-By James Austin

ORLANDO-The aroma of fine pizza filled the meeting hall of the southwest library yesterday. Anthony's coal fired pizza came to give an “edutasting” presentation.

Sable Baker, the head chef, was there to explain the unique way that Anthony's cooks all of the items on their menu. Not with a gas or electric oven, like most conventional methods but with a huge stone oven that burns something called anthracite.

According to Baker anthracite is one of the cleanest form of fossil fuels. It also reaches incredibly high temperatures. The ovens, Baker says, stay at a constant temperature between 850-900 degrees. This high temperature can cook a pizza in about 4 minutes.

Because of the high temperature and size of the ovens it takes about 3 days to get them started up. So the ovens have been lit since the restaurant was first opened. The reason for such high temperature is to give the pizza the restaurants signature “well done flavor.” “Cooking with coal is an old fashioned technique.” Said Baker as he explained the process.

When the presentation was finished a few employes from Anthony's gave out free samples of the pizza. Amazingly, even though about 7 people were in the meeting room for the presentation the line for pizza extended through the library as the pizza was passed out.

Not surprisingly the pizza was received very well. Chris Kustura a local Florida resident who had been to the restaurant before said he likes the pizza as well as the “unique cooking process.” His wife Judi Kustura was also in attendance and she also liked the pizza saying it's “much much better” than Papa Johns.

As Baker says “Coal produces quality pizza.” He won't get any argument from his very happy and well fed audience.