November 22, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, NeverMarryAStripper said: I haven't made homemade pizza in many a year, but when I did I always made my pizza dough in my bread machine. It always came out perfect. I use a stand mixer with a dough hook. Same idea. Works well.
December 27, 20213 yr Got the 16 inch Ooni Koda for Xmas. Got drunk yesterday, forgot I’d bought a screen about a month ago and mangled the first pie. The second one was good. Will not make that mistake again.
January 1, 20223 yr Popular Post Round 2 on the Ooni was pretty amazing all things considered. Scratch-made dough and San Marzano sauce. God, I love this machine. (Didn’t use a screen and took a friend’s tip and used semolina flour to keep dough from sticking to the peel at launch.)
January 1, 20223 yr Round 2 on the Ooni was pretty amazing all things considered. Scratch-made dough and San Marzano sauce. God, I love this machine. (Didn’t use a screen and took a friend’s tip and used semolina flour to keep dough from sticking to the peel at launch.)I usually use corn meal but have had bad luck the last few times. Considering just using a screen in the future.
January 2, 20223 yr 6 hours ago, DDD Dad said: I usually use corn meal but have had bad luck the last few times. Considering just using a screen in the future. Have you tried using parchment paper? I use it w/ a peel and pizza stone. Pull the paper after a couple of minutes. Does a real good job.
January 2, 20223 yr 15 hours ago, LosIllini said: Have you tried using parchment paper? I use it w/ a peel and pizza stone. Pull the paper after a couple of minutes. Does a real good job. Same
January 2, 20223 yr Author 16 hours ago, LosIllini said: Have you tried using parchment paper? I use it w/ a peel and pizza stone. Pull the paper after a couple of minutes. Does a real good job. 1 hour ago, dcbc said: Same Just remember to pull the paper before you take pics for this thread, otherwise you'll lose your Italian card.
January 3, 20223 yr 9 hours ago, Landomatic said: Just remember to pull the paper before you take pics for this thread, otherwise you'll lose your Italian card. Parchment paper seems like a bad idea in the Ooni. I used it all the time on the Egg. But my pizzas on the Egg weren't very good. Semolina works like a fucking charm. Tried the screen tonight on some leftover dough tonight. Worked ok, I guess, but if I can continue to get the results from NYE without it and cooking right on the stone, I don't see any reason to change. Bear in mind, I'm cooking the 12-inch pies on my Ooni 16 at this time. I think the screen might make more sense on a bigger pie.
January 3, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, C-Man said: Parchment paper seems like a bad idea in the Ooni. I used it all the time on the Egg. But my pizzas on the Egg weren't very good. I don't have an Ooni, but my adapter for our Weber Kettle gets plenty hot, and the paper can get a little cooked on the edges. But it usually pulls out easily on the first turn of the pizza, and the cheetah spots still come through on the bottom of the crust.
January 3, 20223 yr 10 hours ago, C-Man said: Parchment paper seems like a bad idea in the Ooni. I used it all the time on the Egg. But my pizzas on the Egg weren't very good. Semolina works like a fucking charm. Tried the screen tonight on some leftover dough tonight. Worked ok, I guess, but if I can continue to get the results from NYE without it and cooking right on the stone, I don't see any reason to change. Bear in mind, I'm cooking the 12-inch pies on my Ooni 16 at this time. I think the screen might make more sense on a bigger pie. Agree with this. I use semolina in my ooni and it comes out great. Parchment paper use less than ideal in an ooni where your pizza cooks in a minute.
January 18, 20223 yr Anybody made poolish Neapolitan pizza? I didn't know anything about "poolish" until a few mins ago. https://mypizzacorner.com/pizza-dough/easy-poolish-pizza-dough-recipe-neapolitan-poolish-pizza/
January 18, 20223 yr Poolish works- you'll get some preferment aroma/ flavor with regular/ storebought yeast. Or, you can really go down a rabbit hole w/ all kinds of yeast/ sourdough cultures. I've had good luck w/ basic poolish from SAF, Italian yeast, homebrew beer yeast, and sourdough starters. Yeast is amazing. Bunch of dry yeast on Ebay for sale- from San Francisco sourdoughs to Italian pizza yeast. Just gotta feed/ water them, and, they'll stay dormant in your fridge for a long time when you're not baking. Really adds flavor to your dough.
January 18, 20223 yr Need to try this with my sourdough culture. Make the dough the day before, and let it rise overnight.
January 19, 20223 yr My fav local pizza place lets their dough rise a minimum of 72hr. It make a fantastic crust, they make breadsticks out of leftovers and I can just slowly savor a breadstick for a while.
January 19, 20223 yr After having had it for a little over a year, I love my Ooni... my pizzas keep gradually getting better and while they are rarely nice and round, they do taste great. I just stick with regular flour and a peel. So long as people don't interrupt me while in pizza-making process, I'm good.
January 19, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, texasdago said: stick with regular flour I recently tried 00 flour and noticed very little difference between it and AP. I think giving it time to cold ferment is a more valuable trick than using 00 flour.
January 19, 20223 yr 20 minutes ago, dcbc said: I recently tried 00 flour and noticed very little difference between it and AP. I think giving it time to cold ferment is a more valuable trick than using 00 flour. oh... I mean for the peel and working the dough. I've been super lazy and buy the frozen pizza balls from Whole Foods. Each one is $3.99 but I need to start just making my own dough. I know it.
January 19, 20223 yr My pizza dough and pizza has been going backwards. Not sure if this pattern is the same for yall, for cooking anything: -1st attempt, okay -2nd attempt, perfect. -3rd and subsequent attempts, through either laziness OR overobsessiveness, it just gets worse
February 4, 20223 yr First run at Vito Iacopelli’s poolish recipe. It was a 3-day process that I started Sunday or Monday. Anyway, cooked three pies tonight. Holy shit was that good!
February 4, 20223 yr On 1/19/2022 at 9:52 AM, dcbc said: I recently tried 00 flour and noticed very little difference between it and AP. I think giving it time to cold ferment is a more valuable trick than using 00 flour. I'm guessing I've made 100 pizza doughs over the last 10 years and every now and then I use 00 flour. I can never really tell the difference--they all turn out pretty good. I agree that the most important thing for good pizza dough is the long cold ferment.
February 22, 20223 yr Popular Post Another run at poolish last weekend. Let the balls proof Saturday afternoon. They were bubbling when I opened the lid. I had to reform a few as they kind of stuck together. I think I need time I’ll put them in individual bowls when I take them out to prove on “game day” next time.
February 23, 20223 yr Looks great. These are the standard. Stackable. Put some olive oil on the bottom so the ball won’t stick. Winware 48 Ounce Stackable Dough Pan https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CI8X3A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_AE8AN1J6MDP2TDTPQXYK
February 23, 20223 yr If I buy that and bring it home and try to find a place to store it with all my other bread and pizza making stuff, my wife will have a fit.
February 23, 20223 yr @C-Man What kind of oven are you using to get that char on the crust? To me, it's all about the crust. Love the puffy edge, and the char.
February 23, 20223 yr 44 minutes ago, CycleTex87 said: @C-Man What kind of oven are you using to get that char on the crust? To me, it's all about the crust. Love the puffy edge, and the char. He has an Ooni, I believe.
February 23, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, C-Man said: Yep. Ooni Koda 16. "If I buy that and bring it home and try to find a place to store it with all my other bread and pizza making stuff, my wife will have a fit."
February 23, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, DDD Dad said: "If I buy that and bring it home and try to find a place to store it with all my other bread and pizza making stuff, my wife will have a fit." I've already floated the idea of the Ooni, and it was met with resistance.
February 23, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, CycleTex87 said: I've already floated the idea of the Ooni, and it was met with resistance. I really would have no place to put it. My back porch is elevated and pretty small. A patio 4 top, with a Weber Genesis and BGE pretty much fills all the useable space.
February 23, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, DDD Dad said: I really would have no place to put it. My back porch is elevated and pretty small. A patio 4 top, with a Weber Genesis and BGE pretty much fills all the useable space. I have the charcoal grill version of this, and it's been pretty solid. https://www.onlyfire.com/products/only-fire-universal-stainless-steel-pizza-oven-kit-including-pizza-chamber-and-pizza-stone-pizza-grilling-tool-sets-for-weber-and-most-gas-grill
February 23, 20223 yr 33 minutes ago, dcbc said: I have the charcoal grill version of this, and it's been pretty solid. https://www.onlyfire.com/products/only-fire-universal-stainless-steel-pizza-oven-kit-including-pizza-chamber-and-pizza-stone-pizza-grilling-tool-sets-for-weber-and-most-gas-grill I use my BGE for pizzas but it's kind of a PITA, has very inconsistent results, and forces me to re-do my gaskets more than I'd like.
February 23, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, DDD Dad said: I use my BGE for pizzas but it's kind of a PITA, has very inconsistent results, and forces me to re-do my gaskets more than I'd like. Mine just replaces the lid and grill grate on the Weber Kettle, i.e., it just sits on top. Light coals around the edges and open the bottom vents wide. I give the pizza a turn about once per minute. Usually done in about 6 minutes. Obviously, the one linked is for a gas grill. But here is mine. Definitely has been a good purchase for the money.
February 25, 20223 yr On 2/23/2022 at 1:04 PM, DDD Dad said: I use my BGE for pizzas but it's kind of a PITA, has very inconsistent results, and forces me to re-do my gaskets more than I'd like. One of the reasons I wanted an Ooni so bad was because I couldn't get the results I wanted on the BGE. At best, they tasted like pizza made at home. The ones on the Ooni taste like the ones I'm getting in top-notch Neapolitan pizzerias in the States. Edited February 25, 20223 yr by C-Man
February 25, 20223 yr Pizzas look great! Do the Oonis have a temp regulator? Can you dial the temp down for a thin crust/ non-Neopolitan pie?
February 26, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, LosIllini said: Pizzas look great! Do the Oonis have a temp regulator? Can you dial the temp down for a thin crust/ non-Neopolitan pie? The Koda does.
February 26, 20223 yr 7 hours ago, LosIllini said: Pizzas look great! Do the Oonis have a temp regulator? Can you dial the temp down for a thin crust/ non-Neopolitan pie? 4 hours ago, Anastasis said: The Koda does. So it has a knob that you can turn up and down but it doesn't have a temperature gauge. Some of the models do. I haven't done anything other than run it at full throttle for all my cooks -- pizzas or searing steaks. MF'er uses propane, though.
March 16, 20223 yr 3 day neapolitan dough. something like 55% hydration. 500gr flour + 280g water or so. after various losses in scrappage and i guess evaporation or whatever total weight is ~600g, to make 3x200g personal pizzas. cooked in Ooni Koda 12. medium-high heat. next time probably do slightly lower heat and let crust cook even longer
March 16, 20223 yr Pi Pizza Oven (Estimated Ship Date: May 16th) $894.99 $599.99 (Dual Fuel) Wood fired or Dual Fuel Wood/Gas Edited March 16, 20223 yr by CycleTex87 Duh - read the whole thing
April 4, 20223 yr Got an ooni a few weeks ago. First attempt was a colossal cluster, but getting the hang of it.
April 5, 20223 yr 52 minutes ago, tequila said: Got an ooni a few weeks ago. First attempt was a colossal cluster, but getting the hang of it. looks damn good.
April 5, 20223 yr [mention=1707]tequila[/mention] that looks damn good! My first pizza was a cluster, made it to the trash.To be fair, that pizza #8 on three separate cooks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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