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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #30 on: February 19, 2005, 08:45:44 AM »
Quote from: AnneG on February 18, 2005, 03:16:42 PM
What sort of crusts do you use, Carla? I used to make Boboli pizza in the US all the time - I miss them!!!!

Dont know what Carla does, but you know in the pizza section of the supermarket you sometimes get those pizza- shaped garlic breads?  That's what i use when i make pizza.  :)
But i have used those Napoli (i think) ones in the black box next to the pizza & pasta sauces, and they're fine.
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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #31 on: February 19, 2005, 02:12:29 PM »
Excellent! Thanks for that, otterpop - for some reason I never even thought to look for a substitute for Boboli and just quit doing that for dinner - I'll definitely be making my own from now on!!!
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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #32 on: February 19, 2005, 02:27:03 PM »
Quote from: vnicepeeps on February 18, 2005, 08:36:09 PM
I just pop it crust into my bread machine... and I do a mean whole wheat one too... I got a pizza stone at TK Maxx for under a tenner..

Vnice, have you got the recipe for the whole wheat one?  I'm off of white flour completely and miss pizza!  :)
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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #33 on: February 19, 2005, 02:35:14 PM »
I can type in for you... I have one that blends whole wheat with whote flour, but I am sure I can find you a purely whole wheat one in my book of magic..  ;D
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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #34 on: February 19, 2005, 02:52:40 PM »
Quote from: vnicepeeps on February 19, 2005, 02:35:14 PM
I can type in for you... I have one that blends whole wheat with whote flour, but I am sure I can find you a purely whole wheat one in my book of magic..  ;D

Ooooh! Yes, please!   ;D
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« Reply #35 on: February 21, 2005, 09:34:31 AM »
Quote from: Wishstar on February 19, 2005, 02:52:40 PM
Ooooh! Yes, please!   ;D

Harrumph! It's almost as if you weren't willing to wait the 48 hour prep time necessary for my wholemeal pizzettas!
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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #36 on: February 21, 2005, 10:38:51 AM »
I posted it here...

I am a nutty cook so I hope it makes sense!

Wish use strong or very strong whole wheat so you can get it fluffy.

http://cookbook.uk-yankee.com/link.php?id=88
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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #37 on: February 21, 2005, 12:22:21 PM »
Quote from: Señor Nibbles on February 21, 2005, 09:34:31 AM
Harrumph! It's almost as if you weren't willing to wait the 48 hour prep time necessary for my wholemeal pizzettas!


Yeah those were great, but you just can't chew slow enough to really make it worth 48 hour of labor.  :)

Thanks for the recipe Vnice!  Will try it tonight!!
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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #38 on: February 23, 2005, 04:48:53 PM »
Quote from: Pebbles on February 17, 2005, 06:37:04 PM
The only time i have been disappointed was when we went to Pizza Hut or Snappy Tomato (a local store?).

I loved the Snappy Tomato we use to go to. Never once thought it was bad.
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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #39 on: September 16, 2008, 10:40:30 PM »
I have, I think, a very high standard for pizza. Pizza Hut (in the US) used to be just tolerable, but at some point they started to deep fry their crusts. Domino's was the worst pizza that you could get delivered before Pizza Hut made that switch.

I'm most partial to NY style pizza and old-California style pizza. My favourite pizzerias in California are Arinell's (NY style), Pizza My Heart (old Ca style) and Woodstock's (Woodstock's style).

That much established, so far nearly all the pizza I've seen and tasted in a short week and a half in London has been about the same low quality as frozen pizza (which I simply won't eat anymore).

The one exception that I've found is Mulberry Street in Bayswater, a NY style pizzeria. Their slices are pretty spot-on, with the one caveat that mozzarella cheese here is *different*. It's more gooey melted, and kind of resembles "soy cheese" in flavour and texture. Apart from that, Mulberry's is pretty darn good.
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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #40 on: September 16, 2008, 11:29:01 PM »
IMO Costco has the best pizza, the rest is crap.
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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #41 on: September 16, 2008, 11:48:03 PM »
mmmm Pizza.  I wish I weren't on a diet after reading this thread.

But, since I haven't found proper ranch to dip it in- I'm okay.

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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #42 on: September 16, 2008, 11:53:07 PM »
Quote from: racheeeee on September 16, 2008, 11:29:01 PM
IMO Costco has the best pizza, the rest is crap.

I haven't been to Costco in the UK. US Costco tends to have pizza that resembles a Michelin with burnt cheese.
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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #43 on: September 17, 2008, 12:05:29 AM »
Quote from: Winklepickers on September 16, 2008, 11:53:07 PM
I haven't been to Costco in the UK. US Costco tends to have pizza that resembles a Michelin with burnt cheese.

Ah well, you are in for a treat with pizza in the UK than...
However, as a New Yorker, any pizza outside of the NYC area resembles a michelin with burnt cheese.
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Re: U.K. & pizza
« Reply #44 on: September 17, 2008, 12:38:12 AM »
Depends on where you're situated.  In a local village (Dinnington) to us there's a really good pizza place that we buy from.
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