Presto 03430 Pizzazz Pizza Oven
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: PrestoBrand: Presto
Model: 03430
Color: Black
Product features:
- Rotating tray turns continuously to assure even baking.
- Top & bottom heating elements bake foods from both sides. Heating elements are separately controlled, allowing perfect results every time.
- Timer signals end of cooking time and automatically turns off heating elements.
- Saves as much as 60% in energy compared to a conventional oven.
- Removable nonstick baking pan is easy to clean and store.
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Presto 03430 Pizzazz Pizza Oven
Customer Review: Cooks more than pizza
Summary: 4 Stars
Some time ago I read a review on this product where the reviewer wondered if this could be used to cook other items. I have owned my Pizzazz (apparently on older model as mine only goes to 18 minutes) for several years now and, although contrary to Presto's recommendations, use it to cook many other items that would normally have to be placed into an oven. Last night I used to it cook some (frozen packaged) breaded fish fillets and breaded hot cheese bites. I have used it to "bake" cookies, biscuits, rolls, brownies, French bread pizzas, and of course, round pizza. There are tricks to cooking some of these things but still worth the effort rather than having to heat up the oven a few items. One negative point I can give this product is that it does not make thin crust/flatbread pizzas crispy on the bottom. Although I had always been a "conventional" pizza man I have recently been eating thin crust and flatbread pizzas because of a load of coupons I had for those types of pizzas. However, if I can find one of my old round cooling racks I may try cutting off the legs and placing it on the Pizzazz tray to see if I can get the crust to crisp on the bottom. Also, for a while I always placed aluminum foil or parchment paper on the tray when cooking anything other than pizza. Now that I have stopped doing that my tray has darkened, most likely from getting too hot in areas where there is no food. When I cook French bread pizzas there is quite a bit of tray showing but still has never gotten so hot as to trip the thermal breaker located under the tray. And for those of you wondering why I just don't get a toaster oven? Well it is because I would want one that heats evenly and is somewhat temperature precise and those rated as such are well over $100, money I just don't have right now (BTW, Cuisinart has a highly rated countertop oven for $120).
Regarding the reviews where people say they can't lower the timer once set; have you tried turning it down? I know my timer has more resistance decreasing time vs. increasing time, but it still turns. I just find it difficult to believe a manufacturer would develop a product with heating elements that HAD to be left on until the time ran down.
So here is how I "bake" biscuits/rolls. I use Pillsbury biscuits/rolls, placing four (at 90 degree intervals) around the "button" in the center of the tray and then place the remaining four 45 degrees offset from the first four. No, they are not 2 inches apart but who cares. When they rise they will touch each other put can still be pulled apart. Set the timer to 14 minutes and cook for about 8 minutes on "Lower" setting and then switch to "Dual" for the remaining time. When there is about 2 minutes left I turn the outer biscuits 90 degrees to cook the edges not getting enough heat. After the 14 minutes let the biscuits sit on the tray for a couple minutes to let the insides continue to cook from internal heat. The biscuits are now nicely browned and fully cooked. You may have to play around with the time because not all products heat the same. If you find the bottoms getting too dark, switch from "Dual" to "Upper" for the last couple minutes. If the tops are getting too dark, cover them with aluminum foil for the last couple minutes. Baking cookies (again I use Pillsbury or a similar store brand) is similar to biscuits except that midway through I start using a non-stick spatula to flatten the cookies as the pass by the upper element. Otherwise they brown too quickly on the top and don't fully cook inside. Again, leave the cookies on the tray after the 8-10 minutes bake time so they continue to set for a couple minutes.
If you are cooking cookies, rolls, etc., for a formal meal or for guests, I don't recommend using the Pizzazz. But for an impromptu snack or family sitdowns it does an acceptable job.
Regarding conventional pizzas it does a fantastic job. It is indeed quicker than an oven and if you like your cheese browned it does so evenly across the pizza. For rising crust pizzas it can brown the edge faster than it takes to cook the rest of the pizza but you can always cover the edge with foil while the rest of the pizza cooks. I have actually considered cutting a 1" ring out of cardboard and covering with foil to use on rising crust pizzas. Another downside to the Pizzazz is that you can't heap lots of toppings on your pizzas because they get too close to the upper element. Probably why Presto recommends only frozen pizzas; they're never more than an inch high at most.
Description of Presto 03430 Pizzazz Pizza Oven
The fast and easy way to bake fresh or frozen pizza. Great for frozen, homemade, take-and-bake, or deli pizza. The easy way to prepare chicken nuggets, quesadillas, fish fillets, even grilled sandwiches. Bakes egg rolls, pizza rolls, jalapeno poppers, cheese bread and more...even cookies and cinnamon rolls.This 1,235-watt countertop oven makes pizza in about half the time required by a conventional oven. You don't need to preheat it--it begins rotating and baking the moment you plug it in. There are independently controlled top and bottom heating elements, so all types (frozen or fresh) and sizes (7 to 12 inches) of pizza can be custom baked. With a rising-crust pizza, for example, you should run the lower heating element for 10-12 minutes before turning on the top element. For a crisper crust, bake the pizza with both heating elements, then finish it off with a few minutes of bottom-only heating. For extra cooking time on your toppings, leave the top element on a little longer. A timer with automatic shutoff lets you set cooking times precisely, and a cooking-time guide for various pizza types is printed on the pizza maker. For safety, the appliance shuts off automatically if it overheats. With the 13-1/4-inch-diameter baking pan in place, the pizza maker is 13-1/4 inches wide, 9-1/2 inches high, and 17-1/2 inches deep. (The baking pan can be removed for more compact storage.) It carries a two-year warranty against defects. --Fred Brack
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