Pizza

On pizza night I made a deep-fried calzone. It didn't last long enough for pictures.

Any recommendations for Pizza around Brixton or Clapham? ...that aren't Franco Manca. Bonus points if they deliver.

You are living the dream, everytime I tell someone about those they tell me "it's disgusting", clearly they don't know what they're missing.

Im craving a classic ny slice, from a corner place that is not fancy just good. Le sigh

Homeslice mimics them though they are £4. They are truly having a laugh

Ah had to google that,forgot the name i had one last time i was back it was tasty but yeah £4 a pop. And didnt see any chilli flakes to sprinkle, they may hsve them i didnt see any.

used the frying pan method with 5mm steel sheet, worked well. Pizza is made with milk dough, home grown red and yellow tomatoes, hard mozz, parmesan, garlic confit and basil.

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looks great!

New pizza place called mamma dough, 354 coldharbour lane, haven't been but looked interesting from the outside..

If you don't mind venturing to Fulham/Chelsea sides 94 Waterford road @metrocammell has a new Santa Maria down there which is really good..

I'm hoping to buy a portable pizza oven over the winter, hopefully on a discount.
Anyone have a roccbox and how it compares to the uuni?
It's double the cost but seems to be better engineered and takes gas or logs. The uuni runs off a gravity fed wood pellet feed which allegedly works well and get up to heat quickly.
But the proof is the pudding so to speak which makes the better pizza?

Haven't used the Uuni personally but a friend of mine reckons his feels a bit flimsy. Possibly comes down to thermometer accuracy I suppose but he's also struggled to reach and sustain the advertised 450C. This was from one of the very first production runs though so entirely possible they've now improved those aspects....

Roccbox looks interesting!

Is there some great Pizza close to Euston that I don't know about?

I dunno about great, but ICCO on Goodge Street isn't bad, and is both cheap and quick.

The series2 now has ironed out some of the earlier problems, but still looks a bit flimsy it's just laser cut stainless steel from China. The roccbox is made in the UK and had a good run the crowd funding circuit.
But at double the cost I really would appreciate a pizza connoisseurs like for like comparison.

Have a sourdough starter and my base down pretty well. Have just purchased some San Marzano tom's. Any tips for making the sauce?

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BIG PIZZA

Just press them through a sieve and perhaps add a little salt. That's it.

Heat before going on the pizza or not?

Nope.

Ok, will report back on Friday.

I'm hoping to buy a portable pizza oven over the winter, hopefully on a discount.

Anyone have a roccbox and how it compares to the uuni?
It's double the cost but seems to be better engineered and takes gas or logs. The uuni runs off a gravity fed wood pellet feed which allegedly works well and get up to heat quickly.
But the proof is the pudding so to speak which makes the better pizza?

I have a roccbox but haven't had a chance to use it yet as it was bought as more of a future purchase because we don't have an outdoor space in our flat. I unboxed it to have a look when it arrived and it's very well put together.

I was the 8th person to order the roccbox and got a very decent pre-earlybird discount so I paid about £280 plus delivery for mine so the price difference between it and the uuni wasn't as pronounced for me so am happy to sit on it until we get a decent place, I am itching to try it though.

If you don't want the sauce too wet, after you've crushed/sieved and removed the tough stalky bits salt to taste and then put the whole lot in a fine sieve and let the excess water drain for an hour or so

I have tried lots of dif sauce techniques. I heat mine for a little bit with a bit of balsamic vinegar, oil, basil and salt and pepper. 15 mins or so on the hob cooks it down a tiny bit and gives a little more depth.

I'm waiting patiently for a review. May be you could take it to a park. Some are fine with bbq. London fields and Clapham Common in the summer are heaving with them, not sure if it's legit tho.
I'm currently heading towards the uuni as it appears to get up to temperature quicker allegedly 15mins and the convenience of the wood pellet feed, seems more use able then traditional logs but with all the effect of wood. It's nice that the roccbox has a gas option but I wouldn't use it.

Don't forget those pellets are proprietary... (actually look the same as the cat litter I buy though).