The Pizza Thread

F Me In The Brain said:

tempo_n_groove said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Two of the pies....they were all pretty good

Question?!?

Pizzas are meant to be cooked in ovens that go 7-900 degrees.

Do you notice a taste difference by cooking them at a lower heat setting?

Yes, there is a big difference, imo.

The recipes you read will generally advise cooking at 400 or 425 at home.

Fuck that, I cook at 550, since that is the highest my oven will go to.

It is something different with the crust.

Another reason I want to get this bad-boy.  I can cook to that temp, although it is over-the-top instead of an oven setting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7VbmSCRocs

Hot damn that's cool!

So they best steaks I ever cooked were made from using a homemade grill.  We cut a stainless steel argon bottle in half and made a grill out of it.  It was just big enough to fit two decent sized steaks on it.  Cooked them quick and held the heat in.

F Me In The Brain said:

Almost $1,200 bucks, which is why I did not buy it (yet)

Being in New York, you may be familiar with Pat LaFrieda.  His shit is amazing.  I had access to his whole, organic, chickens for a while.  I really am sad that I no longer have access to buying.  His damn chickens are even great - and he is a steak guy!

There is a difference in how the animals are raised and butchered.  I would put a good bird against a grocery (even a Whole Foods) bird every day of the week and would venture to say that with over 90% accuracy I could tell you which was which, upon tasting.

I could absolutely tell the difference, it helps when you raise your own meat birds lol

The thing is though, most people would prefer the factory birds because they are accustomed to the injected saline solution and the unnatural tenderness that comes from that and the 7-8 week butchering age.
A laying hen is still barely more than a chick at that age.

Wobbie said:

are you guys familiar with the “crunchy” pepperoni I was talking about? if so, would you say that’s a function of the pepperoni itself or the thickness it’s cut in or the way it’s cooked? I love that stuff but it’s rare to find. my favorite pizza place in ohio does nothing but crunchy pepperoni.

Probably thickness of the pepperoni and the temp it’s cooked at. I agree though. Crispy pepperoni is the best. 

What the hell is diced pepperoni?!

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

Wobbie said:

I didn’t choose the toppings, but these were pretty good pies.

I've seen (and endorse) 'extra cheese', but I've never seen anyone order 'extra black olives' or 'extra green peppers'.

So... I guess I'm saying, "You're weird."

(pizzas don't look too bad to be honest)

Mmm, all those extra black olives look good! Usually there aren't nearly enough for me.
The only problematic "extra" I've ever had is with jalapenos. I like spicy, and usually my pizza place just doesn't put enough hot peppers - I was getting maybe two or three per slice. So I assumed asking for "double jalapenos" would make it about 5 or 6 peppers per slice. Well I guess the bastards at the pizza place decided to have a little laugh at my expense, because there were probably 40 sliced jalapenos on every single slice. The juices from them saturated the entire pizza, rendering the entire thing completely inedible, even after I picked most of the peppers off of it. It pissed me off!

PJ_Soul said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

Wobbie said:

I didn’t choose the toppings, but these were pretty good pies.

I've seen (and endorse) 'extra cheese', but I've never seen anyone order 'extra black olives' or 'extra green peppers'.

So... I guess I'm saying, "You're weird."

(pizzas don't look too bad to be honest)

Mmm, all those extra black olives look good! Usually there aren't nearly enough for me.
The only problematic "extra" I've ever had is with jalapenos. I like spicy, and usually my pizza place just doesn't put enough hot peppers - I was getting maybe two or three per slice. So I assumed asking for "double jalapenos" would make it about 5 or 6 peppers per slice. Well I guess the bastards at the pizza place decided to have a little laugh at my expense, because there were probably 40 sliced jalapenos on every single slice. The juices from them saturated the entire pizza, rendering the entire thing completely inedible, even after I picked most of the peppers off of it. It pissed me off!