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First couple pizza cooks- getting the hang of it! *pics
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Definitely made progress. Nice job. I have a long way to go on Pizza.Joe - I'm a reformed gasser-holic aka 4Runner Columbia, SC Wonderful BGE Resource Site: http://www.nakedwhiz.com/ceramicfaq.htm and http://www.nibblemethis.com/ and http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/2006/02/recipes.html
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Put some corn meal on the peel it will slide right off.
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Cornmeal, or I just use flour. Give the peel a couple quick shakes on the way to the egg, don't open the egg unless the pie is free from the peel. Getting ready to do some now.They/Them
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Nice looking pizzas! Much better than my first ones.I'm not a fan of parchment. Can never get the crust right, even when I pull it out after a couple of minutes. Peel for me, no question. As for what to put ON the peel, flour doesn't always work well, corn meal works, but is overly gritty. Semolina, on the other hand, is perfect! Like ball bearings, even with just a small amount. Here's all I ever put on the peel before adding the pie. Shake it after adding each ingredient. Haven't had one stick yet!
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Your first pies look better than my first 10 pies. I just kept trying and they got a little better each time thanks to the people on here!
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Thanks! I tried corn meal - kinda worked if I made the pie on the peel. Counter to peel not so much. Semolina I might try! BTW, the crust was nice and crispy with the parchment. I guess like brisket it can be different every time.Lovin' my Large Egg since May 2012 (Richmond, VA) ... and makin' cookbooks at https://FamilyCookbookProject.com
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I always build the pie on the peel. Shape the dough on the counter (breadboard, actually... marble slab would be better) and then onto the peel where I add the toppings.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Build you pie on parchment paper..cook 2 minutes on paper, slide paper out. Always good!!
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Also, make sure to lightly oil your stone.
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Tried that with parchment a couple of times. Not happy with it. Two strikes and you're out. Haven't tried it since. Never heard of oiling the stone. Not that it's bad, just that I've never heard of it.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Those are some nice looking pies whether they are your first or your 100th. I am not ashamed, I use parchment all the time and love the results. I purchased 500 13" pre cut parchment rounds on line. The quality of parchment is IMO higher than what I was purchasing at the market and it is much thinner as well. I build on the parchment, transfer to the peel, and then to the stone. I pull the parchment after 4 minutes. My cooks using the AR and extender and two stones one high and one low with air space in between take about 8 minutes at 550.
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Those pizza's look amazing, great combo of toppings!Mechanicsburg, PA
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Ah! Pull the parchment- great idea! @CarolinaQ where in CT are you?Lovin' my Large Egg since May 2012 (Richmond, VA) ... and makin' cookbooks at https://FamilyCookbookProject.com
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ffffff that looks good!
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Cookbook_Chip said:...@CarolinaQ where in CT are you?
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
To me the egg adds a little smoke not much else. Oven for me 80% of the time, egg to be outside and change it up.Seattle, WA
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Great looking pies. What is on the crust, if I t might ask? Sesame seeds?
Rowlett, Texas
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@Griffin - yep! Toasted garlic sesame seeds. It started out going to be a veggie pie, but my wife says "hey, here's some pepperoni - add that. Oh, and do some bacon! And, how about these sesame seeds?" So it had a lot going on!@CarolinaQ - I am in Richmond, but am from Wethersfield (just south of Hartford)Lovin' my Large Egg since May 2012 (Richmond, VA) ... and makin' cookbooks at https://FamilyCookbookProject.com
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