Mess Hall Acquisitions

Intrigued said:

Thanks Chris!

I'm not so sure about the killer pizza thing...

I'm having some scary visions of what's going to happen to my carefully topped pizzas when I try and move them from the peel to the steel. They ain't pretty!

I just knew that if this from scratch pizza thing was going to work at all, I'd need a peel and there's really no good place for one in my cupboards.

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Looks good Connie, my is steel scheduled to arrive on Tuesday. How thick is the one you bought, i was looking at a couple from BakingSteel and they were up to a 1/2" thick, shipping to Canada would be a joke. Found a few other brands on Amazon.ca, free shipping went with one of those.

You'll have no problem turning out magnificent creations with whatever you decide to use to bake your pizza, no worries there!

Have seen peel use tips on here but can't remember whether it was the "Pizza Tips" thread or another.

dave

Pizza Steels for everyone

highball said:

I have been looking at baking steel for a couple years, I really like the new baking steel griddle. just not the price. http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/06/baking-steel-griddle-has-arrived.html

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That looks pretty cool! ... but really heavy at 25 lb.

davent said:

Looks good Connie, my is steel scheduled to arrive on Tuesday. How thick is the one you bought, i was looking at a couple from BakingSteel and they were up to a 1/2" thick, shipping to Canada would be a joke. Found a few other brands on Amazon.ca, free shipping went with one of those.

You'll have no problem turning out magnificent creations with whatever you decide to use to bake your pizza, no worries there!

Have seen peel use tips on here but can't remember whether it was the "Pizza Tips" thread or another.


dave

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I got the .25" thick one from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/NerdChef-Stee...pizza steel&qid=1462061779&ref_=sr_1_3&sr=8-3

My husband and I talked about how thick to go with it. Two things finally decided it for me....

First, I have a 15 lb. cast iron griddle that came with my new induction range. While I really like it, that is plenty heavy enough to handle and use.

Second, the article from "Serious Eats" did their testing and comparisons to traditional pizza stones with a .25" thick, 15 lb. "Baking Steel". Since that already beat out the pizza stones in use, I decided that going thicker for me, and the use I would give it, would just be overkill.

I got a Dexter Russell boning knife and tool hangy thingy for the Weber

SciTX said:

I got a Dexter Russell boning knife and tool hangy thingy for the Weber

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I bought that a few months ago. A great company with good affordable knives.

Jim said:

Indeed we have some sharp minds at work here. The peach paper is / can be used in the BBQ for some low and slows on bigger pieces. At 700 feet the roll lasts a long time. One of the big advantages is that your bark does not get effected as much as it would with foil.

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He's referring to what East coasters refer to as "The Canarsie Crutch".

Jim said:

Oh i do have a little packer.

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That's what.....

No brisket for you mister!

I broke down and picked this up on Amazon tonight. It's hard to come by up here in Canada. So when I saw a gently used, tight spine, clean pages copy show up for $15 shipped....I took a chance.

brucered said:

Pizza Steels for everyone

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Arrived a day early from Amazon.ca so free shipping, 4mm thick, 14 x 22" so pretty much covers an oven rack and 5kg in weight so has descent heft.





I wonder about just plain old steel plate for the purpose of baking pizza/bread. Something like this, $38, 1/4" x 14.25" x 14.25", Free shipping in the states.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-pc-14-1-4...CH-SQUARE-PLATE-A36-GRADE-STEEL-/272209768832

dave

brucered said:

I broke down and picked this up on Amazon tonight. It's hard to come by up here in Canada. So when I saw a gently used, tight spine, clean pages copy show up for $15 shipped....I took a chance.

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Bruce have you ever used Abe Books, i've had great results searching out and buying old, odd books or just odd books.

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&tn=texas+cowboy+cooking

dave

Never seen that site Dave, but I'll have a look.

Nice to see your pizza steel show up. Can't wait to see what you can do with it.

brucered said:

I broke down and picked this up on Amazon tonight. It's hard to come by up here in Canada. So when I saw a gently used, tight spine, clean pages copy show up for $15 shipped....I took a chance.

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You remembered. I have this book...did I mention it? I've used quite a few recipes. Great home cooking and great for camping. The butter milk biscuits are great.

Yes I did. The Stew is now a regular camping meal for us. But I hope to add a few more home recipes as well.

brucered said:

Yes I did. The Stew is now a regular camping meal for us. But I hope to add a few more home recipes as well.

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The pictures are well done and help you get an idea of what your meal should look like.

DoctorShavegood said:

The pictures are well done and help you get an idea of what your meal should look like.

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I never buy a cookbook without lots of pics, drives my wife crazy

brucered said:

I never buy a cookbook without lots of pics, drives my wife crazy

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Thats why I like to post a picture with a recipe I've posted...even if it (the picture) doesn't look so good.

DoctorShavegood said:

You remembered. I have this book...did I mention it? I've used quite a few recipes. Great home cooking and great for camping. The butter milk biscuits are great.

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Yes, you've mentioned it a few times. I have to buy it the next time I am not buying poetry.

brucered said:

I never buy a cookbook without lots of pics, drives my wife crazy

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What? Who doesn't like to look at food pics?

So after reading here about the wood magnetic knife holders I started looking at them on Amazon. I don't like our block under the cabinet because I have to slide it out to remove the knives so this seemed like a great idea.

The first one I got was this one Bamboo but I returned it before I put it up because I didn't like the hold on the bar as a whole....strong in some spots but weaker in others. Then I found this one in Walnut and it is perfect...I like the darker color to go with our cabinets and the hold is great from end to end. I didn't want to drill into the tile so I found some Scotch "Extreme" double sided tape and it worked great, I mean that thing doesn't budge...super strong hold.