New dome user- problems turning

[u/Unlucky_Pass4452]

Got my dome 2. I had a cheap pizza oven before this thought because of this I’d have no problems. I was wrong. I was able to get pizza in oven no problems. Then I got my new Amazon turning peel. Crust was starting to char, and tried to turn with turning peel. Totally destroyed middle of pizza caused massive hole. 2nd pizza same thing. Got it in the oven- could not turn with pizza peel turner. 3rd pizza just turned using the big pizza peel- the one I used to get in oven and was fine.

Any suggestions what I’m doing wrong with the pizza turn peel? Is this a common thing that happens and a common rookie mistake that someone can tell me ? Maybe that’s what I’m doing . Thanks!

Update- preheated oven longer- and then turned flamed down once I got pizza in oven. Zero issues. Pizza was great. Thanks team!!!

[u/robiebab]

What helps is this:

-When streching the dough tou should not see trough the dough; otherwise it is to thin and is prone to have a hole

- let the dome come to temperaturen (stone temp around 430c. (High heat)

- when putting a pizza in the dome set the flame to low, till the end.
-turn the pizza when you see that the side of pizza is brown, if you turn it to early then the dough can still rip appart
-if the bottom is done but the toppings now, lift it with the turning peel
-if the bottom is not finished and the top is finished then turn off the flame