What do you like on pizza?
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I got a feeling that’s not regular oven baked. I’ve been thinking of getting a pizza oven lately, anyone have good recommendation ?
elduderinoTF
Sweatin' Bullets
Pizza stone …. I got fooled….
StratoMutt
Dr. Stratster
Simple is good.
Used to love pepperoni, but gave up beef and pork about 20 years ago for ethical reasons. A few places make a chicken pesto white pizza that is glorious. Love a cheese only Sicilian too.
StratoMutt
Dr. Stratster
Pita bread toaster oven pizza over that. I make a mean garlic basil EVOO Marinara.
Or supercharged salsa "pizza".
elduderinoTF
Sweatin' Bullets
Don't forget the pepperoni
And it is a convection oven. Most gas or electric commercial pizza ovens have separate temperature controls for above the baking deck and below. To mimick this, I pre-heat for two cycles in conventional mode at 475F. This gets the stone properly heated through. As soon as the pizza goes in, I switch to convection at 500F. Every oven varies so it takes a couple runs to dial it in.
I spent about 6 years of my youth in an Italian pizza shop and later restaurant. The family taught me how to cook.
Oh I forgot to mention toppings. My wife likes just cheese so that is the norm. However, anchovies, kalamata olives and onion when she is not having any.
StratoMutt
Dr. Stratster
If they start making fake pepperoni maybe. I tried the Impossible sausage patties. Quite pricey but surprisingly good.
Good pizza cheese and sauce on thin cracker crust adorned with pepperoni, mushrooms, onion chips, sausage, ham, canadian bacon, red/green bell peppers, black olives, jalapeno pepper slices, Serrano pepper slices, Cayenne pepper, with an appetizer of Mary Jane on the side while waiting for the the pizza to get done.
I'm curious why chicken is more ethical than beef and pork, but I have a feeling that may be against the rules to discuss on Strat-Talk..
Dick Blackmore
Senior Stratmaster
First off the crust has to be thin crunchy and chewy and you fold that bad boy. New Yorkers know what I mean.
Then Pepperoni and Jalapenoes.
Then Pepperoni and Jalapenoes.
Great to know, I’ve made note of it. how do you define 2 cycles ?
The 1st is when the oven gets to temp. , then it will idle. Eventually it will lose heat and start heating up again to bring it back up to temp. When it reaches temp again. it has done 2 cycles.
It is really about giving the stone enough time to heat through and store heat. Once you put the pizza on it, the stone cools where the pizza touches it.
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StratoMutt
Dr. Stratster
Totally agreed - it really isn't. I do not eat a lot of chicken or turkey but that is my compromise. I tell myself that is better than eating most meats like I used to.
Then there is veganism. If I could, I would.
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