By Carolyn Owen and Devin Osbourn
Most people associate authentic wood-fired pizza with a bustling restaurant or cobbled streets they’ve never seen in person. Discovering the greatest pizza in the world has always been an adventure, whether we enjoy it together on the couch during a Friday pizza night, or leave the country in search of the world’s most succulent flavors. Pi tells a brand new story, no matter where your preferences lie.
Create good moments and great pizza with a secret ingredient: home. Pi is expertly crafted to deliver renowned Neapolitan or homespun New York style pizza without compromise. Guided by the same principles found in centuries-old brick ovens, the wood-fired hearth has been reinvented for the backyard artisan.
Inspired By Tradition
Evidence of wood-fired brick ovens can be found in the dug-up ruins of many different ancient civilizations– from Pompeii to Rome to Victorian England, the brick oven has sustained populations for centuries. These ovens work by soaking up heat, like a battery building up a full charge. Once they’ve reached a high temperature, the walls release heat slowly, for hours on end. For hours and hours, families and friends spent time baking as a community, as traditions were handed down from one generation to the next.
Pizza is a universally loved, common household staple in Western culture. When someone brings up “pizza night” in a conversation, your mind might start running away with memories of your own. Pi was created to help fuel your best moments, with your favorite pizza recipes as the special guest star. Inspired by the traditions that help create good moments for generations, Pi is easy-to-use memory maker for the backyard artisan. Solo Stove products are simple by design, and like pizza, require only a few things to get started.
Click here to learn more about Pi’s design.
Getting The (Pizza) Party Started
Solo Stove Pi offers you a change of pace when cooking outdoors– we all love grilling meats and flipping burgers, but why not shake it up a little? Get outside and stay there as often as you’re craving pizza. Consider it a chance to hone your baking skills, or take on a new hobby– the sky’s the limit with Pi, and your good moments can now be matched with flavors inspired by tradition. See how Pi can fit into your life:
Your Outdoor Kitchen’s Missing Link
Outdoor kitchens are incomplete without a pizza oven. Make your outdoor space an extension of your living area by placing Pi on any temperature resistant surface, or on Pi Stand. With the gas burner assembly, Pi is ready to bake at waist-level heights, like a countertop. You can even light Pi under a pergola, or a covered patio.
Your Next Tailgate’s MVP
Pi weighs as much as a cooler full of drinks, making it the perfect addition to your next tailgate, block party, fall festival, or anywhere you can set up shop. While propane tanks travel easily enough, Pi’s included wood-burning assembly will let you bake for around three hours, or until the ash pan is full. It preheats in only about fifteen minutes, meaning your traveling pizzeria can be up and running in no time.
The Hero of the Dinner Party
Who said dinner parties always had to be gourmet? To that same effect… who said pizza couldn’t be just as luxurious? Whether seated around an indoor dining table with a sparkling chandelier overhead, or along the benches of a picnic table topped with paper plates, Pi is for pizza chefs of all locales. Its pizza baking powers seamlessly blend into any situation, no matter how formal (or not). For large parties, you can trust Pi to bake your New York Style pizzas in just minutes. Thanks to Pi’s panoramic opening, you can bake pizzas up to 12”, so there’s no chance your guests will leave hungry. Thanks to our Stainless Steel Turning Peel, turning your pizza is easier than ever, letting you make as many pies as necessary with hardly any wait time.
Upgrading Pizza Night: Recipes Inspired By Tradition
New York Style Dough
When you think pizza, this is the dough. This dough is quick, easy, and delicious. The work you put into a New York style dough pays off ten-fold, but don’t worry, it’s simple to make without a lot of elbow grease involved. Kneading and signature additions of oil and sugar are responsible for the famous golden-brown crust of a city slice. Whether you’re using store-bought or preparing your own dough, it’s this tried and true formula that makes familiar pizza that tastes like home. Click here for our favorite New York Style Dough Recipe.
Neapolitan Dough
Lean and light, the Neapolitan style rewards those who plan ahead. With several hours– and sometimes days– to proof, this dough takes on complex flavors when given the chance. The super-thin crust chars in signature leopard-print patterns and reveals a tender texture with every bite. Intended to be made the same way every time, we put special care into making sure our recipe would rise to perfection. Click here for our favorite Neapolitan Dough Recipe.
Toppings To Delight Artisans of All Kinds
Toppings are really what bring your personality to life when it has to do with pizza. Fully customizable, toppings make the magic happen. Whether they set you apart from the crowd, or serve as common ground between you and a pizza rival, it’s the flavor we’re all looking forward to sinking our teeth into. See how the Solo Stove Team tops their pies here.
