The Home Made Pizza Thread

[Melana]

Pizza is like sex. Even bad pizza is pretty good

No. Neither is any good when its bad.

 

[Evets]

I'm making a couple sicilians for the homebrew club meeting tonite. Then I'm hosting the club fall picnic at my house on Oct 5.
Pizza, campfire, all day all nite event, feel free to pitch a tent. Anyone in the neighborhood here is welcome!

 

[mtnagel]

No. Neither is any good when its bad.

I'll respectfully disagree.

I'll take Pizza Hut over most other meals. Sure it's not the best, but even mediocre pizza is better than no pizza.

 

[ChshreCat]

I mentioned earlier that I was going to whole wheat crusts as part of my need to get my lipids under control. I just got my numbers back. Trigs went from 405 to 220. Total cholesterol went from 239 to 150. LDL went from unreadable to 71! Not entirely due to changing how I make my pizza, but that was part of it.

 

[Evets]

Here are the pies I baked last night.

 

[mtnagel]

Made deep dish pizza last night. Unfortunately it looked better than it tasted. It wasn't bad, but it didn't stay together after cutting and I didn't use enough cheese even though it seemed like a ton. I also used shredded and I guess you really need to use slices.

 

[Chuginator]

Here are the pies I baked last night.

I wish to hell I was your neighbor.

 

[N7KMS]

I wish to hell I was your neighbor.

I wish to hell I had a fancy schmancy brick pizza oven.

 

[ChefRex]

Here are the pies I baked last night.

That's your oven in your avatar?
(Wipes a tear away) thats beautiful!

 

[Evets]

That's your oven in your avatar?
(Wipes a tear away) thats beautiful!

Thanks! Built it myself, brick by brick.
http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,11155.0.html

 

[Melana]

Thanks! Built it myself, brick by brick.
http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,11155.0.html

That is amazing.

 

[ChefRex]

I only got to look briefly at you build and will be going back, i have been on that forum before but honestly can't remember if i joined.
I think that i might have a issue trying to do that in my yard but i wish i could.
Awesome!

 

[brewbama]

Here's a pizza on the Kettle.

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Beautiful job on browning the cheese

 

[smccarter]

I try to avoid this thread.... no offense... But I get too hungry and have to eat a pizza every time I come in here.

Pizza is a wonderful thing.

 

[Melana]

Not pizza but focaccia - does that count? It IS made with spent grain from my porter....

 

[bottlebomber]

Not pizza but focaccia - does that count? It IS made with spent grain from my porter....

That looks awesome. I've never used spent grains for anything but chicken feed. Doesn't it make it a little rough and husky?

 

[Teddie]

Pizza and calzone.. Both made from same dough batch.. Hope my beer taste as good as these did...

 

[Melana]

That looks awesome. I've never used spent grains for anything but chicken feed. Doesn't it make it a little rough and husky?

Yes, delightfully so. It was sourdough also.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Pizza and calzone.. Both made from same dough batch.. Hope my beer taste as good as these did...

Mother Effer.....

How did you brown that calzone so perfectly?

 

[ChefRex]

Forgot to post this the other night.

 

[finsfan]

damn that thing is a beauty! now i have to make pie tonight

 

[finsfan]

quick question for the experts here. I just bought these 2 different yeasts at the store and havent used either yet. any preference on which one is better?

Ive heard a lot of talk about keeping yeast cakes, can i do that with these packets? how do you go about making these bread yeast cultures? Does it matter how much you have to "pitch" when you do have a yeast cake. thanks for any information or input!

 

[ChefRex]

I've been using the same sourdough culture for at least the past 10 years, the only yeast i've bought has been for beer.

 

[finsfan]

I've been using the same sourdough culture for at least the past 10 years, the only yeast i've bought has been for beer.

Can you point me in a direction on how to do this? Ive been searching google and cant come up with any good directions

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Sourdough culture = sourdough starter.
There are plenty of ways to get it going. I think I followed this recipe when I got started a few weeks ago (http://whatscookingamerica.net/Bread/SourdoughStarter.htm), but there are plenty to be had.

Tasting aside (delicious), it's incredibly convenient to have yeast/starter on hand all the time for breads.

 

[ChefRex]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourdough

This is a great resource for bread in general, http://www.thefreshloaf.com/

 

[two_hearted]

I made a sourdough pizza the other night based on the Tartine Bread Book method. carmelized onion, apple and brie. yum.

 

[finsfan]

Thanks for all the help guys!

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Hey ChefRex, do you use AP or high gluten flour? I'm looking to make some sourdough pies this weekend.

 

[ChefRex]

For pizza I usually use a 50/50 mix of King Arthurs bread and white whole wheat.
Heating the oven for calzones and a loaf of bread

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Thank you sir

 

[headbanger]

Can you point me in a direction on how to do this? Ive been searching google and cant come up with any good directions

sourdo.com

Also, add Ed Wood's book Classic Sourdoughs to your reading list.

 

[ChefRex]

Calzone

 

[ChefRex]

And bread, not my prettiest but i typically don't bake bread in the summer and just getting back into it.

 

[Chuginator]

Calzone

Salivating! That looks awesome. :rockin:

 

[cheezydemon3]

That last one is really strange looking chef!

 

[ChefRex]

Any better?

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

And bread, not my prettiest but i typically don't bake bread in the summer and just getting back into it.

Alright I've got to ask, how did you get the swirl pattern on that loaf?

 

[ChefRex]

Proofing basket, floured so it will release
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EUIQF3O/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20