Cadac Pizza Stone?????

[jaygee]

Anyone use one of these & had good results? We've got the paella pan for our Cadac & use it for all sorts & was wondering if i'd be able to cook a pizza in it but see that the Pizza Stones are only £10.

 

[Figaro]

I bought one for a tenner from go Outdoors.
Seen them before for about 17 and didn't bother, thought it too much, but for a tenner I'll give it a go.
Not used it yet, been too hot to cook anything

 

[Gaston aires]

As Figaro says. We bought one on a whim at a show(like you do) about a tenner and it’s still buried, unused, in the back of a cupboard . Phil

 

[chaser]

Bought a cadac that had one included, burnt one pizza on it then it cracked and fell into two pieces.
As good as anything to do with cadacs.

 

[Lyrick]

Cook pizza on our carri chef without any problems . Tried various methods and cremated a few pizzas on the way.
Found a method that works for us - fit the ribbed cooking plate ,with the defuser underneath, can't remember what it's called. Place pizza stone on top. Lid on and lowest heat setting until temp guage reaches about 150°. Place pizza directly on stone , replace lid , leave at same heat setting and cook for 10 minutes.
Perfect pizza every time

Patrick

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[Gaston aires]

Bought a cadac that had one included, burnt one pizza on it then it cracked and fell into two pieces.
As good as anything to do with cadacs.

Hello Chaser. I have Two cadacs. One mini chef, and one that was my dads and is over 50 years old and still going strong. I find them very good but I’ll bet the newest one won’t last for 50 years.
Phil

 

[daveclare]

We got one from Lidl which fits in the larger Cadac and have used it for pizzas, flatbread and Flammekuechen. If you keep an eye on it, it works well.

We get it up to 250c before putting stuff on it and it takes no time at all. We defrost anything frozen first.

 

[kelv]

I have one works great I put mine on top off the chef pan pre heat and sprinkle with flour keep your eye on it they cook quick.

 

[MisterB]

As others have said, use the ribbed cooking surface plate (smooth side up), that ensures it's even heat all the way around, it's when the heat is localised in one spot that they can crack. To be honest we've even used our cadac pizza stone (and cooking plate) on a charcoal BBQ and a gas BBQ with very much the same results so long as you can cover the pizza with the BBQ lid.
Important point is to use semolina flour to stop the pizza sticking and rotate the pizza every now and again. We tried 'normal' flour but find it burns more than semolina.
Don't try and cook from frozen as that can crack the stone. We usually buy a big standard pizza and add whatever we have left over, bits of chicken, peppers, tomatoes, chorizo, olives - tip is don't throw away those bits of leftovers - add them to your pizza topping!

 

[jaygee]

thanks for all the tips, especially those that say to cook on top of the ribbed cooking plate - wouldn't have done that would have just put ir on the flames & perhaps that's why so many people complain of stone cracking? resisted spending money on a cadac for nearly 10 years but bought one this year & so far have found it to be excellent! Now selling our old cadac 2 ring/2plate cooker as no longer need

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[DuxDeluxe]

Cook pizza on our carri chef without any problems . Tried various methods and cremated a few pizzas on the way.
Found a method that works for us - fit the ribbed cooking plate ,with the defuser underneath, can't remember what it's called. Place pizza stone on top. Lid on and lowest heat setting until temp guage reaches about 150°. Place pizza directly on stone , replace lid , leave at same heat setting and cook for 10 minutes.
Perfect pizza every time

Patrick

Similar to us - the ribbed plate is essential and gives better results than the plancha. Pizza stone in Cold Cadac, then we heat up on high setting until pretty hot; lob the pizza on (semolina flour on stone to stop sticking) - we use a pizza peel - lid on and turn it down to low. bottom crispy and not soggy and top done ok. Had the stone for 4 years and works really well. Now nicely seasoned.

 

[FRANKIE58]

We use our stone quite a bit. We put a little flour on the stone, then the pizza, turn on gas and within a few minutes pizza is cooked. Turn off the gas and put the next pizza on. Never wash the stone as this causes it to crack

 

[Figaro]

Thanks for the tip about the grill plate, I did wonder about the stone going straight on the flame, using the grill plate to disperse heat makes sense

 

[Gina M]

I haven't used my Cadac for years but watched a guy on site this weekend using his every day for all of his cooking. The smell of his bacon in the mornings drove me insane with jealously at night he cooked up steaks and burgers. I bought a couple of steaks from Lidl but it was just too hot to cook them in the van so I stuck them in the freezer and brought them home. He made me think about packing the Cadac in the future and thanks to this thread

Gina

 

[chaser]

A couple of pieces of cheese on toast under your grill knocks any pizza to cocked hats.

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[DuxDeluxe]

I haven't used my Cadac for years but watched a guy on site this weekend using his every day for all of his cooking. The smell of his bacon in the mornings drove me insane with jealously at night he cooked up steaks and burgers. I bought a couple of steaks from Lidl but it was just too hot to cook them in the van so I stuck them in the freezer and brought them home. He made me think about packing the Cadac in the future and thanks to this thread

Gina

Yes, we use the cadac a lot. The flat Plancha surface plate is superb for making brilliant toast very quickly

 

[jaygee]

A couple of pieces of cheese on toast under your grill knocks any pizza to cocked hats.

haven't got a grill or an oven !

 

[DuxDeluxe]

A couple of pieces of cheese on toast under your grill knocks any pizza to cocked hats.

You have a grill that actually does something? We have the infamous Tech Tower; the grill and "oven" are both useless, so whenever on hookup we take the Ninja

 

[scotzsue]

haven't got a grill or an oven !

No I haven't either, first van without.
Got a pizza stone for my christmas, didn't know i wanted one Tried it out for the first time last week, found it better on slightly lower heat, so no burning base. Will be great for when with the grandkids as i can do dairy free/vegan home made ones for the boys.
Tempted to use a non stick oven liner under the pizza, but i like my base crispy. Forgot how versatile it is too, and allowed on some places where charcoal are not.

 

[Lenny HB]

You have a grill that actually does something? We have the infamous Tech Tower; the grill and "oven" are both useless, so whenever on hookup we take the Ninja

Agree the grill is useless in a TecTower but our oven works a treat. One trick I found was to lubricate the door hinges with ceramic grease it makes sure the door full closes.

I don't get this pizza stone thing I couldn't be bothered to make pizza dough in a Motorhome.

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[chaser]

You have a grill that actually does something? We have the infamous Tech Tower; the grill and "oven" are both useless, so whenever on hookup we take the Ninja

We have an oven and grill that came out ov a thirty year old caravan, works perfectly.

 

[daveclare]

Who makes pizza dough in a motorhome? Without looking like ' Windy Miller'.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Who makes pizza dough in a motorhome? Without looking like ' Windy Miller'.

We do........ though cheat and use the Jamie Oliver mix or the sainsgogs one

 

[DuxDeluxe]

We have an oven and grill that came out ov a thirty year old caravan, works perfectly.View attachment 643597

A proper oven and grill. Had one in the Autosleeper. Works OK

 

[bladerunner]

Cadac stone broke into 4 in my garage. I've bought a smaller one with a metal back which I hope will survive better

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[Gina M]

You have a grill that actually does something? We have the infamous Tech Tower; the grill and "oven" are both useless, so whenever on hookup we take the Ninja

Useless oven too. It took an hour to roast a tray of sweet potato fries and the grill is a waste of space.

Gina

 

[MisterB]

We don't make pizza from scratch on the cadac using dough, we buy them ready to cook and add our own toppings

 

[DuxDeluxe]

We don't make pizza from scratch on the cadac using dough, we buy them ready to cook and add our own toppings

We like very thin bases so tend to go the make up route

 

[Gina M]

I buy the basic range of cheese and tomato pizza and add my own ingredients

Gina

 

[jaygee]

Cook pizza on our carri chef without any problems . Tried various methods and cremated a few pizzas on the way.
Found a method that works for us - fit the ribbed cooking plate ,with the defuser underneath, can't remember what it's called. Place pizza stone on top. Lid on and lowest heat setting until temp guage reaches about 150°. Place pizza directly on stone , replace lid , leave at same heat setting and cook for 10 minutes.
Perfect pizza every time

Patrick

is the ribbed cooking plate the same as the one in the picture below - ribbed on top and has some sort of metal bit below?

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