OT: In honor of National Pizza Day...

[RaleighPittFan]

Does anyone have a "must try" recipe for homemade pizza crust?

I have a couple that are "just okay", but I'd love to try a new one that's highly recommended.

One thing I found that I think makes a difference is to use honey instead of white sugar to feed the yeast.

 

[BuffetParrothead]

Some of the store purchased frozen pizza are getting really good!
It's hard to believe but its happening!

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

Does anyone have a "must try" recipe for homemade pizza crust?

I have a couple that are "just okay", but I'd love to try a new one that's highly recommended.

One thing I found that I think makes a difference is to use honey instead of white sugar to feed the yeast.

I have great recipes from like famous pizza guys, but I always somewhat eff them up. I heat up a pizza stone to like 500 degrees for like an hour, put cornmeal on the thing, and I still get it sticking to the stone or the thing used to put it in the oven.

 

[RaleighPittFan]

I have great recipes from like famous pizza guys, but I always somewhat eff them up. I heat up a pizza stone to like 500 degrees for like an hour, put cornmeal on the thing, and I still get it sticking to the stone or the thing used to put it in the oven.

I found that if I put the corn meal on the peal, then put the rounded out dough on the peal before topping it, I can make sure it slides around on the peal before I put it in the oven on the heated stone.

Depending on how I want the crust, I sometimes allow it to rise a second time (covered, for 30 mins. or so) on the peal before topping it. Again, I slide it around before topping to make sure it's going to come off the peal going into the oven.

I'd love to try your favorite "famous pizza guys" recipes if you're willing to share.

 

[SoufOaklin4Life]

Does anyone have a "must try" recipe for homemade pizza crust?

I have a couple that are "just okay", but I'd love to try a new one that's highly recommended.

One thing I found that I think makes a difference is to use honey instead of white sugar to feed the yeast.

The New York Times (I think- May have been wsj)

It’s for a grilled pizza - really tasty

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

I found that if I put the corn meal on the peal, then put the rounded out dough on the peal before topping it, I can make sure it slides around on the peal before I put it in the oven on the heated stone.

Depending on how I want the crust, I sometimes allow it to rise a second time (covered, for 30 mins. or so) on the peal before topping it. Again, I slide it around before topping to make sure it's going to come off the peal going into the oven.

I'd love to try your favorite "famous pizza guys" recipes if you're willing to share.

This guy is supposed to be one of the guru's.

https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/bianco-pizza-dough

 

[upj87]

I wanted to get the board’s opinion of what some of the best pizza places in Pittsburgh are?

My favorite place is Giovanni’s. Great place to meet up at after a Pirates game.

Fire oven baked fig sauced pizza topped with goat cheese and arugula and drizzled with truffle oil at the Porch in Oakland before the VA Tech game last weekend...

Uh, not really close to the best, but this is one of those things you have to put up with in a successful marriage...

 

[RaleighPittFan]

This guy is supposed to be one of the guru's.

https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/bianco-pizza-dough

Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

 

[FreeportPanther]

If you're in Erie, and need a Mineo's Pizza fix, try Steel City Pizza on Peach Street.
Close your eyes and you'd swear you're back in Squirrel Hill!

 

[California Panther]

Pardon me resurrecting this, when this thread was active, I was on the inactive list.

Anyways, does anyone in the AK Valley (especially Tarentum area) remember Lorenzo's Pizza in West Tarentum? If I could have a death row meal, that is it. It's gone, not sure when it went away, late 80's or early 90's?

I am not sure why I loved that pizza so much, it was simple, but it was my all time favorite and I would kill to have one of their pizzas again. Anyone else remember this place?

I remember it, they were great people. I always loved that tiny pepperoni they used to have on their pizzas. The edges curled up into a little cup and it was real crispy. That is my memory of Lorenzo's. Had a lot of pizzas from that place.

 

[MarshallGoldberg]

1. Doughboys
2. Aiellos
3. Mineos
4. Iron Born (new trendy "Detroit style" pizza, I dig it)

 

[Pizzaboy1]

I'm impressed with everyone's expertise on pizza!

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

I remember it, they were great people. I always loved that tiny pepperoni they used to have on their pizzas. The edges curled up into a little cup and it was real crispy. That is my memory of Lorenzo's. Had a lot of pizzas from that place.

yes, those curly pepperoni. And while it was a thick, square pizza, it seemed light and was able to be crispy and not greasy. Again, this is my last meal thing. I would kill to have it one more time.

By the way, these small pepperoni is also attributed to a "Buffalo style" pizza rage that is catching on, with the pepperoni curling up like that and the edges getting crispy. I am serious on this. Lorenzo's was ahead of its time.

 

[McKee Place]

Fire oven baked fig sauced pizza topped with goat cheese and arugula and drizzled with truffle oil at the Porch in Oakland before the VA Tech game last weekend...

Uh, not really close to the best, but this is one of those things you have to put up with in a successful marriage...

Omg i was there before that game eating, the couple next to us got that very thing. Were you drinking bloody marys too by any chance?

 

[upj87]

Omg i was there before that game eating, the couple next to us got that very thing. Were you drinking bloody marys too by any chance?

nah, watching my girlish figure so I had the pleasure of buying the first bottle of $5 IC Light in the history of my beer drinking days...what an honor...

 

[pitt_fb_9x1]

I really like Buddy's and that is definitely always a stop in the Detroit area.

By Detroit.......
Amies Pizza factory in sylvania Ohio/Toledo is Fantastic. I’d put that up against most pies ive had anywhere......

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

By Detroit.......
Amies Pizza factory in sylvania Ohio/Toledo is Fantastic. I’d put that up against most pies ive had anywhere......

Thanks. Staying in Toledo tomorrow night. May check it out.

 

[wbrpanther]

National pizza day?? I love pizza and I was unaware of this. I continue to let myself down.

I didn’t know either but I downed enough on Friday and Saturday to cover myself today.

 

[pitt_fb_9x1]

Thanks. Staying in Toledo tomorrow night. May check it out.

2nd option Pizza...Original Geno’s......they have several locations across Toledo
Amie used to be married to Gino. They divorced and she started
her own place.....Both pizzas very similar...
Both have a sweeter sauce..

Great resteraunts~Mancys
Great bar- Jed’s maumee,oh
Best dive bar...sodbusters sylvania oh(main st sylvania has several
craft beer bars too.)

Enjoy

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

2nd option Pizza...Original Geno’s......they have several locations across Toledo
Amie used to be married to Gino. They divorced and she started
her own place.....Both pizzas very similar...
Both have a sweeter sauce..

Great resteraunts~Mancys
Great bar- Jed’s maumee,oh
Best dive bar...sodbusters sylvania oh(main st sylvania has several
craft beer bars too.)

Enjoy

Yeah. Been to Mancy’s. Stay out more towards Perrysburg. Really good Thai and Mediterranean restaurants in Dussel.

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

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[Farnox]

You guys make it tough to stay on a low carb diet!

 

[upj87]

You guys make it tough to stay on a low carb diet!

Gluten's bad, umkay?

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

I was watching food network recently and they had a show on pizza. so Chicago comes up of course. im watching this one place and they make this "upside down" pizza. it's almost more of a pizza pot pie than anything. I'd like to try it..

so they get a bowl, layer it with slices of cheese, put in these huge whole mushrooms, pour in this meat sauce, top if off with dough and bake. comes out, they do the oil, parm cheese etc and flip it back over.. it looks pretty solid.. Not sure i'd like it every day but def would like to try it once..

Have a look-see for yourselves..

 

[HOF Coach]

Awesome news!!!

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[BuffetParrothead]