The Home Made Pizza Thread

[hotwatermusic]

Made 3 pies. Capricolla and hot honey, caramelized garlic and shaved asparagus, and a gorgonzola, mushroom and spinach. Not my best. As you can see that damn steel just keeps heating up. That first one was after an hour+ preheat but still not at terminal toastocity. By the third I was burning, even by my standards and I like a well done pie from time to time. Although I did good by the peel. The spinach one was stacked high and I pulled it off. Gotta look for the bright side😳

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[icebob]

Think I learned who the show-offs are! ��

Sorry if I appear like a show off... not the intention here.. I just like to cook pizza and Thursday night is a tradition for me and my son so we spend quality time together, I'll stop posting pictures if it offend people... sorry again...

 

[kev211]

Sorry if I appear like a show off... not the intention here.. I just like to cook pizza and Thursday night is a tradition for me and my son so we spend quality time together, I'll stop posting pictures if it offend people... sorry again...

Noooooo. I like seeing your pics! Its inspiration for my pies!

 

[treacheroustexan]

Nothing as great as your guys!

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[ThirstyPawsHB]

Sorry if I appear like a show off... not the intention here.. I just like to cook pizza and Thursday night is a tradition for me and my son so we spend quality time together, I'll stop posting pictures if it offend people... sorry again...

Please don't stop!

 

[schematix]

You guys who are getting nice dark brown crust on top - how are you doing it? what kind of oven - gas, electric, wood???

Since i got a gas oven I get great browning on the bottom but the top is always soft and pale colored. i'm thinking my gas oven is the culprit because when i had an electric everything browned so much better.

 

[Evets]

Unfortunately, I can't get good crust color to save my life since I replaced my old Maytag electric with a new Samsung a couple years ago. What a total piece of junk it is! The flat top range is no better either. We're remodeling the kitchen soon and this thing's going to the dump!
The Blackstone like Icebob has makes a great pizza.

 

[hotwatermusic]

You can try finishing under the broiler if you have one. I've been starting on steel and then moving the pie onto an inverted pizza pan below the steel as close as I can get it. The steel gets hot enough to radiate some good heat downwards. I would think a stone would basically do the same thing. The broiler will too but can be harder to get to cook even, at least for me.

 

[StonesBally]

Electric ovens do brown better by their nature. Use the convection or quick bake setting if you have. It really enhances browning. Works great for different take on focaccia too.

 

[schematix]

This was cooked at 550 convection on a fibrament 3/4" stone for 3 mins then broiler for 2.

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I'm almost convinced I need a blackstone.

 

[hotwatermusic]

Looks good to me, but I think everyone feels the lure of the Blackstone. I'm trying to figure out how to get Evets to come build me his wfo. Haha... No really.

 

[ericbw]

Sorry if I appear like a show off... not the intention here.. I just like to cook pizza and Thursday night is a tradition for me and my son so we spend quality time together, I'll stop posting pictures if it offend people... sorry again...

Isn't the point of this thread to show off your pizza? Keep it coming.

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[schematix]

Looks good to me, but I think everyone feels the lure of the Blackstone. I'm trying to figure out how to get Evets to come build me his wfo. Haha... No really.

Don't get me wrong, it was a really good pie, just not what i wanted it to be (which may not even have been as good - who knows). I am looking for that deep mahongany brown crust that is lightly and airy, while the center of the pizza is thin but the crust is crispy enough that it doesn't flop, and preferably shatters when bent.

My bread has suffered the same fate since i got a gas range. I love the gas cooktop and would never go back to electric, but my next oven will definitely go back to electric.

I made this pizza about 6 years ago and it had all these qualities, but this oven just won't do it.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

This was cooked at 550 convection on a fibrament 3/4" stone for 3 mins then broiler for 2.

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I'm almost convinced I need a blackstone.

Yes yes yes! #Pizza24/7

 

[Inkleg]

Sorry if I appear like a show off... not the intention here.. I just like to cook pizza and Thursday night is a tradition for me and my son so we spend quality time together, I'll stop posting pictures if it offend people... sorry again...

No, No, NO! This fourm is about what you make, how you get there and sharing it. You're not a show off if you're having fun and making great pies. Like others have said, you're an inspiration. I love looking at you and your sons pies and I don't even make my own pizza. Please keep spending time with your son and posting the results.

 

[schematix]

Oh a whim i decided to take the leftover piece of dough from last night's pizza, roll it out into a baguette and bake it. After 30 minutes it was registering 208F in the middle but the outside was still pale.... so i broiled it for about 5 minutes until it was the brown color i like. The bread was actually one of the better loaves i've made with respect to crust texture, so i think next time i make a pizza in this POS oven i'm going to do the usual preheat at 550F for an hour, but i'm going to cook the pizza under broil. Since the bottom is getting so browned, but not the top it has to be due to an imbalance of heat.

 

[applescrap]

With the steel, what about heating it on broil or 550 about 6 inches below the top. Then cooking the pizza on it after its preheated, using the broiler?

 

[treacheroustexan]

Couple more tonight.

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[applescrap]

Walmart had a bunch of pizzas half off so I bought 4 or 5 of them. The steel cooks store bought pizza well.

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[bob1852]

Pizza night.

 

[sillbeer]

This was from a couple weeks ago. We just used our oven at 450 degrees on the middle rack. Baked the pizzas for 10 minutes then sprinkled mozzarella on for another 10 minutes. Turned out pretty good. We received a 14" pizza stone yesterday and made 5 pizzas last night. The crust was definitely more crispy. Unfortunately, no pictures. My wife makes all the pizza crust from a recipe she found. I'll definitely start following this thread and uploading more pics.

 

[hotwatermusic]

With the steel, what about heating it on broil or 550 about 6 inches below the top. Then cooking the pizza on it after its preheated, using the broiler?

I think that is ideal. My oven is gas powered, with the broiler tray. Not ideal. I've tried cooking down on the tray but it was very inconsistent. So much so that I didn't try to hone in on a better bake.

 

[Staestc]

This was from a couple weeks ago. We just used our oven at 450 degrees on the middle rack. Baked the pizzas for 10 minutes then sprinkled mozzarella on for another 10 minutes. Turned out pretty good. We received a 14" pizza stone yesterday and made 5 pizzas last night. The crust was definitely more crispy. Unfortunately, no pictures. My wife makes all the pizza crust from a recipe she found. I'll definitely start following this thread and uploading more pics.

Good start IMO! Looks great to me!

 

[brewerJase]

Cooked these on my kamado joe. Turned out really good.


The one with the arugula on it has mascarpone cheese instead of sauce. Its amazing.

 

[brewerJase]

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[TallDan]

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Actually, it's an herb.

 

[sillbeer]

What's the best way for sliced tomatoes? Would it best to partially dehydrate them first?

 

[Evets]

What's the best way for sliced tomatoes? Would it best to partially dehydrate them first?

I wouldn't "dehydrate" them any more than draining on a paper towel if they're very juicy.

 

[schematix]

What's the best way for sliced tomatoes? Would it best to partially dehydrate them first?

Slice thin, put on top of everythign else, cook hot as f***.

 

[Yeastieboy]

Revin' up a Tiga for tomorrow. Going to make some classic New Yorkers... which I may or may not dip in Ranch on Friday night.