Morro Bay Rich,Uhh...650 too high...Not really ...most pizza is cooked at 800 deg..or more...I cook mine on the egg bottom vent wide open and no daisy wheel...I load the lump past the fire box about half way up the ring..then go from there...I can cook 6 pizzas very easy doing this..and it only takes around 4 1/2 mins each A true neapolitan pizza is cooked at around 1200 deg..