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Offline courton

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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #60 on: July 19, 2012, 06:47:51 am »
Question for the pizza experts out there... How do you make the base crispy if you are using a pizza stone. I followed the suggestion of using baking paper on top of the stone and the ends were crispy but the actual base was not...any suggestions please?
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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #61 on: July 19, 2012, 10:55:04 am »
thin base, very hot oven, and just a sprinkle of toppings

top the pizza on a well floured pizza peel and slide it to the pizza stone without paper to lift it out once cooked remove with the pizza peel

if u dont a have peel u could use a piece of thick cardboard 
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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #62 on: July 19, 2012, 11:39:52 am »
Thank you, so the secret is the peel (which I will buy) and not to use the baking paper. :)

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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #63 on: July 19, 2012, 10:56:52 pm »
courton u realy dont need 2 buy the peel try the cardboard or something flat like a wooden chopping board

and dont overload with toppings 
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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #64 on: July 19, 2012, 11:24:28 pm »
Thanks Uni..will try chopping board.

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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #65 on: July 20, 2012, 07:11:03 am »
Baked pizza in our new Miele oven this afternoon - using the automatic pizza setting - and m problems getting a crispy base are solved  :)  But now I have a crispy crunchy base and burnt toppings  :(

Need to experiment more with new oven
Karen in Adelaide

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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #66 on: July 23, 2012, 03:49:33 am »
Oh no Karen, hopefully you will master the new oven soon
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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #67 on: July 23, 2012, 04:01:25 am »
New oven take a bit to get used of :)
Do you use a pizza stone? They are great for making crispy bottoms.
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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #68 on: July 23, 2012, 04:14:18 am »
With your Pizza stones, what do you find works best? To heat them beforehand or put them in the oven cold?

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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #69 on: July 23, 2012, 04:18:08 am »
KarenH, yes i have the same with my miele on automatic pizza, great bases burnt toppings. I tend to use the normal setting & cook on a pizza stone.

Let me know if you have better luck with the automaic programme.

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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #70 on: July 23, 2012, 05:42:26 am »
With your Pizza stones, what do you find works best? To heat them beforehand or put them in the oven cold?

a hot stone will work mush better CGL
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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #71 on: July 23, 2012, 05:57:00 am »
Thanks Halex! I will try that next time.  Did you get the proper Miele pizza stone?  They are super-expensive, and I was wondering if they were any better than the usual one you can get at any kitchen shop
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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #72 on: July 23, 2012, 06:04:04 am »
No i have  2 regular pizza stones, 1 square & 1 round. The square ine makes the better pizza.

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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #73 on: July 23, 2012, 06:12:56 am »
I just have 2 round cheap pizza stones (think $15 each) I find them much better than a pizza tray.
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Re: Thin and crispy pizza dough
« Reply #74 on: July 23, 2012, 06:13:44 am »
Oh and I always preheat the oven with the pizza stones in it before I place the dough and topping on.
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