Hole in door. Can only see pellets in hopper. Once you need a top up you can see a lot of white smoke when you open the hopper lid.
The trouble with the crust puffing up overly is the toppings tend to āpoolā in the center of the pizza. Worst case scenario this makes the center perma-soggy and the outer just bread. Light ādockingā prevents this. Some bubbles = cool. Too many = central sex pond.
I should have a session like that just to focus on what the burner is doing rather than flinging pizzas at it. I have to use it later this week so will try to have 30 minutes or so without any cooking.
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You can see that once you open the door the flames are out the back and it takes a good five mins before it starts to burn intensely again once door is closed.
He hasnāt I hope
Along time ago I posted an off brand flamer guard, will not keep it hotter but gives a much better spread of flame/ heat.
From what Iāve seen personally, been told by friends and read on here Iāve concluded The Ooni and itās rivals are all full of faff and require a lot of practice, patience and a realistic approach.
When you consider what they are trying to emulate itās not difficult to see their problem.
Definitely sounds sensible. Also while 500c is great it isnāt essential for a decent pizza. I would experiment with slightly lower temps 400c to see if they are easier to maintain.
Thats in part why I chose the Roccbox, using gas rather than having to faff with pellets and monitoring of the temperature - recognising that some Ooniās are gas too.
What swung me to the Roccbox was what @Ruprecht noted which was the rolling flame over the top of the oven. You can switch on the gas, fire it up and get to 500 deg C in 30 mins and stay there without further faffing.
Obviously what you forgo is wood fired flavouring etc.
No sense that one is better than the other, just different approaches to provide a tool to help you to produce a decent pizza, naan, high temp roast etc
I never noticed any āloss of wood smoke flavouringā when I switched to gas. How much wood flavouring will be imparted in 90 seconds?
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Well , tonight will be a final test for the little tin fucker.
Having a soiree with the neighbours later, so this is its chance to shine.
Never be faff-shy and go gas tho.
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Clown.
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Gas is nothing to be feared 
Youāve clearly never been to one of my installs!
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Troo 
Quite.
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It wouldnāt be difficult would it?
With a fucking Ooni it would.
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I think it is good to have you back. Iāve almost missed your vitriolic rants about your own ineptitude. Almost
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Tbf, I like your new found rose sniffing better than anything else I have read
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