Hey! My pizzas were almost round!

theyolksonyou · January 2015

That's progress!

BGE thin crust dough recipe. One pepperoni and left over New Years ham, one buffalo chicken, franks buffalo sauce base, egged chicken breast, homemade bacon crumbled and ham. Cheeses were anything I could find. Mozz, Monterey Jack, a pizza blend and finally some smoked Gouda.

Egg @ 650 ish 4 minutes or so a piece.

Wife said better than Mellow Mushroom so that's a success.

you guys are killing it tonight but WTH I'm happy they're almost round!

GoinOnce · January 2015

Nice. Haven't tried a pizza cook yet (newbie) but I have cooked tons on a regular grill. What temp did you cook at?

GoinOnce · January 2015

Never mind......just saw the temp.

Froman · January 2015

Yours are round compared to mine!

Jeepster47 · January 2015

"Almost" is definitely the operative word. Shouldn't tease though, all I've cooked are frozen pizzas from our local pizzaria ... they're very good in the egg, but they don't look as good as yours do.

UrbanForestTurnings · January 2015

Nice. I have no clue what round is

UrbanForestTurnings · January 2015

Mine turn out looking like this

theyolksonyou · January 2015

My first few attempts have been amoeba like or Rorschach testish.

thanks guys.

blind99 · January 2015

They look perfect to me. No reason it needs to be perfectly round!

Legume · January 2015

I'd eat that up - nice job.

caliking · January 2015

Yours are more round than I can ever get them! Your mouth or stomach won't know what shape they were

. Nice pies.

anton · January 2015

Hey they look good to me, round is overrated! Nice job brother.
:-bd

theyolksonyou · January 2015

Thanks all. I'm not so concerned with the shape that I won't eat a blob, but it made me happy they resembled a circle.

PNWFoodie · January 2015

I choose to color outside the lines. Embrace that natural shape of your pie and stop being such a hater of the less than perfect!

SGH · January 2015

Round, square or rectangle, it doesn't really matter. In the end it will be a tapered turd just the same. One that note, looks like a winner to me my friend =D>

UrbanForestTurnings · January 2015

If you don't have the time to make the dough try pita bread. Works for a quick fix

stemc33 · January 2015

@theyolksonyou‌, I understand the excitement about making a round pizza. Congrats on the progress.

My kids think I'm weird because I'm fascinated with trying to make a round pizza. Sometimes I stay inside of Papa Johns after ordering just so I can watch them make the pizza instead of waiting in the car. I've watched the Tony Gemignani video over and over and still can't make a perfectly round pizza. One of these days I'll get it.

Sea2Ski · January 2015

SGH said:

Round, square or rectangle, it doesn't really matter. In the end it will be a tapered turd just the same.

Perhaps the first candidate for "quote of the year" of 2015?

If a round pie is is a holy grail for you, then go get it! Enjoy the journey as you get there, because you will.
Personally, I like the irregular shaped pies - makes each one a bit more unique.

mlamb01 · January 2015

The key to a perfectly round pie... Start with a round doughball. When you are done forming the doughball, dust all over with flour so it won't stick to your hands when you pick it up again, or the surface you put it on. Let it rise at room temp for awhile. Now find something that is perfectly round, like a large plate or bowl that has the approx diameter or slightly bigger of what you want your finished pie to be. Put that on some parchment paper, trace it, then cut it out. Shape your pie, when it is about done, lay it on the parchment paper and stretch the edges until it is perfectly round. Build the pie with the dough on the parchment paper, then slide the whole thing onto your stone using a peel or flat baking sheet. Remove the paper from under the pie halfway thru the cooking process, when you rotate the pie.

This will give you that perfectly round pie you are after. I can't tell a difference in the crust doing it this way, vs putting cornmeal on the peel and building on that. But with the parchment paper, the pie never sticks to the peel, the cornmeal doesn't make a mess everywhere, pie always turns out round instead of oval, and I get a perfect transfer every time.

RRP · January 2015

mlamb01 said:

The key to a perfectly round pie... Start with a round doughball. When you are done forming the doughball, dust all over with flour so it won't stick to your hands when you pick it up again, or the surface you put it on. Let it rise at room temp for awhile. Now find something that is perfectly round, like a large plate or bowl that has the approx diameter or slightly bigger of what you want your finished pie to be. Put that on some parchment paper, trace it, then cut it out. Shape your pie, when it is about done, lay it on the parchment paper and stretch the edges until it is perfectly round. Build the pie with the dough on the parchment paper, then slide the whole thing onto your stone using a peel or flat baking sheet. Remove the paper from under the pie halfway thru the cooking process, when you rotate the pie.

This will give you that perfectly round pie you are after. I can't tell a difference in the crust doing it this way, vs putting cornmeal on the peel and building on that. But with the parchment paper, the pie never sticks to the peel, the cornmeal doesn't make a mess everywhere, pie always turns out round instead of oval, and I get a perfect transfer every time.

True...a simpler way is to lay a round cardboard disc on top the rolled out dough and cut around it! LOL

tarheelmatt · January 2015

Pretty nice from where I sit.

I have yet to get a perfect round crust. I watched this chick at Papa Johns the other day for about 15 mins making pies. I haven't tried my findings yet, but likely will not be pretty.

bluebird66 · January 2015

Homemade pizza is on my to do list.

theyolksonyou · January 2015

@tarheelmatt‌ I really don't care if they're round but it's fun to try. Last time I tried to toss it like I've seen so many do in restaurants and nearly caught on my face! It didn't hit the floor, but it came close and I was white from the waist up in flour. I thought it was funny, but for some reason my wife gets upset when the kitchen looks like a coke house blew up. :-@ #-o

DaveRichardson · January 2015

theyolksonyou said:

@tarheelmatt‌ I really don't care if they're round but it's fun to try. Last time I tried to toss it like I've seen so many do in restaurants and nearly caught on my face! It didn't hit the floor, but it came close and I was white from the waist up in flour. I thought it was funny, but for some reason my wife gets upset when the kitchen looks like a coke house blew up. :-@ #-o

THAT, my friend, is why my wife wants me doing the cooking OUTSIDE!!!!!

GrillinSailor · January 2015

Did you use a pizza stone or did you use the pizza pan in the picture? I've had problems getting the uncooked pizza off the peel onto the stone. A pan would make it easier, but a what cost to the results?

theyolksonyou · January 2015

GrillinSailor said:

Did you use a pizza stone or did you use the pizza pan in the picture? I've had problems getting the uncooked pizza off the peel onto the stone. A pan would make it easier, but a what cost to the results?

that pan was just a place to put the finished pizza while the other was cooking. I have a thin pamper chef stone that folks around here would tell me an idiot for using at that temp, but I'm not attached to it and don't use it for anything else so I'll ride it till it dies.

As far as sticking to the peel, I start on parchment and pull it after 2 min or so. Just trim the edges or the burn and get brittle. Not a taste issue as much as logistical issue getting it out.

TCT · January 2015

Looks awesome from where I sit! I wouldn't even post pix of my first attempt!!

SmokeyPitt · January 2015

It looks great! My wife loves Mellow Mushroom so perhaps I can score some points. Is the dough recipe the one in this publication?

http://issuu.com/biggreenegg/docs/pizza_online_pub_final/1

Photo Egg · January 2015

A round pizza does not taste as good…lol

I will take mutant oval every time.

theyolksonyou · January 2015

@SmokeyPitt‌ yes the thin crust recipe on page 4. I left the balls in the fridge overnight rather than the 20 min rest in the recipe.

Hey! My pizzas were almost round!

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