/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>15042110
No

>>15042110
New York style crust’s taste comes from the water

>>15042110
I used to make these at work. Best NY pies I've ever had. It's California so most of the NY slices out here are kinda shit. This place was legit though. Before I left I stole the sauce and dough recipe but they're buried on an old HD somewhere. Will dig it up one of these days.

Didn't have so much success doing it in a home oven. I've had pies turn out alright but seems like the cheese starts getting too dark before the crust is baked through enough. Might have success with a pizza steel.

>>15042169
This is a stupid fucking wives tale anon. This may have been true in like 1933 or something. Not today. If there were really some special minerals you had to add to make it taste right, you'd be able to buy that shit and add it to your flour.

>>15042186
It may well have some truth to it.
Even across as small of a country as England we have wildly varying types of water and it effects everything to the point where there are shampoos and tea bags and things specifically made to counter or work with either 'hard' or 'soft' water.
It's to do with the mineral breakdown and the water treatment as it's very localised and it's very noticable. If your in parts of scotland your shampoo wont lather up properly and soap doesnt lather very well.

>>15042169
>>15042186

NYC water is very soft, as they come from resevours in upstate ny. These bodies of water are really pretty, and you can fish there and consume the fish without fear.

Now to the pizza crust. Since the water is so soft, the yeast react differently to it. Nevada tap water is hard as fuck. There is one pizza place in vegas that actually uses distilled water for the crust, because NV tap contains a lot of calcium. California water I think comes from Hoover Damn also.

>>15042110
Tell us your dough recipe.

>>15042287
Sure! took it from a cockbook
Need:
16 oz bread flour + some for dusting
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 and 1/4 cups ice water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil + some more for greasing (could probably use extra virgin olive oil instead)
In a food processor, pulse together bread flour, sugar, salt, and yeast until well combined. In a liquid measuring cup, combine the water and 1 tablespoon of oil, and while the processor is running, slowly drizzle the mixture in through the feed tube until a ball of sticky dough forms. transfer to an oil work surface and kneed until smooth. then transfer to an oiled bowl covered with plastic wrap overnight before using.

Ive got a recipe for the pizza sauce as well if anyone wants it!

>>15042364
Sure why not. What kind of blade works for dough in a food processor?

>>15042243
nah this is all bullshit fantasy crap and has been disproven many times.

>>15042110
It was fucking great and relatively easy to make. Hardest part was stretching the dough.

>>15042401
I don't know where you get your information but I have it on good authority that it makes a difference

>>15042243
Intriguing idea, not sure if I believe it but it's interesting. Thanks for sharing.

>>15042395
anything should work! a plastic one is what i used
sauce is:
1 28 oz can whole peeled tomatoes w/ juices
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
In a food processor (a blender works too) combine tomatoes and their juices, garlic, salt, oregano, red pepper flakes, basil, sugar. process until is smooth, then set aside til you need it

>>15042635
OK thanks broseph I'll give these a go at some point I hope you aren't telling stories!

>>15042635
No cooking the sauce before its pizzad?

>>15042635
nice. I follow Alton Brown's red sauce from pantry raid. Pretty good. recipe

>>15042169
Tell me where you live so I can fly to your house and slap you in the face.

>>15042469
Oh the big guy says there is a difference. Can't disprove that.

>>15042110
BUT MAH WADDAH AYY BADABING BADDABOOM MOTHAFUCKA I'M WALKIN HEEEEEAH GIMME A FUCKIN DOLLA SLICE

>>15043005
two, didn't you watch the webm?