Live Fire Flavor in Every Bite!

Some say pizza is the perfect food. It can be a family meal, a late-night college snack, a treat for a crowd, or betterwhen-leftover breakfast. Pizza can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it. Some say basic dough topped with tomato sauce, cheese, and pepperoni is the best. Others opt for more sophisticated ingredients, like smoked salmon, imported olives, herbs, and gourmet mushrooms.

Renato Viola, one of Italy’s best Master Pizza Chefs in the world, takes pizza to another stratosphere. His catering team will prepare and serve the Louis XIII, a $12,000 pizza for two at your home. Everything is prepared onsite with the exception of the certified organic dough which is prepared 72 hours in advance. Toppings include prawns (Red Acciaroli from Cilento), lobster (Palinurus Elephas), and mantis shrimp (Squilla Mantis), mozzarella di bufala, and pink sea salt from the Murray River in Australia. This world-class pizza is served with Remy Martin Cognac Louis XIII and Champagne Krug Clos du Mesnil 1995.

Then, there is pizza cooked on the Big Green Egg which offers a distinct flavor impossible to achieve in a conventional oven. With the new Pizza Oven Wedge, you can transform the EGG into a live-fire traditional brick oven. With the wedge in place, temperatures can be retained at a range from 400°F/204°C to

700°F/370°C . The heat from the natural lump charcoal radiates in a convective flow within the thick ceramic walls of the dome, allowing your pizza to cook evenly. It takes about 5-10 minutes to cook an entire pizza to crispy, bubbly perfection. The EGG functions without electricity or gas, making it a greener choice in outdoor cooking.

It's not a big leap from pizza to other baked goods. The EGG easily handles artisan breads, cakes, and pies. The EGG website features many dessert recipes, such as bourbon apple pie and honey lemon cheesecake. Or keep it simple with a threeingredient cake using a cast iron skillet. When baking on the EGG, flavors develop differently than in a conventional oven. You can cook with a bit more fat resulting in flakier crusts and crispier edges. Caramel also cooks well on the EGG and when you add a few chips or chunks you get a slight kiss of smoky flavor, adding a new flavor dimension to desserts.

The EGG's design includes patented components and hightech insulating ceramics to retain heat and moisture so foods won't dry out. The EGG takes baking outdoors which inspires new conversations way beyond traditional barbecue.

With the new Pizza Oven Wedge, you can transform the EGG into a live-fire traditional pizza oven. Temperatures can be retained at a range from 400°F/204°C to 700°F/370°C. The heat from the natural lump charcoal radiates in a convective flow within the thick ceramic walls of the dome, allowing your pizza to cook evenly to a crispy, bubbly pie.