Pizza Oven Thread

[Johnniem]

Anyone else see the Mary Berry programme recently with the two young lads doing 'home delivery' pizzas from the back of an italian van? What a wonderful and heartening story of modern youth's enthusiasm for good food. I loved that they planned to travel back from Naples over a few days and it eventually took them several weeks because 'the van wouldn't go quicker than 18mph'! Now, that's dedication.

The pizza looked great too! I wholeheartedly agree with the idea that you load the pizza based on what will burn first. Hence putting the basil immediately on top of the tomato sauce. Well, when I say sauce, it was really just some tomatoes with salt. Simplicity seemed to be at the forefront of the perfect pizza in these chaps opinion. They are so right! I hate piling too much on a pizza. For me it is usually, black olives, mozzarella and anchovy, or just plain old pepperoni and mozzarella.

They said that they got their oven up to 500 degrees and the pizza should be done in one minute. I get mine up to around 400 degrees and it usually takes 90 seconds to two mins. Be careful not to overdo it!

Having failed horribly with making my own pizza dough (used instant yeast and it was rubbish) I have found a fantastic supplier. 60 x 240 gram dough balls (frozen) for £35. What a result! Last year I was buying dough balls from Waitrose. £3.99 for a packet of two compared to £1.16 for two! I should really make my own but use fresh yeast and a long prove period. I shall do that when this batch of frozen run out. Also bagged some semolina flour and grated mozzarella (not ideal but good for 'emergencies'!).

Oh, I just can't wait to get the pizza over fired up again. It'll take a bit of seasoning (unlike these new fangled Uuni machines!) but it'll be so worth it. This weekend, I think, will be the first firing. Man time!

Happy pizza'ing chaps!

[giblet]

Those 2 lads are the chaps behind Pizza Pilgrims. They have the van and a few brick and mortar stores. They have done rather well for themselves!

[sidekickdmr]

Johnniem said:

I have found a fantastic supplier. 60 x 240 gram dough balls (frozen) for £35. What a result!

Any chance of a link/name?

Thanks

[Johnniem]

sidekickdmr said:

Any chance of a link/name?

Thanks

You have a pm.

J

[Jambo85]

Johnniem said:

Having failed horribly with making my own pizza dough (used instant yeast and it was rubbish) ... I should really make my own but use fresh yeast and a long prove period. I shall do that when this batch of frozen run out.

I'm just embarking on this and curious to know what was wrong with the instant yeast? I brew a lot of beer and use fresh yeast there but for different reasons than would apply to bread making, I think..!

[thebraketester]

First of the year.

Would have been excellent if some fking clown (me) had used new yeast, not stuff from 2012

[anonymous-user]

Johnniem said:

sidekickdmr said:

Any chance of a link/name?

Thanks

You have a pm.

J

Gimee gimee, err, I mean any chance you could provide me with that info old chap

[Luke.]

wsurfa said:

Johnniem said:

sidekickdmr said:

Any chance of a link/name?

Thanks

You have a pm.

J

Gimee gimee, err, I mean any chance you could provide me with that info old chap

Me too please.

[Bonefish Blues]

Or perhaps just post it?

[Johnniem]

Bonefish Blues said:

Or perhaps just post it?

Company called Pan Artisan. They produce frozen pizza dough balls in various sizes. You will have to find a local distributor though.

http://panartisan.com/product/dough-balls-pizza/

I have no connection with these people but the product seems good and they proved (see what I did there) very helpful.

JM

[Bullett]

Quite a good video on that site, the presenter is not the most dynamic but he explains the process well.

[JKRolling]

Interesting that AF Blakemore are a stockist according to that site. Their Head Office is not too far from me but more importantly they own Spar, so now I'm wondering if they have it in their freezer sections.

[sidekickdmr]

JKRolling said:

Interesting that AF Blakemore are a stockist according to that site. Their Head Office is not too far from me but more importantly they own Spar, so now I'm wondering if they have it in their freezer sections.

Very much doubt it, there will be thousands of products that they "could" sell but wont as every inch of shelf/freezer space is money and lets face it, frozen pizza dough balls are not exactly going to fly off the shelves

Also, I think they only sell them in packs of like 35, they are meant for the restaraunt trade, not retail

[giblet]

Nearest stockist to me is Total Food Service in Huddersfield. They only seem to work with trade customers and do deliveries only. Bah

[Bonefish Blues]

Johnniem said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Or perhaps just post it?

Company called Pan Artisan. They produce frozen pizza dough balls in various sizes. You will have to find a local distributor though.

http://panartisan.com/product/dough-balls-pizza/

I have no connection with these people but the product seems good and they proved (see what I did there) very helpful.

JM

Am appreciate

[Lynchie999]

Johnniem said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Or perhaps just post it?

Company called Pan Artisan. They produce frozen pizza dough balls in various sizes. You will have to find a local distributor though.

http://panartisan.com/product/dough-balls-pizza/

I have no connection with these people but the product seems good and they proved (see what I did there) very helpful.

JM

they're only in Midhurst...

[Johnniem]

Lynchie999 said:

Johnniem said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Or perhaps just post it?

Company called Pan Artisan. They produce frozen pizza dough balls in various sizes. You will have to find a local distributor though.

http://panartisan.com/product/dough-balls-pizza/

I have no connection with these people but the product seems good and they proved (see what I did there) very helpful.

JM

they're only in Midhurst...

Not sure I understand what you are trying to say. Can you elucidate?

[Lynchie999]

Johnniem said:

Lynchie999 said:

Johnniem said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Or perhaps just post it?

Company called Pan Artisan. They produce frozen pizza dough balls in various sizes. You will have to find a local distributor though.

http://panartisan.com/product/dough-balls-pizza/

I have no connection with these people but the product seems good and they proved (see what I did there) very helpful.

JM

they're only in Midhurst...

Not sure I understand what you are trying to say. Can you elucidate?

just down the road from me... its surprising what businesses are tucked away!

[giblet]

Seems that I know a guy who knows a guy who works at the local stockists for those frozen dough balls. At 35p per ball they are way cheaper than the 2 balls for £3 from Waitrose. I've put my request in for a pack of 60 x 180gm ones. They should be the perfect size for my Uuni.

[CaptainSensib1e]

Have used my Uuni twice now, first time with great success, second time had a bit of fail.

Being a bit useless with the paddle and using too many toppings I managed to get cr@p all over the stone the first time, so gave it a good scrub (water only) to get the worst of it off.

Tried to use it the next day but the stone was still damp and just didnt get hot enough to work properly. Lesson learned, and a warning for any other pizza novices!

In future I'm just going to try and avoid getting it dirty and keep cleaning to a minimum.