to put a pellet feed into a existing pizza oven to supply the heat. Not sure if this particular unit would lend itself to that, but... well, the price point is approaching where it might be interesting to try if it didn't work out well using logs.
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I was assuming those were 12 x 12 tiles, so 36 x 24 inside? But I cant see a grove in the middle of pit. I guess I am wrong. Those tiles don't go all the way to the left and right? No Sams around us, next time someone goes into one that has one, take a tape measure!
Opening is 19" wide. There is a metal band that runs along the sides and back. Inside dimensions of tile only around 25" wide and 21.5" deep. There is a grate or ash dump in the back center so depth to the grate is 14.5"
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Does anyone know how this thing werks?
The website doesn't say; only that it's 'wood fired'? Wood fired how? The Site is lacking in so many ways that I wouldn't consider a purchase.
Well, maybe if the scrap was worth more than the expense. But I doubt that. ::)
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I can’t get there this weekend as we have plans but can next weekend if anyone wants me to and can do my best to answer questions with photos if any interest.
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Does anyone know how this thing werks?
The website doesn't say; only that it's 'wood fired'? Wood fired how? The Site is lacking in so many ways that I wouldn't consider a purchase.
Well, maybe if the scrap was worth more than the expense. But I doubt that. ::)
Sschorr mentioned earlier that it was an nxr product. Here is a video. They use a pre-baked crust in their promotional video so that could be a tip on how functional the unit is or is not. Or they may just not know what they are doing.
https://youtu.be/fRQ9r1eVzdQ
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OK that video did it for me...I would gladly pay $200 more for this then the Uuni! True Wood fired oven, I love pellets, but they are not the idea application for this type cooking...will last for an entire pizza cooking session, plenty of room and you do not need to be a dwarf pigmy to use it. Flimsy or not, a better choice for me then the Uuni!
bobbert, thanks for those dimensions!
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While that center grate does limit the size to a standard medium 12" you might be able to stretch that a little by running the fire off to the side as NXR suggests. I believe in the past Sam's has had this as low as 329.00, not sure if that was just an introductory price for a new item, clearing out stock, or maybe an older model.
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I would go buy it today for $329!
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I saw one of these in person this past weekend. It seems built pretty well. I don't know what they put in the area between area above the inside and the outside, but when you knock on the surface, it's clearly got some sort of insulation inside, almost sounds solid.
Bad news is, I don't think there's hardly 14" between the front and the back of the middle stone... behind that there is a grate area that is used to dump ash into. ( could possibly be used to locate a pellet firepot, if someone wanted to try to make it wood pellet powered.
I would likely buy one if it was around $350, but at $500 it's a bit too much of a risk for me to take.. It is built better than I expected, but I just don't know if it's big enough for a good sized pizza... I also just have no idea if I'd really like it , or use it enough to justify the expense.
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Whatever happened to the old school pizza oven that you bought and were going to restore?
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Whatever happened to the old school pizza oven that you bought and were going to restore?
I still have it, I bought a modern temperature control valve for it, because the original broke on me. The new one has different dimensions, so it's going to require some fancy plumbing work on the gas pipes and such, this kinda left me scratching my head on how to proceed. If I could find someone to fabricate me a side panel, that I could place the nobs and such where I need them, it'd probably be easier to do, than to try and find a way to make my new gas valve fit into the old holes... So, it's still a work in progress. I do hope to figure it out over the coming months.
At one point I had thought about trying to convert it to pellet power, but after thinking about it more, I don't think that's a practical solution.
I'm actually seriously considering drawing up some plans and finding a local fabricator to build me a pizza oven that I could power with pellets. I'd try to replicate some of the design that is in that old Blodgett pizza oven, If I could figure out how to do this for $500 or $600 ( not counting the pellet feed setup ) , I think I would be willing to do it. I'm still trying to figure out a good design that could be done somewhat cheap...
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The reason why I no longer buy a lot of stuff! Funny I have never thought that way about bacon.
...or use it enough to justify the expense.
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Looks like a Bella Medio pizza oven with just a different logo on left front side.
Ranked at the time #1 by this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rR8VyN5Y_Y
even better one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK_yRcoewQc
To much $$$ I will stick with Take & Bake
Mudflap
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There was a thread on the Blazin Grill Works pizza oven, did anyone ever find out the cost of those? It looks much bigger than this one.
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Someone on Facebook, in Fort Wayne IN is trying to sell one of these, has two cracked stones. They're asking $300
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my boss approved a forno bravo for our outdoor kitchen and I have never regretted the decision. I would be interested in seeing this operate as it is a pretty good price point
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I take back all of my negative comments about this oven that I typed without using it. It works waaaaay better than I anticipated.
My Blackstone burned out, and has unfortunately been put in the dumpster after grabbing the stones to save. I want to eventually get a forno bravo oven, but may need to wait a bit on that. In the meantime I figured I'd try out the Sam's club pizza oven. I did not have high hopes. Visually, there seemed to be some major flaws. Most of my fears were put to rest after one use. Don't think I've ever had better results from the inaugural cook on a piece of equipment.
Split some splits I had in the wood pile, and fired up after a very brief setup period.
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First pizza was the kids bbq chicken. I like cooking at about 650 stone temp. I hit it about right. Cooked very fast with the active flame.
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Half pepperoni, half buffalo chicken
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Calzone with ricotta, and soppresata.
(https://i.imgur.com/sCc63dUl.jpg)
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Was a big fan of the Blackstone, but really think I'm going to have fun with this little $379 oven. Thanks for looking.
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Glad to see you back on here and thanks for sharing the post. Looks great. Next time, load up that calzone with some meat ;D
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Looks great!
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I thought when I 1st saw it that it would be a winner! I just could not seem to get a sense of its size and capacity. Is the size of your fire in the 3rd to last picture about what you need to be around 700°?
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Way cool and just as nice having another FMT cook.
Glad it's working out, look forward to more cooks.
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I thought when I 1st saw it that it would be a winner! I just could not seem to get a sense of its size and capacity. Is the size of your fire in the 3rd to last picture about what you need to be around 700°?
I think it was around 680 when I put that one on. The floor cools pretty quickly if you let the flame go out and cook with coals. If you keep the flame going it holds 700-750 very well. As expected with the price, the heat retention is it's weak spot. It's better than I thought it would be, but not terrific.
That's probably around a 14" pizza in the first pizza pic. You could most likely squeeze a 16" pie in there. I would gladly trade the ash grate for another tile. It's already warped, and the tiny pieces of coal don't fit through the grate so you have to shovel out anyway.
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Looks great! How big of a pizza can you make? Hard to tell from the picture
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Looks great! How big of a pizza can you make? Hard to tell from the picture
read the post prior to yours
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Looks great! How big of a pizza can you make? Hard to tell from the picture
read the post prior to yours
Yeah i deserve that...was skimming thru w my phone and didn’t read completely. Must be why I always have a few extra bolts and screws left over ....... :rotf:
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Very interesting cooker. I couldn't tell you when I last had a pizza, so probably not for me. Those pics do make me hungry for a pizza though.
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Wow, those pizzas look amazing!
Don’t want an oven but at that price it makes a great case for one!