++ ATOT official NEF thread part IV ++

[Pohemi]

@Red Squirrel if you've had wood stoves before, I don't need to tell you that they bone-dry the air and produce considerable dust and particulates.

Pizza convo: Do you use a baking stone? Cornmeal or corn flour on the stone to prevent the crust sticking?

 

[Red Squirrel]

A humidifier is a must in winter, even with forced air as winter is really dry. I can only set it so high though, or the windows will fog/frost up. My cat's fur, especially the orange one, seems to produce lot of static electricity lol. Lights up like a lightning storm when I pet him at night.

 

[Charmonium]

Had to chase one of the raccoons away. It looked pretty stuffed anyway

 

[sdifox]

Nyaa

 

[IronWing]

Four elf owls calling nef

 

[eldorado99]

Fig spread, goat cheese, arugula pizza with 00 flour dough... it is a copycat recipe from our local pizzaria. I really feel like I need to work on my dough recipe. This is not a bigboxes dough recipe but I want to try that soon for an upgrade.

 

[eldorado99]

ni

 

[eldorado99]

noop

 

[sdifox]

Nyaa

 

[Red Squirrel]

Tired nef. So glad this is my last one then I'm off for a few days then go on nights. These day shifts are brutal, especially after the clock change.

 

[bigboxes]

Fig spread, goat cheese, arugula pizza with 00 flour dough... it is a copycat recipe from our local pizzaria. I really feel like I need to work on my dough recipe. This is not a bigboxes dough recipe but I want to try that soon for an upgrade.
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That looks really good. What temperature did you cook it at? It's 00 flour so you must have had it hot. What does it look like when it's cut? The crumb? How long did was your cold fermentation?

 

[eldorado99]

@Red Squirrel if you've had wood stoves before, I don't need to tell you that they bone-dry the air and produce considerable dust and particulates.

Pizza convo: Do you use a baking stone? Cornmeal or corn flour on the stone to prevent the crust sticking?

My pizza oven has a stone that is made for it so I use that. I use semolina flour to make it not stick, apparently cornmeal works great too.

 

[eldorado99]

That looks really good. What temperature did you cook it at? It's 00 flour so you must have had it hot. What does it look like when it's cut? The crumb? How long did was your cold fermentation?

Thanks! I set the oven at 800F at the top and 650F on the bottom element. I tried the pre-set for Neapolitan pizza but the temp on the bottom is too high and it seems to burn it. I can't comment on the crumb or side profile of the crust because it's all eaten up already LOL. I will take pics next time. I cold fermented the dough for 24 hours. I'm not super impressed by my dough recipe that I followed that came from the bag of 00 flour I used. So I am planning to experiment.

 

[eldorado99]

ni

 

[Pohemi]

nu

 

[Red Squirrel]

Done my set of day shifts, going to be nice sleeping in tomorrow.

 

[bigboxes]

Thanks! I set the oven at 800F at the top and 650F on the bottom element. I tried the pre-set for Neapolitan pizza but the temp on the bottom is too high and it seems to burn it. I can't comment on the crumb or side profile of the crust because it's all eaten up already LOL. I will take pics next time. I cold fermented the dough for 24 hours. I'm not super impressed by my dough recipe that I followed that came from the bag of 00 flour I used. So I am planning to experiment.

You're going to want to cold ferment a little longer. 48 hours minimum. More flavor and more gluten structure. Like I said before, knead your dough at least once during the cold fermentation process.

 

[sdifox]

Nyaa

 

[bigboxes]

moo

 

[eldorado99]

You're going to want to cold ferment a little longer. 48 hours minimum. More flavor and more gluten structure. Like I said before, knead your dough at least once during the cold fermentation process.

I will add that to my next batch of dough then. I was surprised how not good the dough turned out. It was fine but not great.

 

[bigboxes]

moo

 

[bigboxes]

moo

 

[sdifox]

Need caffeine to work faster nef

 

[bigboxes]

moo

 

[bigboxes]

moo