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[Pizza_Not_War]

Found the following oil-less turkey fryer from Char-Broil. Got the wheels spinning in my head on how to turn this into a pizza making machine, kind of like an LBE.

Any thoughts? I am not an engineering type.

http://www.charbroil.com/Consumer/product_detail_m.aspx?ProductSeriesID=95

[Essen1]

PNW,

I don't know if it would be as effective as the LBE, which has the heat coming up and over the pizza from underneath. The fryer you mentioned has the heat circulating up the sides, with no direct heat from underneath or from top.

I could also imagine that it needs more modifying than the regular Weber, in terms of where to put the stone, the grate, etc.

[Pizza_Not_War]

Essen1,

You appear to be correct. Upon further study it seemed to be lacking.

Now I am looking at http://www.csnstores.com/Masterbuilt-SMM7P-MST1014.html .
Awaiting an email to find out how many BTU's the burner puts out.

PNW

[Essen1]

PNW,

Honestly, I'd go with the Weber and some modifying. It cost me a total of about $120, incl. grill, Bayou Classic 50,000 BTU burner, stones and the modification itself. Works like a charm.

I was forced, though, to replace two stones, due to cracking, with higher quality ones. The 50,000 BTU's provide plenty of heat or "fire power". I can't crank it all the way up.

Mike

[Pizza_Not_War]

Mike,

Was yours the LBE with the hole drilled for mounting? If so, do you think that had anything to do with the cracking?

When my back starts to feel better I might tinker and make one.


thanks

PNW

[Essen1]

Yes, that was the one.

And yes, I do. The hole drilled into the stone wasn't wide enough, basically. Too much expansion from the stone itself, even after curing at 500 F for two hours..

I used a cheap ceramic/clay stone, though, as a top stone. I didn't screw it in place too tight because I thought of the possibility of cracking. The stone cracked right at the hole that was drilled in it. Even though the stone had some play around the 5/8" rod, it wasn't enough. It did expand too much.

I have a 12" BGE on order, which is suppose to withstand temps around 900 F, and for the bottom stone I ordered a American Metalcraft cordierite stone with "feet", which will allow more and better circulation of the heat.

Mike

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