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Hi thanks for your question. To be totally honest I just leave the oven on for 15 minutes after my last pizza. This just about gets the front clean. But it’s still slightly stained even after this, in my opinion it’s no big issue and it adds to the look of a well used and loved oven.
@@OMSGA understand just never seen this method before! I always add salt into the water, add about 10% flour, mix, then add yeast, mix followed by the rest of the flour! I came here to see results of the Tescos flour because I’ve not had great results compared to Caputo yesterday!
I would say with Tescos is ok but obviously not as good as Caputo. There are some good pizza flours out there, some as good as Caputo, but I’ve not found one that is better. Have a look at my other videos on the pizza flour Library ru-vid.com/group/PLny5NOlSi_tPbAXZ9-eok33aZFJxPjHoB&si=GdLNIPqV6YiQh_eq
First timer having a go at pizza . could you advise buying the correct cheese as cant find low moisture cheese like buffalo mozzarella hard and soft , I've looked on Tesco, Waitrose and its become a blur lol . Regards Trev
Hi Trev. Firstly thanks for coming by our channel and reaching out. So don’t worry the mozzarella balls will be in water, no matter what shop you go to. The best thing is to get some paper towel and wrap them up and give them cheese balls a good old squeeze. Try to get as much moisture out of them, then cut and wrap up in some clean dry paper towel. This should get most of the moisture out. Hope this is ok, I’m trying not to sound like a carry on film. But please consider subscribing for more pizza
Hi. Yes you can use a mixer personally I don’t as I love handmade pizza, but don’t let that put you off doing it however you like. Good luck and please let us know how you get on.
Hi. The dough tubs are from Poundland in the UK 🇬🇧 They are £1.50 for six, fantastic value and do the job perfectly. Hope this is ok. If you are not in the UK I think you can probably get them from Amazon. Please consider subscribing as we have loads more videos
Manitoba is used for specific recipes. Try it with focaccia di Recco. You can’t make it any other way. I’ve also used it for strudel, it gets as thin as parchment.
Is the late addition of salt something you arrived at by your own logic/experimentation? I don't think that I recall seeing the technique recommended elsewhere, but I'm no expert! It feels slightly counter-intuitive to me to think that rubbing the salt into the dough would result in an even distribution, compared to adding it after, say, 50% of the flour had been added to the liquid - when the mix would still be wet enough to dissolve the salt easily. Have you found your method to give a superior result?
Hi there, thanks for your feedback and questions. In terms of adding the salt later on in the process, is for several reasons 1. to ensure that the instant yeast is actually working. You may have seen that the dough rises in the first hour. If it didn’t do that then the yeast is dead. 2. Adding the salt is a control for the yeast and it’s good to give the yeast an hour head start to develop the gluten. You may have seen online people saying why has my dough not risen. Half the time it’s because the yeast is dead. If this is the case you have only wasted an hour and you can start again. Hope this helps please consider subscribing
@@OMSGA I think the main thing to avoid is to mix dry yeast with salt, because the salt will kill the yeast cells through osmosis. If you start with activating the yeast in the water (like you did) you wouldn't encounter any problems if the salt is already mixed in with the flour from the start.
Hi thanks for your question. So for freezing the dough you can do this once it’s balled up. Hope this helps, please consider subscribing to our channel for loads more pizza content
Hi. Thanks for reaching out. The spring back is normally that you haven’t let the dough ball relax and rest enough. If you leave it for a bit longer to rest the spring back will stop. Hope that this helps, please consider subscribing Mat
I used DallaGiovanna e followed you recipe step by step to the t. The pizza crust was delicius!! I'm Italian living abroad and miss the authentic italian pizza, this definitely made the cut! Thank you! 😊
Sorry but this isn't a useful tête-à-tête as the retail bag of Dallagiovanna is a rung down from the offering of theirs that was intended to compete with Caputo _Pizzeria,_ which they simply named _Napoletana._ The one you have here is better compared to Caputo _Chef's/Cuoco._
Hi. Thanks for your question on the yeast. Apologies about this but we used instant yeast, so it’s 1g for 1 kg of flour. Hope that this helps and clears things up. Please consider subscribing to out channel if you haven’t done so already. We have lots of content where we review different pizza flours from around the world. Thanks once again and good luck with the pizza making
I love Caputo Manitoba flour for sourdough bread and was wondering if it was good for pizza in the roccbox. Thanks for the confirmation. I'll try 64% first.
Thanks for the comment. Yes this is a good one for pizza. You can also mix it with Caputo red to make it a little stronger. We did this one with a lower hydration ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lh1T5wtYaGc.htmlsi=l_ytztGPV2UHxec6 Please consider subscribing as we have loads more coming up Oliver and Mat
Hi. It’s ok to ask as meany questions as you like lol I would say the M&S one is very good. Tesco did a good one called flour sack, but they stopped making it. That stuff was as good as Caputo blue.
Hi. Thanks for the question and for supporting our channel. With the hydration I set this by the strength of the flour. So as this is a strong flour you can add more water to give you more dough, a light and fluffy finish on the crust. If you used less water the bread would be more dense. So when we review flours that are 10 to 12% protein I tend to go 60 to 63% above that we can go in with 70 to 75. Although making anything higher than this by hand is a bit messy. Hope you have had some pizza making weather north of the border.
@@OMSGA According to the website: Ooni Type “00” Pizza Flour is made with wheat flour varieties from the UK and around the world, specially selected for strength and elasticity.😶
Hi. The stone is the factory standard stone from Gozney. Not had any issues with it in the last 5 years. So the thermometer on the Roccbox will say 400dc, but from experience and owning an IR gun the surface temp is normally 450-500 at this point. Hope that makes sense Thanks once again for you questions
Hi thanks for your comment. I’m not sure. I was just researching for flour and came across it. Maybe contact Ooni they may have an idea if they are shipping to 🇺🇸 Please consider subscribing if you haven’t done so already, we have loads more videos and reviews to come
That pizza is a thing of beauty! Textbook Neapolitan style crust. I’ve been mucking about with polish and biga dough recipes, and they don’t look any better than your simple version. Well done!👍
Thank you very much. I have to say I find this method the halfway house between simplicity and time spent. Please consider subscribing and thanks once again
I have a recipe I would like you to try and use with your Manitoba or this flour 100% biga 75% hydration by maestro Roberto susta Final amounts of ingredients 1000g of your flour of choice 750ml water 28-30g salt 5g fresh yeast, use 2.5g if you have dry yeast 1g of malt or 2g of honey, only for enzymatic action firstly, dump all of your flour onto a baking sheet or dough box Then dissolve 4/5ths of your yeast and malt/honey into 450ml water shake the box of flour while adding in the water, do not knead, leave ribbons of dough, because gluten will break down into acetic acid which is a no no Then ferment the biga in a tall container for 1 hour at room temperature and 24 hours in the fridge at 4 degrees Celsius Dissolve your 28-30g of salt into your remainder 300ml of water to create a saline solution then get the remainder yeast and put it into a mixing bowl and add your biga, turn the mixer on and add your saline solution gradually Then aim for as much elasticity as possible, knead for 20 minutes maximum Then turn it onto your bench and divide into 6 280g balls, one may occasionally be 250g but shouldn’t deviate too much Please form a smooth skin with a bit of oil to keep it from drying out, and crimp the bottom to seal the air in And then let them rest for 2 hours or until doubled in size Use the “clap technique” or the “neopolitan method” of stretching the dough From there do as you wish, but 450 degrees c and 300dc stone temp is crucial. Enjoy,
Thanks. We will add this to the list of things that we need to film. Just so that you know we are normally three to four months in front with filming. So I don’t want you to think we have forgotten you.
As it happens we made a video that is due out soon where we used a 00 general flour. And let’s say it’s probably not an easy watch. Thanks for the idea though as it helps us out loads
@@OMSGAUsing a 550°F preheated stone placed on the top rack, and with the Broiler turned on at the time of baking, I can bake a 12" untopped pie in about 2-minutes.
I don’t like adding sugar to be honest. I’ve used recipes like this in the home oven plenty of times without sugar. If you look at our Pizza for beginners you’ll see what I mean
@@OMSGA 100%, no need for sugar, and I usually only add oil to doughs which need to be stretched in a pan, and to be honest I'm not entirely sure that's necessary.
If the hydration level of 70% is to be maintained exactly, I would recommend not weighing the water but measuring it in ml. 700g of water is only 700ml of water if the temperature is 4°C. At different water temperatures, the density of the water changes.
@@brookscurran because 1ml of water is the same as 1g. Using weight is more accurate and consistent than pouring water into a jug and filling upto a line. Hope that clears things up.
@@OMSGAi agree, not sure what the original comment was getting at. Weight stays consistent while volume changes with temperature so I have no idea why you would measure water with volume and flour with mass in the same recipe.