Official 2024 BBQ, Smoking, Grilling, Baking and Beer thread

[Badpoolmom]

I wish local pizza places would sell Dough, but they don’t around here .
I’ve tried several recipes for homemade most are delicious or at least decent (except this one lol)

Main thing is, only a few ingredients vs a paragraph of words I can’t pronounce.

 

[Badpoolmom]

I buy it at Trader Joes.

Envious . I’m an hour one way from a Trader Joe’s

 

[phonedave]

I take a shortcut on dough. I buy it at Trader Joes. I can't make better from scratch.

My brother in law has, according to him, perfected his dough recipe. It involves 3 days of work, letting dough rest at specific temperatures and times, and lots of planning ahead.

My recipe is I buy frozen dough balls from my local grocery store: https://www.shoprite.com/sm/pickup/...original-pizza-dough-16-oz-id-00759008192667/ Flour, Water, Yeast, Salt, Oil, Sugar - which I don't understand because the packaging says no added sugar. Or I buy refrigerated dough balls made at the pizza counter in the same grocery store (same ingredients, but no sugar). This grocery store has an independent catering unit in it, so they make their own dough.

The upshot is, his is better. Marginally better. Not worth the effort in my opinion. It does have a slightly fermented flavor which is nice, but when I decide I want to fire up the Ooni for pizza that night, I don't want to wait 3 days for dough.

 

[jark87]

but when I decide I want to fire up the Ooni for pizza that night, I don't want to wait 3 days for dough.

And this is why we just don’t cook pizza that often. Even a dough that is ready in a few hours is usually too long. We’re kinda spur of the moment types and I can have a pizza delivered from a local joint in about 15 minutes.

 

[Badpoolmom]

Maybe we could all pick a “meal” or ingredient to make. (say we pick one a week)
then post pics of our versions , to get a little inspiration from others.

For instance , my taco Tuesday looks like the exact same taco every Tuesday for the past 3 years haha ( so it’s not always Tuesday but I’d say we eat tacos at least once a week)

Could be fun to see how others make stuff.
Could go something like
“Show me what you made with_____ this week” or “let’s all make _____this week”


Anyone?

 

[Badpoolmom]

I can have a pizza delivered from a local joint in about 15 minutes.

Life in the big city
45 min minimum (hour and a half has been the longest) IF the one joint that delivers here isn’t busy.

 

[Newdude]

For instance , my taco Tuesday looks like the exact same taco every Tuesday for the past 3 years

I rotate tacos, taco bowls, burritos and quesidillas but the guts remain mostly the same.


Another staple is Breakfast Thurdays. I rotate pancakes, French toast, omlettes or egg sandwiches. Every Thursday we are getting beat up in the weekly grind and the little bit of comfort helps push us into Friday.

 

[Badpoolmom]

Ok, if anyone wants to participate:
I’ll go first. I choose none other than tacos

Sometime between now and Thursday
Share pics of what you made this week
Then someone else choose next weeks dish/ingredient

(Should this have its own thread? I’m not trying to steer it away from smoking, grilling, baking and beer)

 

[phonedave]

And this is why we just don’t cook pizza that often. Even a dough that is ready in a few hours is usually too long. We’re kinda spur of the moment types and I can have a pizza delivered from a local joint in about 15 minutes.

I am sitting in my home office right now, let me tilt my head up an look out the window. Yep, the Italian Restaurant / Pizzeria is still 100 yards from my front door

And the deli / bagel store and liquor store is still there too - sometimes this location makes cooking at home really rough.

 

[Badpoolmom]

From my home office (patio sofa) all I can see are cornfields and tree lines
It ain’t a bad view tho. I actually love it

Italian Restaurant / Pizzeria is still 100 yards from my front door

And the deli / bagel store and liquor store is still there too

What a seriously awesome combo!!! Please tell me an Ice cream store and/or bakery are right there too

 

[Newdude]

What a seriously awesome combo!!!

We had a small strip mall with only a pizza place, ice cream place and bagel store back when. Getting out of our work vans at lunch one day I asked my coworker what we should get and he looked at me like I had 5 heads and calmly said we should get 'a pizza bagel ala mode'

 

[Badpoolmom]

Turns out if you lets your “same day dough” sit 72 hours it’s 1000x more delicious

Recipe made 4 pizzas (270g each)
Cooked 2 Tuesday (trash rating)
cooked 2 today (9 of 10 rating)

 

[mc2021]

If you're interested in pizzas I highly recommend Vito. I've watched his channel and followed his recipes and it turns out great. It does take planning though. Here is is channel

And here is one of my pies. The crust is.light and airy but crunchy with a great flavor.

 

[Badpoolmom]

And here is one of my pies

That’s what I’m talkin about!
Wow! Nice work
Are you baking in a regular or pizza oven?

I have watched several of his videos. I adore him

 

[mc2021]

That’s what I’m talkin about!
Wow! Nice work
Are you baking in a regular or pizza oven?

I have watched several of his videos. I adore him

Wood fired pizza oven, got it from costco

 

[ArtP]

Wood fired pizza oven, got it from costco

I think about getting one of those (or the propane ones) at least 3 times a year. And then I think about how much work and preparation and forethought it takes to make pizza dough and... well I haven't bought one yet. I do love homemade pizzas and calzones but I have to admit, I'm not that great at starting meals more than a day ahead of time. The one thing I don't mind prepping early is marinades, especially for things like carne adobada. For some reason, making pizza dough always feels like more work to me.

Anyway, here's a pair of tri-tips I dry brined, then dry rubbed, smoked, and seared on my propane grill this last Tuesday. It was so hot here in Mesa that the thermometer in the lid of the grill was reading 150 before I even turned it on, sitting in the afternoon sun. My pavers are about the same temperature when the sun is on them, so I have to wear shoes while grilling, even though the grill is 5 feet from my back door!

 

[Badpoolmom]

Yummo!!!

Do you eat that as is? Like steak and potato type or do you use it for sandwiches and such

 

[Badpoolmom]

It’s taco Sunday here - fish tacos
His and hers (mama don’t do radish)
Tortilla crusted tilapia
Salted avocado
Shredded lettuce
Cilantro
Cotija cheese
Radish and lime (optional )
Greek yogurt ranch sauce

 

[phonedave]

From my home office (patio sofa) all I can see are cornfields and tree lines
It ain’t a bad view tho. I actually love it


What a seriously awesome combo!!! Please tell me an Ice cream store and/or bakery are right there too

Unfortunately no - a bank and a hairdresser.

But the Italian place does have gelato and cannoli

The deli/bagel store also makes some baked things - crumb cake, cookies, baklava, hamantaschen, and a bunch of Mediterranean type foods. - Howard's Bagels

 

[phonedave]

Maybe we could all pick a “meal” or ingredient to make. (say we pick one a week)
then post pics of our versions , to get a little inspiration from others.

For instance , my taco Tuesday looks like the exact same taco every Tuesday for the past 3 years haha ( so it’s not always Tuesday but I’d say we eat tacos at least once a week)

Could be fun to see how others make stuff.
Could go something like
“Show me what you made with_____ this week” or “let’s all make _____this week”


Anyone?

We cook at home 5 to 7 nights a week. Sometime it is pretty impressive. Other times is it throw together some stuff. Especially over the summer, with the garden cranking out so much stuff, a lot of times it is pasta, with vegetables, and some sort of chicken stock sauce, or white wine/lemon or something like that.

I did just make a quart of vinegar peppers for sandwiches with peppers from the garden (Italian Sweet, the Cowhorns are not ready yet).

So yea, I am up for posting things.

(And last night was Taco Sunday)