The Home Made Pizza Thread

[Evets]

Well, I knew it had to happen someday. Rust never sleeps. Today, my trusty rusty portable pizza oven succumbed to the elements. I was trying to move it out front for an off-site event this weekend when it just fell apart under it's own weight. I swear I could feel her soul pass through my body as I gently guided her to the ground. So it is with a heavy heart that I must say, Fare thee well old friend. I knew you well!

 

[TrickyDick]

A good auto restoration shop could probably ressurect your old rusty iron maiden for a nominal fee or and afternoon of free lunch made on it....

TD

 

[Evets]

A good auto restoration shop could probably ressurect your old rusty iron maiden for a nominal fee or and afternoon of free lunch made on it....

TD

Actually, I found the exact make and model on Amazon for $138. I'm thinking about it. I still have the upper portion. Just need the base unit.

 

[applescrap]

Well, I knew it had to happen someday. Rust never sleeps. Today, my trusty rusty portable pizza oven succumbed to the elements. I was trying to move it out front for an off-site event this weekend when it just fell apart under it's own weight. I swear I could feel her soul pass through my body as I gently guided her to the ground. So it is with a heavy heart that I must say, Fare thee well old friend. I knew you well!

I got a kick out of this.
The thing on top is okay right?

 

[Evets]

Yeah, the dome is fine and that was the tricky part. The bottom is an easy mod if I can find or buy one. Just have to decide if I really want to. I don't use it as much as I used to. It's cool as hell though, and I couldn't tell you how many people told me it made the best pizza they ever had! I like to think that I had something to do with that too! lol

 

[applescrap]

2nd attempt with no knead. Need moist towel so top doesnt dry. Excellent again. Very easy to stretch. Difficulty in it sticking to peel. My pizzas are never pretty I don't know how to make a circle. Best pic i could muster

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[kev211]

2nd attempt with no knead. Need moist towel so top doesnt dry. Excellent again. Very easy to stretch. Difficulty in it sticking to peel. My pizzas are never pretty I don't know how to make a circle. Best pic i could muster

Mine are usually all over the map. Circles do not exist in our house when pizzas are being made

 

[ericbw]

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It's been a while. Everyone hot to make their own, so there was one BBQ with cheese, red onions, and cilantro; one capocollo, turkey pepperoni, mozz, & cheddar; and one with cheddar, bleu, parm, capocollo, turkey pepperoni, onions, basil, & avocado.

None of them were shaped well!

 

[TrickyDick]

Actually, I found the exact make and model on Amazon for $138. I'm thinking about it. I still have the upper portion. Just need the base unit.

No brainer! I'd go for it!
TD

 

[Inkleg]

@Evets I'm so sorry for your loss.
May the memory of great pizzas warm your heart and stomach in this time of need.

 

[Evets]

@Evets I'm so sorry for your loss.
May the memory of great pizzas warm your heart and stomach in this time of need.

Thank you for the comforting words. I can't tell you how much it means to me.

 

[brewbama]

Well, I knew it had to happen someday. Rust never sleeps. Today, my trusty rusty portable pizza oven succumbed to the elements. I was trying to move it out front for an off-site event this weekend when it just fell apart under it's own weight. I swear I could feel her soul pass through my body as I gently guided her to the ground. So it is with a heavy heart that I must say, Fare thee well old friend. I knew you well!

I thinks it's salvageable. A little super glue, bubble gum, and bailing wire and you're back in business

 

[schematix]

Has anyone here who has done the no-knead recipe found the amount of salt to be too high? I normally use 2% but this recipe calls for 3.2%. Thats over 6000mg of sodium for 500g of flour.

 

[brewbama]

I use Lahey's no knead dough and do not find it too salty

 

[applescrap]

^^ +1

 

[schematix]

ok that's the dough i made.... oven is heating up now.

5200-5500mg of sodium per pizza. this shoud be delicious!

 

[icebob]

Last Thursday offering....

 

[schematix]

Ok so this no knead recipe pissed me off. I spent years perfecting my traditional kneaded dough recipe and this blows it away. Much much easier to make too. The texture in this pizza is amazing.

Kid's pizza:
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Adult's pizza (pepperoni, mushroom, black olive):
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Only challenge I had was handling of the first (pepperoni) pizza dough. I wasn't used to the non-uniform structure and had a few thin spots and a few thin spots. Also wasn't a great circle. The second one i was more careful and nailed it.

 

[Staestc]

Okay. Now I have to try the no knead dough. Can somebody point me to a recipe please. Sounds like sacrilege, but I keep hearing great things about it. Need to give it a try.

 

[gromitdj]

Here is the recipe I've seen before, but have never tried it.

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/03/jim-laheys-no-knead-pizza-dough-recipe.html

 

[applescrap]

This is the recipe staestc. It creates a nice light Airy dough that is easy to work with.

 

[Staestc]

This is the recipe staestc. It creates a nice light Airy dough that is easy to work with.

Did you mean to post a recipe or are you saying that the recipe link posted by gromitdj is the one?

Thanks,
Travis

 

[applescrap]

Sorry, the one posted is it. Here's a screenshot for you. The interesting thing is no sugar and such a small amount of yeast. A packet of yeast would make 8 recipes! In the video I'm not even sure he measures the water. He just adds it to a come together cover it and let it sit.

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[schematix]

I made the no knead recipe posted above with 1.00g instant yeast instead of ADY. It doubled in 7 hours, i shaped it, and then baked it off 2 hours later. House was exactly 72-degrees. YMMV.

 

[Staestc]

Thanks for that guys. Much appreciated and will definitely give it a try. I have lots of pastrami as of today. Seems like it would work well on a pizza!

 

[hotwatermusic]

Thanks for that guys. Much appreciated and will definitely give it a try. I have lots of pastrami as of today. Seems like it would work well on a pizza!

Let us know how the pastrami turns out. It's on my list of things I'd like to experiment with.

 

[Staestc]

Let us know how the pastrami turns out. It's on my list of things I'd like to experiment with.

The pastrami was amazing! Second time I have made it using this recipe:

http://amazingribs.com/recipes/beef/close_to_katzs_home_made_pastrami.html

Lots of great information on that site. You have to follow links in the write-ups to get back to the corned beef recipe and to read all the safety information, etc., but a wealth of information.

 

[NickTheGreat]

Thanks for that guys. Much appreciated and will definitely give it a try. I have lots of pastrami as of today. Seems like it would work well on a pizza!

We make "reuben pizza" all the time. It's delicious!!! :rockin:

 

[brewbama]

Use Ken Forkish's recipe: http://the-cooking-of-joy.blogspot.com/2013/06/ken-forkishs-same-day-straight-pizza.html

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[Staestc]

Looks awesome to me!!