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Pizza Crust

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ScottyB

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I make my own pizza on occasion and have experimented with various recipes, but I always end up with a crust that is thick and hard (not really crunchy, but like a hard loaf of bread).

What I would really like is a New York-style recipe that creates a soft, oily, flimsy dough. Something where I have to hold the slice with both hands or the toppings will fall off. Any suggestions?
 
If you want to make New York style crust, you really need a pizza stone. Are you using a stone or a pan?

Or you can get a good thin, flaky crust with a pan with a lot of large holes in it.
 
Originally posted by: mugs
If you want to make New York style crust, you really need a pizza stone. Are you using a stone or a pan?
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I have used both. Our oven can go as high as 500, so temp isn't an issue. The bread is flavorless and dry. I want a nice most crust.
 
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: mugs
If you want to make New York style crust, you really need a pizza stone. Are you using a stone or a pan?
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Nah, you can still do it with a perforated pan.

What kind of recipe are you using, and what temp are you baking at?
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Between 425 and 500, depending on the recipe. I have done a bunch of different recipes with various rising times and such. It always ends the same.
 
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: mugs
If you want to make New York style crust, you really need a pizza stone. Are you using a stone or a pan?
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Nah, you can still do it with a perforated pan.

What kind of recipe are you using, and what temp are you baking at?
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See my edit. 😉

But that's not really the same as what you'd get in a pizza parlor in New York. A pizza stone does a very good job of mimicing a real New York style crust.
 
Originally posted by: Howard
What recipe are you using? The higher the baking temp, the moister the crust, usually.
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I have been using various ones. Usually I create a yeast ball and then let it rise for an hour then I make the dough.

I found a New York-style recipe just now calling for a baking stone and a 500 degree oven, so I may try that.
 
Originally posted by: Howard
A yeast ball? 😕

I can assume you're not letting it rest in the fridge?
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That formation of yeast, warm water, and flour that doubles in size when you let it rest (not in the fridge).
 
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: mugs
If you want to make New York style crust, you really need a pizza stone. Are you using a stone or a pan?
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Nah, you can still do it with a perforated pan.

What kind of recipe are you using, and what temp are you baking at?

Take a look at my post here:

http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117791
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In a absolute pinch, a perforated pan will "worK", though there is no substitute for a proper stone or stone deck oven, period.
 
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: mugs
If you want to make New York style crust, you really need a pizza stone. Are you using a stone or a pan?
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Nah, you can still do it with a perforated pan.

What kind of recipe are you using, and what temp are you baking at?

Take a look at my post here:

http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117791
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In a absolute pinch, a perforated pan will "worK", though there is no substitute for a proper stone or stone deck oven, period.
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Sure wouldn't like to use a stone in the summer, though.
 
Sure wouldn't like to use a stone in the summer, though.
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Why? It's not that much hotter, and we have this awesome invention called "air conditioning".

Anyway in the summer time, you should be grilling not using your oven. If you need a pie then order one!
 
Raise utility costs? What is this? Some commie green movement?

You're burning more energy with your computer + monitor looking up pizza cooking advice on the internet than you ever will using a pizza stone.
 
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