Baking Savory

ON THE BIG GREEN EGG

When you think about cooking on your Big Green Egg, thoughts of tender, fatty brisket, succulent pork or perfectly grilled steaks likely dominate. However, your kamado-style grill has capabilities that extend much further than the usual grilling and smoking. With the addition of a convEGGtor and a pizza and baking stone, your ceramic cooker becomes a classic brick oven that can produce trattoria-style pizza as well as the finest savory baked goods.

The setup for baking on the EGG is indirect and uses no smoking wood. Cooking temperatures and times are similar to those of your kitchen oven. You can use many of the same racks, pans and cast-iron cookware with great results.

In this chapter, I will show you that baking isn’t just for desserts. You will create delicious, flaky Barbecue Beef and Cheese Empanadas with Chipotle Aioli, learn the secrets to making a thin and crispy Pizza Margherita, prepare irresistible Skillet Corn Bread with Hot Honey Butter and more. These recipes will make you eager to fire up your cooker and put your new savory baking skills to good use.