On 9/28/2014 1:32 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 12:46:55 -0500, Becca EmaNymton
> > wrote:
>
>> On 9/28/2014 11:54 AM, tert in seattle wrote:
>>> Becca EmaNymton wrote:
>>>> On 9/27/2014 6:09 PM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> George likes a simple cheese pizza, but I like a pizza with everything
>>>>>>
>>>>>> on it. I put so many toppings on it, that the center does not get done,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> so I have cut way back. My favorite is pepperoni and cheese.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Becca, concentrate the added toppings around the periphery, instead of
>>>>> distributing them equally to the center. Especially, high moisture items
>>>>> should never be added at the center. Better eating through physics.
>>>>>
>>>>> And hey, you should email me so I can send you a reply.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Becca
>>>>>
>>>>> --Bryan
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for that advice, Bryan, I will send you my email address.
>>>>
>>>> Becca
>>>
>>>
>>> another trick is put the cut veggies in the oven while it preheats to
>>> drive off some of the moisture ... I do this with green peppers and
>>> mushrooms mostly and spread them out on a small baking sheet
>>
>> Thanks Tert, I appreciate that advice.
>>
>> Becca
>
> Seems like a lot of extra unnecessary work... I top pizza with all
> kinds of raw veggies, same as any pizzaria, and have never had a
> moisture problem... I top with onions, peppers, eggplant, mushrooms,
> even zukes, and I'm generous. Maybe your oven is not hot enough so
> the veggies are stewing... I can see that happening when using a pizza
> stone... because once the cold raw pie is set on the hot stone water
> vapor is created underneath the pie, permeates the stone and the
> temperature of the stone drops drastically and never recovers past the
> point water boils... pizza stones produce stewed pizza. Get rid of
> that fercocktah stone and use a perforated pan. Pizza stones are
> pandered to those who didn't do well with high school science.

My pizza pan is perforated, it looks like this:

http://shop.manpans.com/perforated-pizza-pan/

Becca