Customer Reviews

Wimmeley PD601 PizzaDome Portable Italian Brick Pizza Oven

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Purchased a new pizza oven - because we feel dining is a timed pleasure - taking your time to prepare a meal and eating it slowly makes it more enjoyable. Friends laughed at us, until we had them over, then it began to be the topic of conversation. Set it up on a bar and have cute bowls of toppings, purchase ready made pizza dough along with pizza sauce. This wasn't the only thing we were serving during the party, but friends preferred it, because they could make it themselves. Everyone loved the idea and wanted one to use for their next party. Leave a can of PAM out and make sure you instruct your friends to use it on the spatula, it helps with the removal of your piece of art! Cleanup is a breeze over the usual heated serving dishes. Have fun!

I love to have friends at home, but hate the idea of make a mess with the kitchen and making a huge dinner and appetizers, after cleanup, etc.. this is been a great tool, all my friends love it, got excite like little kids waiting for his own creations, everything here is auto-service, I just open bags of cheese or cans of olives, mushrooms here and there all ingredients are ready to put them in a bowl and your experience as a host cannot be easier, don't forget to check often if anyone is leaving left overs that fall from the spatulas inside the oven for a long period cause they start to get burn and smells.
and a advice TELL EVERYBODY TO OIL-SPRAY THE SPATULA BEFORE OR KEEP THEM OILED!!! there is always someone forgetting to do it and is a nightmare to take the pizza out.

After using the pizza dome several times at a friends house, I finally decided to purchase one of my own.

The pizza dome kit comes with everything (minus the dough and toppings) to get started with your very own pizza fondue setup. The dome is made out of Brick, and is hand crafted - so expect some very minor imperfections with the patterns, it doesn't affect the operation at all. In my opinion it actually makes me appreciate the dome more, knowing someone took the time to make it, and carve out the brick patterns on it. Makes you feel like you own your very own mini Italian brick pizza oven.

The setup also comes with 6 spatulas, they are stainless steel and are surprisingly easy to clean (even after cheese and toppings are baked on to it). The plastic handles never get hot, allowing you to remove your pizza from the dome after baking with ease.

The dough cutter is plastic, but does it's job. Just roll out your dough (if you bought fresh or made your own) and press to cut out a perfectly round piece that fits snuggly on the spatula. You can be creative here and use fresh dough or even pita bread ect.

Basic operation is simple, plug the dome in, turn it on and wait 10 - 15mins for it to pre-heat. While it's pre-heating, you can roll out your dough and prep mini pieces of dough. After 10 - 15 mins, place the dough on the spatula and top off with your choice of cheese/sauce/toppings and place in one of the 6 openings in the oven. Baking time can vary slightly depending on how many toppings you have and how many people are using it, but usually no more than 6 - 7 mins per pizza.

I highly recommend the pizza dome, it's well made and very easy to use - it's great for parties and just as good for a meal with the family. Children in particular love the pizza dome (with a little supervision of course).

We just used our PizzaDome for the third time last night. Our guests loved it, again. It works perfectly. As the reviews suggest, you need to spray the pizza peels with oil. The guests love making their own pizzas. I buy the dough from Publix. It is very important to let the dough sit at room temperature for at least an hour before you try to roll it out. A regular rolling pin is very helpful. I also bought a small dough roller from Amazon for the edges of the dough. We put out the following last night:

tomato pizza sauce from Fresh
fresh buffalo mozzerella
grated parmesan
two types of pizza cheese (low fat and regular)
fresh oregano
fresh basil
pesto sauce from Fresh
prosciutto cut in strips
thinly sliced garlic heated for 20 seconds in olive oil in the microwave
sundried tomatoes in oil cut into strips
grape tomatoes sliced in half
thinly sliced mini bell peppers in three colors
fresh artichoke hearts
2 pounds of dough from Publix
truffle oil

2 pounds of dough makes about 5 pizzas per person for 4 people. I served a salad first, so no one had more than 4 pizzas. Have fun.

The little pizza's are a bit of work to handle and prepare but its serious fun for families and works well in a fair amount of time.

This pizza cooker works very well. I have a family of six hungry pizza loving people and everyone thought this was a great idea. A couple of suggestions; make sure you allow at least 30 minutes for it to fully warm up. Spray the pizza spatula lightly with Pam cooking spray top and bottom before your first use. Try and cook only 3-4 pizzas at a time, that way you can push them further into the dome. Six will work but it takes a lot longer for the pizzas to cook. We used thin crust ready made pizza dough that you can find in the refrigeration isle at the local grocery store. Cons; The dome could be slightly larger to better accomodate the six paddles.

after 2 uses the bottom caught on fire due to grease from pepperoni on pizza and it got so hot the dome cracked. Do not buy this item. it is a nice idea and the pizza taste great when we first used it, but it is a fire hazard

The Pizza Dome is GREAT! Not the most energy efficient, but a wonderful way to have a dinner party with friends!

Works like a charm. Great for get togethers. It was a hit at our SB party. Kids and adults loved it. The pizza tastes great also....

This pizza oven is awesome. Our family loves it. Its great for some quality family time. We get all the fixins ready before hand. Roll out some homemade dough or buy from local pizza place. Dont use cheap dough. It takes about 10 minutes to warm up. Once its hot you can keep cookin non stop. Dont worry when the kids stack to much on it and it drips all over the inside cooking plate, it cleans up very easy.I wish I would have bought it sooner.