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[Aiōn]

I hate Jamie Oliver so much I wouldn't do anything he said but I suppose this is okay.

I tend to gravitate towards TV chefs and the like because it seems that there would be an added pressure for them to be good, I like his chili recipe too.

Having said that, as a person Jamie Oliver is very punchable and he chose to call his eldest son ‘Buddy Bear.’

 

[glitterglue]

I hate Jamie Oliver so much I wouldn't do anything he said but I suppose this is okay. I prefer super low yeast with a 2-3 day rise time in the fridge, and making it four pizzas, but saving the last for a week or so later, and I use that to make sourdough type breadsticks.

I like the Adam Ragusea recipe (yes I know he is a total soyboy).

His food is crap. My mom likes him for some reason. He is too creative with some dishes. It is a bit pretentious even.

 

[FedPostalService]

His food is crap. My mom likes him for some reason. He is too creative with some dishes. It is a bit pretentious even.

He’s the worst for adding too many ingredient. Most Americans and British TV chefs are bad for that, but he puts a ton of shit in that doesn’t need to be there.

That’s before he starts butchering classic dishes.

Uncle Roger is right about Jamie Oliver.

 

[Señora Airi]

What are your thoughts on BBQ sauce pizza? I love it with chicken and bacon.

Barbecue pizza is really good. Usually just have chicken and red onion on it, but I've also thrown diced romas on top too, and that worked out well.

 

[AnOminous]

His food is crap.

Also he's evil. He detests people based on his perception of their class. He is the ultimate example of a British upper-class twit.

 

[Caddo Cobgang]

who makes the Mother of all Pizzas ? theres this local place near me that makes really good Pizzas but obviously shits going to be skewed with the millions of local places in the US, we can definitively rule out Pizza Chains, they taste good, but they are the McDonalds of Pizzas in comparison to your average New York or Boston pizzeria

 

[Joe Shmoe]

His food is crap. My mom likes him for some reason. He is too creative with some dishes. It is a bit pretentious even.

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He's also a leftist faggot who think JK Rowling is the worst person ever

 

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He's also a leftist faggot who think JK Rowling is the worst person ever

I could have gussed. Traitor to the Terf Island.

 

[Seventh Star]

I ate pizza with cheddar and barbecue sauce and it was... perfect. I think I might need a psych ward.

 

[Manimal House]

My custom pizza of choice:

-White sauce
-Chicken
-Artichoke
-Feta or Riccotta
-Bacon
-Spinach

I have never had a pizza place make one of these that I didn't enjoy.

 

[AnOminous]

My custom pizza of choice:

-White sauce
-Chicken
-Artichoke
-Feta or Riccotta
-Bacon
-Spinach

I have never had a pizza place make one of these that I didn't enjoy.

One of my favorites was similar but simpler. It was a place with a wood-fired oven and no red sauce, but basil pesto, grilled chicken, and marinated artichoke hearts. It was pretty much perfect.

 

[ChaosReignsOnSomeSaturday]

I truly think Japan and maybe some of those other Asian countries are at the forefront of Pizza experimentation and innovation.
Shrimp on pizza is great and surprisingly corn as a topping is too. America is always called Amerifats yet we're not the country getting hotdogs in the crust, or cheese dip volcano in the center pizza first. It's Japan or like Korea.

 

[AnOminous]

Shrimp on pizza is great and surprisingly corn as a topping is too.

I can see both of these, but as with pineapple, I think you really need to change the sauce to be more appropriate. Arguably, it doesn't then remain actual pizza, but it's sort of like the argument that chili can't have beans. Okay, if it makes you feel better, call it something other than chili, but ingredients of chili that also have some beans aren't ruined. It's entirely fine even if your Holy Book says it isn't chili.

I think if your main topping is shrimp it calls for more like a scampi sauce, maybe even Alfredo if you're an Amerilard. They're not that different.

 

[ChaosReignsOnSomeSaturday]

I can see both of these, but as with pineapple, I think you really need to change the sauce to be more appropriate. Arguably, it doesn't then remain actual pizza, but it's sort of like the argument that chili can't have beans. Okay, if it makes you feel better, call it something other than chili, but ingredients of chili that also have some beans aren't ruined. It's entirely fine even if your Holy Book says it isn't chili.

I think if your main topping is shrimp it calls for more like a scampi sauce, maybe even Alfredo if you're an Amerilard. They're not that different.

I think just a more sweet traditional Italian pizza sauce or a vodka sauce would work really well for Shrimp.

 

[FedPostalService]

Any budding home pizza chefs in the thread?

 

[Botchy Galoop]

Any budding home pizza chefs in the thread?

Me. Sort of, I guess.
I have all the necessaries. I make my own sourdough bread, so dough isn't a prob, I have a huge Lodge cast iron griddle that would make a suitable pizza pan, all the rest is easy to assemble...
It just seems like it would be an exercise in futility...maybe I am too much of a pizza snob, but unless I wanted to afford one of those pizza ovens that get reeeeeallll hot, I think I would be disappointed...
However, I am willing to give it a try.
I have been tempted by recipes for some of those "school cafeteria" pizzas, you know, the ones baked in a rectangular sheet pan.
Are you a home pizza chef? Is the effort worth it? What is your favorite home pizza like?

 

[FedPostalService]

Me. Sort of, I guess.
I have all the necessaries. I make my own sourdough bread, so dough isn't a prob, I have a huge Lodge cast iron griddle that would make a suitable pizza pan, all the rest is easy to assemble...
It just seems like it would be an exercise in futility...maybe I am too much of a pizza snob, but unless I wanted to afford one of those pizza ovens that get reeeeeallll hot, I think I would be disappointed...
However, I am willing to give it a try.
I have been tempted by recipes for some of those "school cafeteria" pizzas, you know, the ones baked in a rectangular sheet pan.
Are you a home pizza chef? Is the effort worth it? What is your favorite home pizza like?

I’ve never tried doing sour dough. I just do a basic dough with double zero flour and about 60% hydration

 

[Botchy Galoop]

I just do a basic dough with double zero flour and about 60% hydration

I do have a bag of 00 flour in the freezer, just for making pizza, never used it. I bought all kinds of diff flours and ancient grain BS during the Covid madness...that is where the sourdough baking originated. Do tell more about home pizza as you have time, fren.

 

[TheArtilleryman]

I had a goat's cheese, pear and pistachio pizza in Florence once. It was surprisingly delicious.

 

[everybody in Portugal]

Went back to the lamb prosciutto place last week, but had (please don't lynch me) pineapple, olive, roasted artichoke, pecorino and mascarpone instead this time. Pleased to report that it was delicious, though the spelt base wasn't as good as it usually is.

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He’s the worst for adding too many ingredient.

Laughs in Ottolenghi hold my sumac and pomegranate martini, Oliver!