Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!

[ponder]

I have a pizza oven at home, and I wholeheartedly agree. Every time we have a pizza night at home it makes me wonder how so many restaurants can stuff up their pizzas. It's not rocket science - assemble ingredients and bases, get oven hot as hell and cook until the bases are crispy.

Yip, even if you do not have a proper wood fired oven at home you can still make a damn good pizza, it's not as good as wood fired though. The trick to using a normal oven is to pre-bake your bases until they get light brown spots on them. Remove and let cool down on a rack and they will go very stiff to the point where they might break. Next apply your sauce/topping/cheese and put it back in the oven. You'll end up with a nice crispy base that does not flop over, does not get soggy, has the slightly blackened edges. The dough I prepare 24hrs in advance, put in fridge & let the yeast do a bit of magic.

The other issue with pizza places is their toppings are prepared way in advance and you might end up with 'old' toppings, they lose a lot of flavour if you let them stand too long, oxidation is a biatch. Fresh toppings makes a big difference

 

[biometrics]

lolz

Lol. Thinking that review is biased.

 

[xcaliber]

Praise Tim Noakes!

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OMG. Best pumpkin base ones I've had.

Where did you get these?

 

[PostmanPot]

Where did you get these?

Butler's.

 

[xcaliber]

Butler's.

Are they only in the cape ?

 

[PostmanPot]

Are they only in the cape ?

They are.

 

[faniebraai]

Yumm

 

[PostmanPot]

Yumm

Yum but needs mozzarella!

 

[biometrics]

Yum but needs mozzarella!

Checkers sells a grated mixed cheddar + mozzarella which is nice to add to Woolies pizzas.

 

[Sinbad]

Checkers sells a grated mixed cheddar + mozzarella which is nice to add to Woolies pizzas.

You'll go to hell for that, I'm sure

 

[faniebraai]

Yum but needs mozzarella!

yeh, my planning was a bit... off but the taste was fantastic nonetheless, one of them I used cream cheese slice on top of the tomato base

 

[PostmanPot]

Too good. Regina with extra mushroom and a Red Rocket.

Pic of the pumpkin base for bio.

 

[poffle]

Yoh that looks good! Pumpkin base.. Interesting

 

[biometrics]

I'll give that a try PP, I'm back in two weeks.

 

[PostmanPot]

Red Rocket and Regina, pumpkin bases.

 

[akescpt]

Red Rocket and Regina, pumpkin bases.

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This after that lunch spread? Donner. It's Monday. I remember about butler's now? Fsuck.

 

[PostmanPot]

This after that lunch spread? Donner. It's Monday. I remember about butler's now? Fsuck.

Was Saturday night.

 

[PostmanPot]

Not sure whether to get or not. Got a filling today...

 

[biometrics]

Red Rocket and Regina, pumpkin bases.

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The base on the pizza in the back looks burnt?

 

[PostmanPot]

The base on the pizza in the back looks burnt?

There's some slight burn from time to time, nothing off putting though. I quite enjoy some crispy crusts with that burned taste. Happens in authentic pizza restaurants too.