is it okay that i peeled off the pizza crust and ate the crust instead of the pizza?

is the crust good for health?

How do I prevent soggy pizza crust when making a Margherita Pizza?

A friend of mine gave me a recipe for a REALLY good Margherita Pizza that called for a can of whole peeled tomatoes. It always turns out pretty well, but I constantly run into the problem of the crust getting soggy. If anyone has any suggestions to prevent a soggy crust, I would GREATLY appreciate any advice!

Is it safe to use parchment paper with a baking stone?

I enjoy making bread or pizza on a baking stone, but I don’t want to use too much cornmeal to lubricate the transition from pizza peel to the oven. Would using parchment paper be alright, or would it burn on the stone and cause problems with the dough sticking to the stone surface? Would using paper interfere with the crisp crust that a baking stone provides?

I bought canned peeled tomatoes instead of tomato puree for making pizza. Is it the same after I blend them?

If not, can I add tomato ketchup to make the consistency thicker? Can you recommend a great home-make chicken pizza recipe?

Electric cooker vs. Gas cooker/oven?bill-wise?

I was wondering if it is wise to buy a GAS oven with cooker and grill and get rid of the electric one we have?It will definitely saves the space in the new Kitchen plans we have. We are on some dual fuel *shpower Online Energy plan. Opinions are divided and it is hard to count the Watts for baking a Pizza in each of them and many say Gas comes cheaper on central heating but not on grilling chicken. Can anybody give advice based on experience?
In calculating running cost one should also count the initial 300-500 quid for a separate Electric cooker.(the prospecting of having slightly wet Pizza in a GAS cooker is not important, cost is what we are worried about! But thanks for the tip, We can always buy a cheap electric cooker over the worktop)

Dutch Ovens & Serious Food Allergies: Cleaning/Reseasoning?

Hey, I was wondering if anyone can help me out.

I have a very serious allergy to eggs. And I go on a lot of campouts. My group planned to make pizza in a dutch oven (they have a recipe). While the recipe does not call for eggs, stuff with eggs HAS been cooked in the dutch oven before. And with my allergies, any pots, pans, silverware, etc. has to be washed.

My question is this: We have a dutch oven (cast iron, I believe) that is seasoned but needs to be washed. VERY thouroughly. How do I do this? How do I reseason?

Thanks!
To clarify:

Yes, I have had blood work done. I have been positively allergic to eggs. Thank god I haven’t had to use my epi-pen yet, though I have to carry one with me wherever I go.

I am allergic to both egg white and yolk with 2.6 and 3.9 respectively. A minor allergy is about .3 or less, so it is life-threatening.

Are you a food snob?

Do you usually have homemade from scratch meals, fresh bread, real mashed potatoes, salads that didn’t come out of a bag – or packaged food – KD and Tv dinners, recipes for things that include a can of condensed soup????
Do you open a real cookbook and plan a meal … or throw a frozen pizza in the oven , and wash it down with chocolate milk?

Are these good workout plans/meals?

Okay so im going to start going to planet fitness 5 days a week (Monday-Friday). The other 2 days i am going to rest.I’m 15 years old, weigh 112 pounds and am 5″4. I wanna get toned and bigger muscles but at the same time gain like 2-3 more pounds. I just bought 100% whey protein double rich chocolate. When i wake up in the mornings for breakfast around 8:00 i have 1 hard boiled egg, with a glass of orange juice and a banana. Than i go to school and i have lunch at 10:50-11:30 but i don’t eat the school lunch. I then get out of school and 1:15 and i go to my local pizza shop and have a peperoni roll with a gatorade. A peperoni roll is a alright size circle piece dough with peperoni inside, baked in the oven. After i eat my peperoni roll and drink my gatorade i walk to the gym which is 5 minutes away. I get to the gym round 1:35 and i workout till 2:45. After the gym i walk home which is a 15 minute walk. When i get home its like 3:05 and i drink my Whey protein powder with milk. Than maybe 2 hrs later before lunch i have an apple. Than at like 6 i have dinner which is rice and beans and some other meat. Is that a good dinner to have or should i eat something else. Than after dinner what else should i eat before i go to sleep which is around 11? Anyways that’s what i usually have throughout the week. And i don’t drink anything else besides water and milk which is for the whey protein. Speaking of whey protein should i have it on the days i don’t workout and if so what time of day and how much should i have? Please can you guys help me and tell me if this is a good plan for me.

What does covering the front entrance of a wood fire oven do?

Does covering the front entrance (where you put the pizza in) with a metal shield/door thing reduce the heat or cause it to increase more quickly?

Does it matter if it’s all the way on, half on, or all the way off?

Do fire bricks absorb lead from lead based pottery glazes.?

We have an old kiln that we fired pottery with lead based glazes. the bricks formed a crust on one side, Can i use these bricks for making a wood fire pizza oven?

Baking Good Pizza In A Brick Oven?

How hot does a wood fired brick oven need to be to bake good pizza?

Vegas pizza worth eating?

Do you know of anywhere in Vegas with a brick, wood or coal fired pizza oven serving thin crust?

How serious can smoke damage from a burnt pizza be?

Someone burned one of those big pizza‘s in the oven at my condo… It burned in there for over 3 hours at 425degree’s and filled the entire house with smoke from floor to ceiling. Now it looks like the walls and ceilings are stained in every room and I cannot get rid of the awful smell- it’s making me ill. I’ve already aired out the whole entire house for hours, but I can’t leave the windows open forever because it’s freezing outside… Is this something we can fix ourselves or do we need a professional?
I should add that this happened yesterday… the smoke smell must be stuck to everything because there was more than enough time to air the smoke itself out of the house.

How to unlock or break into house?

Okay… so I accidently locked myself out. And I tried picking the locks. But it didn’t work. Its freezing outside and I left the oven on inside. No one gets home for another hour. And I just want to get inside to make my pizza and be warm!!! Please how can I get into my house without breaking a window ? Should I kick the back door in some how? Or what ?

I have a problem with my boss and the manager at Domino’s pizza?

I have been working there since August of 2007 and I go on “leave” when a new semester begins in college but recently I cant afford to do that anymore because of my bills so I have to balance work as well as school. I found out that an employee I trained before I initially left is paid $9 an hour while I get the basic $7.25. I spoke to my manager about this and his response was ” from a business perspective he is much faster than you so he deserves more money”. Now in all honesty I have the experience of training other employees, doing deliveries, opening and closing the store, handling customer complains well etc.. The other employee however goes on 5-10 minute cig break nearly every hour or two, calls his friends and txts while working, has friends come over the store and “hangout” leaves the doors unlocked at night every now and then when he closes up the store, makes dough and goes outside to talk while leaving his work unfinished from time to time and refuses to deliver food. I am not against him I see it from the standpoint of how can someone like that a raise every 6 months to a year while I have not simply because I may or may not be as swift as he is. When people are sick I am on reserve to fill in their spots when they call off and i am friendly at work to co-workers and customers. My co-workers have told me that I deserve to be treated better and to be paid better. The manager refused to give me a raise and replied that I must call the owner to opt for a raise so I did and his response was so ” in order to qualify for a raise you must write me a detailed report on dominos operations and inspections procedure, we will talk after that”. When I inquired why people who asked for a raise and got one as recent as 6 months ago didn’t have to answer any questions and simply got a raise he text messaged me this ” you want to keep talking to other people or or just get on what I asked u. A statement about what dominos and operations and inspections procedures. is that too much to ask?…” Now the manager told employees ” that I shouldn’t act like a ***** and just take it, complaining wont help”. Besides this, the manager and owner have refused to buy employees bounty to dry our hands when we run out of hand towels we get a few from the manager but we go days without anything to dry our hands we use aprons or clothes, they tell us not to turn on the air conditioner despite working near a 456 degree oven. the thermostat indoors reads up to 93 degrees last I remember, that being the hottest day. I am not the only person feeling he/she is being treated wrongly, a driver that started working was forced to buy a drivers jacket with the company logo valued at $27 otherwise that person couldnt drive for them. A Dominos in the city has told us they purchase the jackets for the drivers to wear as part of their uniform. They also pay at $8 an hour starting while drivers here get $5.50 and next month will make $3.75 an hour. A driver in training makes less for a few months as well.
A driver that has small children was also forced to bring them into work because no babysitter could be found & the manager said if the driver wouldn’t come in they could be suspended or replaced. Her small children were in the store by our oven and around or tools which I view as dangerous. Additionally the policy is to clean dishes with water and not soap, I havent seen soup used to wash pizza cutters or any other tools we use in years (at least 2). Is there anyone that I can contact regarding this issue the Corporation accepts email from customers only not employees.
@ Aly, where I live at finding a job hiring is extremely difficult here unfortunately. I am going into my second year so I will speak to an adviser for suggestions on work but currently its sucks but I cant afford to quit and I have to combat my boss for a raise to help survive lol. If had other job offerings I would go for sure but I will try the email thank you soo much!!
I have been given soo many different numbers and bounced around its pretty difficult to find someone that can do anything. Osha transfered me over to DOL depo of labor, they shot me over to the state public safety and they sent me to some private contractor to talk too. Is there any real number that can actually do something?

How to cook a soft and chewy pizza crust?

yesterday I made pizza and the outer crust turned out hard while the middle area was still under cooked.
Here is what I did:
I rolled out the dough and also used my fingers to try and make the middle thinner. What I got when I layed the dough out on the pan was that the other bit had a big amount of dough compared to the middle part.
Next what I did was that I preheated the oven at 425 Deg F and baked the crust for 10 mins and then when I took it out it was hard (whole pizza). I also cooked it on the lower rack of the oven. Then I topped it and then put it back in the oven, this time on the top rack. I also turned down the oven heat to 400 Deg F and baked until cheese and pizza crust was golden brown.
I also lightly brushed the outer crust of the pizza with extra virgin olive oil.
End Result: Hard outer dough, under-cooked middle dough.
Question: How do I get a cooked crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside pizza crust?

do you use any kind of soap on a Pampered chef pizza stone?

is it safe??? Or do you just scrape it real good and re-use?

I am looking for an old Pampered Chef brownie pizza recipe. Does anyone have the one I’m looking for?

I am looking for a recipe that used Pampered Chef‘s pizza stone. Brownie mix was used as if it were pizza crust/or giant cookie and there was fruit layered on top (I remember kiwi for sure. There may have also been banana, strawberries, and/or blueberries on top). No pineapple or applesauce…which I have seen in my searching. Thanks!

where can I buy a Pampered Chef pizza stone in NY that’s not too expensive?

Pampered Chef Pizza stone?

A coworker is moving and gave me one they never used. I have never had one is there something i need to do to it? Like preheat oil it etc.

Do you have problems with pizza sticking to the peel?

I make my own pizza crust, sauce, basil grown in the backward and fresh made mozzarella from a specialty foods store. Like any other guy, I like my pizza to be tasty. After I spend all this time securing all of these top quality resources and letting my dough sit for 24 hours nothing makes me more ANGRY then having the dough stick to the peel as it crumples into a heep in the 600 degree oven.

I use semolina flour on the counter to work the dough into shape, then I pick it up and lay it on the peel which is covered in more semolina. I used to use a wooden peel but recently switched to metal to correct this problem, to no avail.

I know jerk the peel back and forth in the air to see were the dough sticks before trying to slide it into the oven. It almost always stick someplace and I have to lift the pizza with one hand and throw more semolina under it until it slides around effortlessly.

Do you have this problem? Any reccomendations for me?

How do I peel back the cheese on pizza?

One of my friends had played a prank on my friends and I today (10/7/10) and we want revenge. This weekend I am having a party, the perfect trap. Just so happens that I had gone into the guidance office today and my counselor has these hard candies. I took 2 of those cinnamon candies and when I got home I used a food chopper to turn it into dust. Now I want to peel back his cheese, when the chance shows itself, which, if my plan succeeds, should, and sprinkle the dust into his pizza. How do I do so?

I need to peel off several layers of my skin?

I have so many acne scars on my shoulders and chest, redness is everywhere. It looks like a pizza. I’m desperate to peel off these layers of skin. If I can’t then I might as well just shoot myself.

I’m going to lay out in the sun for a couple of hours each day and intentionally get sun burns so my skin will shed. I don’t care if I get skin cancer. Honestly, it’s worth it. These scars are so so so severe.

Pizza Peels: Where to Shop?

Can anyone recommend a pizza peel?

If I want to reheat pizza in the oven, what temperature does it need to be on???

And how long???

Microwave is broken.

HELP. How does a fan forced oven cook pizza and what role does the temperature play in cooking the pizza?

How does a fan forced oven cook pizza and what role does the temperature play in cooking the pizza?
Some websites would be great as well as what u know about it

What temperature of my oven will keep pizza warm without cooking it more?

I am making pizzas for a large family gathering. I want to keep the done ones warm. I assume sticking them in the oven will be best but wat temp. will keep them warm without cooking them more?

What oven temperature should I use to re-warm leftover pizza?

Any other methods to cook pizza dough?

I know of course brick oven is the main way to cook pizza, and also normal ovens. and I know also that you can place the dough on the grill, any other ways to cook pizza?

Chicago SW Suburbanites: anybody tried the pizza at Country House Restaurant?

It’s in Alsip (5400 W. 127th St., just west of Cal-Sag Rd.). They advertise their brick-oven pizza. After a trip to NY, I kinda like brick-oven pizza. I tried one at the NBC building in Chicago, but it was wet and the crust was limp.

http://thecountryhouserestaurant.com/restaurant.html

Pizza in Pittsburgh,PA?

Anyone know where can I find Brick oven pizza in Pittsburgh? Thank you

If Nunavut had a to-die-for pizza place, wouldn’t you go?

Suppose the pizza restaurant was across an ice road in winter and you risk your life to get across this one and only highway that connects the North American highway system to Nunavut through the dark and cold and northern lights

Because on the otherside of that magical border it says “Delicious Nunavut Brick Oven Pizza”
And suppose there was not airport so the only way to get to Nunavut Pizza is the ice road

I’d be so tempted to go across, wouldn’t you?
It’s the best pizza place on earth and the cheese is aged 10,000 years old and the sauce is made from char and it’s incredible
This should be a movie

Microwave pizza crust or frozen pizza?

My conventional oven s not working n my fav pizza hut is far from my place( I love pizza with more topping like onion, tomato, green pepper, jalapeños) nearby American pizza shop has less toppings or cost more for each toppings. So planned to try frozen pizza or pizza crust with my own home made topping in microwave oven. What can try??? Can I try it in stove top??? How to do it??

What herbs go with broccoli rabe?

I’m planning to make a pizza with seitan “sausage”, oven dried tomatoes, white bean puree (instead of marinara) and broccoli rabe. What herbs go with broccoli rabe/rapini?

Vegetables as pizza toppings?

Hello! tomorrow night i am planning on making a very vegetastic pizza. i was just going to use a storebought crust, some pizza sauce, chicken, and some veggies. (Cheeseless)

the veggies i want to include are green/red bell peppers, mushrooms, eggplant, zucchini, and possibly onion and fresh tomatoes.

I know the peppers and mushrooms will cook just fine on the pizza while its baking, but my question is, should i precook the eggplant and zucchini before hand? will 10 minutes in the oven with the pizza be enough them to be cooked well?

Also, any other tips to help make my pizza be his very best self?
okay thanks everyone, i will pass on precooking the eggplant then.

and no i never said chicken was a vegetable or that my pizza was vegetarian. Its just going to have a lot of vegetables on it.

Why’d this b^itch eat my pizza?

It was around half 3 am and I was starving along with my sister. So I suggested we just pop a pizza in the oven. But she was all like “no mom would be mad because it would stink up the house” and she made it clear she wouldn’t help me. So I decided to make it myself (for myself) because she’s such a pussy.
We were planning to watch a dvd too, I was providing the dvds and suggested a Japanese horror movie but she declined and said she wanted an English movie!
I told her to set the dvd up since I provided the movie but no, lazy cow don’t want to do sh’it. So I said fine i’m going upstairs then.
20 mins later the pizza was done, looked really nice! not like that burn sh’it she usually makes.
I took a small slice and put the pizza away, and went upstairs.Then 5 minutes later, when I wanted to get some more, I went down stairs only to find she had eaten about 3/4 of the pizza and then she was like “Do you want it?” (very rudely) the remaining pieces where all nibbled arounf like some rat.

Why did she eat the pizza when she said she won’t help or doesn’t want it? She was very rude when I asked her to put the DVD in but she decided to eat my pizza when my bro (who was also there) ate his own food!

can anyone Explain why the pizzas cook the way they do in the wood-fired oven?

Do the pizzas cook from the top or the bottom? Why can you eliminate particular heat transfer mechanisms?

Is there a better Pizza place than Betta’s in the Cincinnati area?

Betta’s is in Norwood on Montgomery Road on the southern end of town.I think they have the best pizza not to mention it is
cooked in a wood fired pizza oven on fresh dough and the calzones are just as good. I do recomend the Diablo sauce on both if you like a kick to your food as I do.
I tired Giordanos when I was in Chicago and I thought it was run of the mill pizza.
I like Cassano’s in Finneytown being somewhat biased since I live less than a mile from them. I like Mio’s and Pomadori’s just not nearly as good as
Betta’s. I used to like the old Uno’s afore they all closed.
I have yet to try Adriciotco’s in clifton or
NYPD in Cheviot. I reckon I will give them a try this week and see.
Donato’s was good when they first opened then a couple of years went by and then Mc Donalds bought them and
the rest is history .

Where can I get a cheap and effective wood-fired oven?

As an avid bread and pizza baker (and all around chef), I find wood-fired ovens fascinating and tantalizing. When I get a bit older and with of course more money on my hands, I would like to see how cheaply I can get one of these. I don’t particularly care if it’s pre-assembled or not, I’m just looking to see how much I’d have to save to be able to get a well working, easy to maintain, oven that will last a lifetime. Just looking for figures and sites that I can check out.

Christians: Have you ever thought that god WANTS you to go to hell.. to fire up his massive wood fired oven?

It’s in the bible…
Acts 28: 26
You will listen and listen but not understand,
that I’m gonna use you to make my pizza,
with pineapple and ham..