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Presto Pizza Pizzazz oven - need tips

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    I have a Presto Pizza Pizzazz. It's a gizmo that cooks pizza, out in
    the open in front of your eyes. Fun, and the kids love it too. And the
    pizza itself is delicious, believe it or not.

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005IBXJ/qid%3D1105893544
    / has the product on amazon for those not familiar with it.

    There is one problem I'm having with it: I cannot get the crusts to be
    truly crispy.

    The product has an upper and lower heating element to cook the toppings
    and the crust, and the instructions suggest running the thing for a few
    extra minutes after the pizza is cooked with just the lower element
    going, if one wants a crispy crust. I've tried that, but it hasn't
    worked.

    I don't think there's much else I can do. There's not a thermostat or
    heat control, just a timer and a control to turn the two elements on or
    off. But I'd like to hear from others who've used the product if they
    did anything special - maybe make the dough differently? - to get that
    elusive crispy crust.

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    I have a Presto Pizza Pizzazz. It's a gizmo that cooks pizza, out in
    the open in front of your eyes. Fun, and the kids love it too. And the
    pizza itself is delicious, believe it or not.

    Quoted message said:

    There is one problem I'm having with it: I cannot get the crusts to be
    truly crispy.

    I got one of those for Christmas too. I posted a thread about it a a few weeks
    ago. I've discovered some advantages and some some disadvantages about the
    product.
    The advantages are:
    1.You don't have to preheat the oven
    2.Cleanup is easy.
    3. It doesn't heat up the kitchen which is great in the summer.

    The disadvantages are:
    1.You can only bake one pizza at a time and it has to be within a certain size
    range.
    2.The pizza takes longer to bake than the directions specify.
    3.The outer rim of the crust doesn't get crispy.

    My theory is that in order for the crust to get crispy it has to be exposed to
    HOT AIR like in a regular oven. The hot air inside an oven helps evaporate the
    moisture in the crust and make it crispy. With the Pizzazz you don't have that
    moisture evaporation and the crust remains soft.

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