Presto Pizzazz Plus

Recently I ran across a Presto Pizzazz Plus rotating pizza oven for 5 bucks.  My sister has a rotating pizza oven and if my sister has one then I need one too, right?

The pizza oven looked like it was only used one or twice.  The pizza tray was in perfect condition without any scratches which is good.  It didn't come with a box or instructions but a quick look on the Internet and I found all the info I needed.  So I said 'sold'.

The oven has a heating element on the top and on the bottom.  This speeds up the cooking time and insures that the items (yes items because you can cook more than pizza) are cooked all the way through.

The first item I tried was a $5.00 uncooked, medium sized pepperoni and cheese pizza from the Walmart deli case.  Medium is the biggest you can cook on the Presto Pizza Plus.  Which is fine because Roger and I only buy medium pizzas. But it's not a problem for a larger family or party because you can bake the next pizza while people are munching on the first pizza.  A medium size pizza takes 16 minutes.  We have since cooked a meat lovers pizza and it was another success.

Here are the pros and cons of buying a Presto Pizzazz Plus rotating pizza oven.

PRO

It bakes a great pizza.

It is not overly large so it should fit in your pantry.

In 16 minutes you can bake a pizza.

You no longer have to leave the house to buy a pizza.

You can also bake cookies, frozen pizza rolls, taquitos, and grilled cheese sandwiches.

In the summer you can bake a pizza without turning on your oven and heating up the entire kitchen.

Saves on electricity because it is just 16 minutes of 110v versus 25 minutes of 220v.  No preheating with the Presto Pizzazz Plus.

You will love the smell of fresh baked pizza.

CON

No on/off switch.  The oven starts rotating when you plug it into the outlet.  But it doesn't start heating until you set the timer.  We might add an inline switch later if it continues to bug us.

Seriously, I am thrilled with this item.  Next up, I am going to make a pizza using pizza dough from the freezer case and my recipe for BBQ chicken pizza.  If you saw my chicken noodle soup recipe where I use leftover roasted chicken from Sam's Club, this is the same chicken that I use for the pizza.

If you have kids that have sleepovers or you have family movie night, then the Presto Pizzazz Plus is perfect for you.  You can rent a movie, buy two fresh uncooked pizzas from Walmart, buy a large bottle of soda, and pop your own popcorn all for under 16 bucks.  Compare that to taking the family out to a pizzeria, then to a movie, where have to buy sodas and popcorn and before you know it you have spent 60, 70 bucks and on top of that, you had to get out of your pajamas and put on real clothes.  Having to put real clothes on during the weekend is a deal breaker for me.

You can also bake cookies with the pizza oven.  How many times have the kids asked for fresh cookies but you really don't want them to eat 2 dozen cookies.  Buy the roll of cookie dough and only cut off enough pieces for everyone to get 2 cookies.  Place the rest of the roll in a zip loc baggie and put back in the fridge.  Portion control without the kids knowing.  

 FYI....the Presto Pizza Plus has a black tray and the original has a silver tray.  The manufacturer added the word plus when they relaunched the item and wanted consumers to know that you can bake other items with the Presto Pizzazz Plus oven.  Other than that, it is the same pizza oven.  Oh by the way, do not cut the pizza on the tray.  Move the cooked pizza back to the card board it came on and then cut it.

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