2026-06-26 –, Yoga Studio Front Lawn
We'll use the America's Test Kitchen method of scientific experimentation to find the easiest and most fun ways to cook real pizza while camping, using different methods for crust, sauce making, cooking techniques, different fuels, different cheese and toppings. Please see the description for what you need to bring (gluten free is possible too)
Have you ever wanted to cook a really good pizza while camping, but it seems like it would be too difficult? I'm going to show you all the tricks I've learned from making thousands of pizzas, and we're going to use the America's Test Kitchen method of scientific experimentation to compare all the different options. We'll try making sauce the simple way and the traditional (harder) way and taste test the difference. We'll cook pizza in a portable Ooni oven using propane gas, hardwood, and charcoal and taste them to find the best. We'll make our own dough from scratch and try that side-by-side with frozen Trader Joe's dough. Does it matter what kind of flour you use? We'll find out! What about sourdough crust? Why not? We'll try all kinds of toppings and different kinds of cheese (please bring toppings and cheeses you want to try). I'll teach you three different ways to throw the pizza from the peel into the oven without losing all the toppings, including a secret cheat code. Not only is this fun and educational, you will get to eat lots of pizza along the journey!
Please bring: A plate, a clean cutting board, a bowl, a small bag of flour (or store-bought dough), some cheese, creative toppings you enjoy, your imagination and your appetite. Workshop size limited to about 30 people but if we get more, I'll stay later and we'll cook as long as we need to. Note that fire will be contained in the oven (no open flames) but the oven does get hot (up to 900F) so safety is important. Kid chefs are welcome if closely supervised by their adult.
Note: If you are gluten free, get the King Arthur gluten free pizza dough mix and bring it! We'll make beautiful gluten free pizza for you!
Randy is a malware analyst, detection engineer and threat hunter who also loves to cook. Randy and his partner Lindsay have given a talk at PancakesCon on hunting malware C2 using domain fronting and baking Bavarian pretzels. He organizes DEATHCon and has taught many security workshops. Last ToorCamp, Randy taught a malware reverse engineering workshop and this year he's going all in on the cooking side with a pizza making workshop. Randy and Lindsay have made thousands of pizzas over the years and learned lots of ways that don't work along the way!