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SE Slicers- Help for a Novice?!?...

Pizzamaking.com and check out the forums. it has every style known to man. Very, very helpful. Far better tha anything you'll get here or in a book.

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Grace/prayer at a dinner party

Lots of thin skinned folks on this thread. I figured SE'ers would be more tolerant than the general public. I was clearly wrong.

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Sourdough not sour?

Use less starter and let dough ferment longer before baking. Both of those things should help highlight whatever sourness your starter does have.

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From Talk

SE Slicers- Help for a Novice?!?...

Pizzamaking.com and check out the forums. it has every style known to man. Very, very helpful. Far better tha anything you'll get here or in a book.

From Talk

Grace/prayer at a dinner party

Lots of thin skinned folks on this thread. I figured SE'ers would be more tolerant than the general public. I was clearly wrong.

From Talk

Sourdough not sour?

Use less starter and let dough ferment longer before baking. Both of those things should help highlight whatever sourness your starter does have.

From Talk

Grace/prayer at a dinner party

Prayer is supposed to be vertical, not horizontal, right? Give thanks. Don't be lukewarm in your faith (someone once said something about that... ;-)).

If someone is offended, then that is on them. They need to get over themselves.

And when I am in someone's home where they follow a different faith tradition, I am not offended by their style of prayer (or lack of it). I know Whom *I* worship.

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Meet the Maker of Burton's Maplewood Farm's Grade "B" Maple Syrup

@fleurdesel brought up the same point that struck me, that Medora is "just outside of Bloomington." I lived in B-ton for four years and never heard of the place, and I had a job that took me to all of the outlying areas of Bloomington proper. It's a good hour away. It's like calling Kenosha "just outside of Chicago."

Other than that, nice article. Enjoyed reading about the process. I will say this, though, is that Burton's prices are ludicrously high. Twenty bucks for 12 oz? All maple producers go through a similar, labor-intensive process to get their syrup to market. There are other family farms in Indiana who sell a gallon, shipped, for $50.

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Sourdough question

It sounds like you're using way too much starter. Try 1/4 c instead. You are over-fermenting, too, which breaks down the gluten. Try 12-18 hrs instead of 48 hrs.

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Sourdough question

Oops, last question was cut off mid-edit.

How much starter did you use (as a percentage of the flour weight)?

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Sourdough question

What hydration level is your dough?

What style of pizza are you making?

How bakers percentage

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Shaker Lemon Pie

Awesome recipe. Can't wait to try it with my pot-grown Meyers.

Any tips on slicing, like freezing the lemons first? Meyers are freakishly juicy.

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First Timer in New Orleans: Where to Eat?

Domilises, uptown on Annunciation, for po-boys. Get one shrimp, dressed, and one roast beef and Swiss with gravy, dressed, and split 'em.

Best po-boys in town. Lived there for five years and ate at Dom's thrice weekly, at the minimum.

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What makes a great specialty food store?

Selection is king but price is always an issue. The best specialty stores have good prices. That's why Trader Joe's is successful, IMO: everything there is reasonable, whereas such stores are usually laughably expensive (e.g., Whole Foods).

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The Over 21 Club: Garrett Popcorn Shops

Someone sent me a tin of this mix last year, and it was fantastic. I hadn't had Garrett's in 30 years and forgotten how good it is. Totally addictive.

Also, the quality of the popcorn itself is without peer. No waste, no bad kernels, no half-popped monstrosities, no hulls, etc. I might even say this is a bad thing, oddly enough, since normal popcorn usually has all of these disincentives which make me stop eating. Garrett's allows snacking with impunity.

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Kosher Pizza - Why does it suck?

Without sausage, it's bound to suck.

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SE pizza dough recipe issue w/ Q's

Need more details. Which recipe are you talking about (got a link?)? Did you weigh your ingredients? How much did your dough ball weigh? How thick was it after you rolled it out? What kind of sauce did you use? How much of it? What toppings and how much of each? What kind of cheese and how much did it weigh?

Seriously, each of those is a variable that could affect your final product.

Also, preheat the stone for at least an hour. Thirty minutes is not near enough.

From Talk

Meyer Lemons - Worth The Cost?

We grow two Meyer lemons in pots and drag them inside during winter. Each tree is only a couple feet tall and kinda shrubby. I baby these plants all year long, just for the hope of a few Meyers. We have 18 that are ripe or ripening now.

And every single one will wind up in a lemon meringue pie.

Yes, that is the perfect showcase. To me, Meyers have a more floral flavor than regular lemons, complex and amazing. The lemon meringue pie will bring out the subtleties. Go for it!

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Sausage City: Alpine Kielbasa at Gene's Sausage Shop

Nice report. Are all the prices this reasonable, pound for pound? That Lincoln Square store looks pretty high rent.

From Talk

How do I get crispy crust w/ a pizza stone??

PS Preheat the stone to 450 or 500 for an hour.

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How do I get crispy crust w/ a pizza stone??

Only 1/2 c water total for all that flour? You sure about that?

Also, is this recipe for one pizza? That's a lot of dough. With that amt of flour, I'd be making two pizzas.

And your method is wacky. Assemble the whole pizza and slide it onto the stone, no pan.

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Burt's Place On T.V. In December/January

I think Vito and Nick's has dollar pints of Old Style, so if I'm not driving that will be a necessity. I've heard Marie's sausage was good, but I'd believe you that Villa Nova's is better.

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Garvey answered "Pizza!" to Deep dish: "pizza" or "casserole"?

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Garvey answered "80/20" to What Lean-To-Fat Ratio Do You Prefer When Making Burgers?

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Garvey answered "No" to Is it pizza if it doesn't have cheese?

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Garvey answered "Carl's Jr." to Chain Burger Brackets: Carl's Jr. vs. Jack in the Box

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Garvey answered "Yes! " to Do you make pizza at home?

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Garvey answered "Soda" to What do you drink with your pizza?

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Garvey answered "Crustiness" to Do You Prefer Good Crustiness or Juiciness in a Burger?

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