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Wood for me (not pellets though).
Anyone else tweaking their dough recipe?
I’ve been using PizzApp religiously with 3% salt and water according to skill/preference (I’m happy about 65%) but a few weeks back had pizza from a local pizza place.
The pizza was noticeably less salty, so last weekend I made my dough with 2.5% salt and it was much nicer (wife agreed)
Anyone else done anything like this to perfect the dough? I was considering doing 2.5% salt again today but with a little extra yeast to compensate though it held up fine last week
I’m going to use the Ooni beer dough recipe next time. Sounds tasty.
https://uk.ooni.com/blogs/recipes/beer-pizza-dough
If you are using less salt, you need less yeast, not more. Salt inhibits yeast activity.
I have been experimenting with salt during an early stage but settled at 3%, I think it's down to individual taste. Unfortunately most of us, me included, are probably used to the taste of too much salt.
Thanks Raffe, and you’re right of course — I meant to say less yeast. The dough was visibly more active when I decreased the salt. I think I’ll try the 2.5% salt again and knock a little off the yeast to test.
I’ve been ruining 2% for a while now as I tend to add parmigiana to the tomato.
Pitch
You are right on the taste of salt is the a taste we have become accustomed to, thankfully seems to reduce each generation in what is deemed normal.
I tried at the start reducing salt, as I seem to find it really can dehydrate me, but the pizza was lacking something as a result.
When I cook, I tend to season correctly so nothing is needed after. Was an interesting training session many years ago, by a Mr Blanc who owns a rather famous restaurant. We spent an age learning about how much salt in a dish was perfect & learning by salting water.
Probably the best work training courses, with about 7 sessions there over a few months. Working as a buyer for a foodie retailer had its perks, usually a cookery course every month somewhere - bet they have changed all that these days!
Still yet to get back on the bike with my new stone after the original failure. Life has just got in the way, but need to get on it again.
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EffeUno kinda day for Mrs P and me.
Tasty
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Fantastic but of kit with consistent results. It doesn't have the theatre of my wood fired Clementi outside but equally as good on the taste front.
If I'm doing 20+ I run the pair together outside.
I generally park it in the kitchen in the garage but decided to park it in the utility, it will certainly get more use over the winter.
Pitch
My father-in-law adds so much salt to everything it's unreal. We don't normally have salt on the dining table as we aim to season things well when preparing, but he demands it before even tasting the food and then pours it all over his plate - not sprinkle, literally pour. It's a wonder that he's only had two heart attacks.
I see that from my grandfather to my father. The former, long departed used to do the pouring of salt on everything; think this originally drew my attention to it. Amazing.
Back on pizza, a couple of great ones in Berlin. Larger than the plate, slightly too crisp, but the flavours were great. There was a €50 gigantic chef’s choice one, but far too large and far too worrying to risk trying.
A nice change from schnitzel and curry wurst lol.
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Hmmm. Does anyone have a link to a comparative review between the Effeuno and the Breville Pizziaolo? Might need to think on this
Love my Effeuno. So easy to use, though I do need to remove a heat alarm from the ceiling prior to use!
For those who follow Vito and may not have seen this.
Pitch
https://youtu.be/jO6HwbcJu1I?si=NVNI7kwJy2awjvI9
He sounds confused. He doesn't understand how views are coming from Google search and that many of these leave again after one minute and then says this is a conspiracy against him and we must support him?
Maybe he should stop doing the same video over and over again, I haven't seen anything new or original from him in ages.
I don’ like Iacopelli, now is repetitive and artificial in his mannerism. Have learnt quite a lot from “Gigio Attanasio” and “Malati di Pizza” - simple and reliable. Both for my transition to Effeuno, and for tweaking of the no-knead or little-knead techniques.
Yes Raffe, agree, but I have learnt so many tips over the years.
Thank for those ones my friend, I will give them a look Franco, luckily sub titles are a saviour, my Italian is rusty at best.
Grazie Mille.
Pitch.
I have to say I quite learned something from him in the beginning, but I think his videos have become worse over time. As he was trying to pander to a larger audience, he became sloppy in message and also technique. His early stuff is good, the recent videos are just poor repetitions with inferior content, I stopped watching at least a year ago.
There are some real masters out there, and plenty of charlatans. Thanks for the mentions, will check them out.
70% hydrated white Pizza with homemade sausage.
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Homemade candied jalapeńos- mucho gusto!
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And my first attempt at gluten-free dough, using the Caputo Fioreglut flour.
Mrs Cheese said it was the best gluten-free pizza she’s ever had.
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That's the sort of feedback we like, great success!
I have had a bag of the gluten free flour for over a year and it's still unopened. Did you change the recipe? Suppose it needs even more folds to get some strength into the dough?
I used the Ooni recipe.
https://uk.ooni.com/blogs/recipes/gl...ee-pizza-dough
It was extremely sticky and I was worried it would be a failure, but if you work it enough (it needs a LOT more work than normal flour) it starts to bind.
You have to use a lot more yeast, which means it rises a lot more and looks like meringue after a few hours, and you have to be really careful when stretching it as it tears really easily.
But if you handle it gently it makes a really good looking (and apparently good tasting) pizza
Great looking grub chaps and I love a white one, my fav
Pitch
One of my favourite pizzas: potatoes on cream, ham and buffalo, topped with Parmigianino. 70% hydration.
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They all look great gave it a go in my BBQ as i was having no luck with the oni pellet oven and it seemed to work a bit better.
This was my first shot at doing it in the bbq and making our pizza dough .
If anyone has a dough recipe then that would be great if it’s a bit more tried and tested
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I can't remember who it was that suggested using rice flour on the peel but whoever it was thank you! That's a game changer - super easy to get the pizza into the oven with no sticking!
I did try rice flour but could not get on with it so went back to Caputo semolina.
I had some cracking little pizza whilst away a couple of weeks ago and adopted these at home for pizza bash last weekend. Four of us drinking wine, eating in the kitchen and I just kept knocking out 120g dough balled pizza cut into four, it worked a real treat just resting up and then eating again, four hours in total. This was with the Effeuno in the utility so no going outside in the cold.
Pitch
Can I play next time you do that?
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LOL. Cheers my friends.
I use to find with a group just banging out 12” pizzas it was full on but this approach of pop round Sunday for a drink and pizza / garlic bread nibbles worked so well. Definitely less stressful A 👍🏼
Got a couple more planned over the break so will stick some pics up.
Pitch
Challenge accepted.