First time using '00' flour for pizza

ShesGotEggs said:

I had the egg up to 600 with the pizza stone in at that temp for an hour. But when I put the pizza on it was down to about 500. Worked OK to brown the crust without burning!

Made it like, I dunno, 50 times? Never above 500F, perfect every time, in less than 10 minutes.

HofstraJet said:

ShesGotEggs said:

@RRP I bought the Pizzacraft brand which is what @stemc33 recommended. When I bought it, the 2lb bag was $10, now it's $18 so I'd be looking for something cheaper. http://amzn.com/B00DIC2WXU  I used my regular recipe which is 2.5 cups flour, 1 T sugar, 1 packet yeast, 1 t. salt, and 1c. water + 3 T olive oil. Made a pretty thin crust.

@RRP and @ShesGotEggs Home Depot has the Pizzacraft flour back in stock for $8. Have it shipped to your local store for free. http://www.homedepot.com/p/pizzacraft-2-lbs-Organic-OO-Pizza-Flour-PC0503/205528142 

Home Depot?!?!?! Thanks. I had no idea they carried flour - special order or not!

LetsEat said:

I just picked up  my flour at Gordon Food Service: $42.99 - #55 Caputo 00 (Blue Bag). If your local GFS does not have it on the shelf they will order it.

Thanks for the tip! Do they carry smaller sizes? 55 pounds would rot before I got thru even a third of it! 

LetsEat said:

@RRP #55 Caputo was the only option at GFS. PM me and I might be able to help you. 

Thank you for your offer, but as someone who mails a lot of packages I know the postage would more than double the cost of any flour I bought from you. I will be ordering some other items from Amazon soon and will buy a smaller quantity then. But thanks anyway!

@RRP I recently ordered the following 4-pack.  Not the best deal, I'm sure, but I don't have a lot of options.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BR0K5SE?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00

It's available in a 10-pack, as well.  (not to me in Alaska, though)