I have recently finished building an outdoor kitchen in my garden. I’ve always fancied a brick built one but don’t have space for that, or the skills to build one so that was never a realistic option. When the Gozney Dome hit the market a while back and it looked amazing, good size, not a permanent structure but it was close to £1800 and that’s before adding on accessories. As a Yorkshireman this put me off, I mean, that’s a lot of pizza to cook before its paid for itself.
But the stars were to align…. When I discovered the referral scheme (<-click me if you want a discount) which gives 10% off for new customers, Black Friday freebies (free cover and peel) and the new cheaper Dome S1 was released.
While playing with the discount and deals on the Gozney site I checked out by mistake – yes really! And 25 hours later there was a knock at my door from a delivery driver with my dome! In the end it cost just over £1150 with the accessories.
While it’s still a lot of money, it’s a lot closer to 1k than 2k for the multi fuel dome. So I was happy with the value for money in the end.
It’s nicely packaged up and there is no real assembly to do other than inserting the chimney, installing a battery and hooking up the gas. It’s heavy though so it’s a 2 man lift if you are being sensible. I struggled on my own but managed to get in place eventually.
Since the dome S1 is gas only it’s easy to fire up with the electric starter. Your first fire must start on low to avoid thermal shock but after that you can ramp up the temperature faster.
I estimate it takes 30 to 40 mins to fully saturate everything with heat. This is important as the base needs to be hot to cook your pizza from below.
I cheated and bought some pre made dough to make sure that wasn’t an issue during my first few cooks and I’m happy with the results so far.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the Gozney Dome S1.