Photography: James Moffatt & Luisa Brimble
Create your next fakeaway dinner at home with the new Kmart pizza maker. For only $69, you can cook up a ‘wood fired’ pizza for less money, waiting time and hassle.
Like the wildly popular microwave toastie maker, the pizza maker is flying off the shelves, with fans dubbing it a game-changer in the kitchen.
The pizza maker is compact, with a heating element on the lid which cooks the top of the pizza while the bottom crisps up on the stone base. It includes a temperature dial, a timer and a ready indicator so you can set the pizza to cook and be alerted when it’s ready. It also has a viewing window to keep an eye on it.
It is available for purchase in-store and online at Target and Kmart.
Here are five reasons you need this pizza maker in your kitchen…
1. Ready in minutes
Preheating the pizza maker takes just 10 minutes. This is super quick in comparison to traditional pizza ovens, some of which can take hours to heat up.
While it’s preheatin, you can prepare the pizza, and by the time it’s done it will only take 4-5 minutes to cook depending on the thickness of the pizza crust and toppings.
The pizza maker can cook both frozen and fresh pizzas.
2. Let it time itself
With a handy timer dial built in, you can set it and let the ready indicator alert you once it’s done. It has a viewing window so you can keep an eye on it and make sure it’s cooked to your liking.
3. Use it anywhere
Thanks to its compact size, the pizza maker is portable. As long as you have a power point, you can make delicious pizza anywhere. Bring it to a friend’s house for an Italian feast, move it to an outdoor patio or keep it in the kitchen.
4. Easy to clean
Once the pizza maker has cooled down, all you need to do is gently scrape off any food. That’s it. No ash, no wood, no problems.
5. Save your money
If you want authentic-tasting pizza without a big price tag, this is the perfect option. While cooking a pizza in a normal oven does the job, it isn’t done as well. The stone base in the pizza maker absorbs heat better than a baking tray as it is preheated, providing a steady and even bottom heat for baking pizza. As a result, it creates a deliciously crisp base that you can’t get from an ordinary oven.
Pizza recipes
Once you have the pizza oven, the next step is finding the perfect pizza recipe.
Try our prosciutto and zucchini pizza – with a store-bought base, spicy Arrabbiata sauce and chunks of mozzarella, your Friday pizza night just got better and easier.
Make your pizza gluten-free with a base of potatoes tossed with parmesan.
What’s a health-conscious pizza lover to do? That’s where healthy pizza bases come in. We’ve compiled the best alternative pizza bases you can make for a delicious (and healthy) meal.
