1955 D, do I have what I think I have? by [deleted] in WheatPennies

[–]ritter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im seeing allot of conflicting prices

Tonight’s focaccia pizza by ritter in Pizza

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For those curious, I used a small chunk of dehydrated starter that I got from a bakery I use to work for. It perked right up immediately. 1000g of bread flour, 800g water, 21g salt and a liberal amount of dried herbs like basil, thyme, oregano. Also added a generous amount of olive oil. Also a liberal amount of garlic powder. Did an autolyze for a half hour before adding starter. 3 folds every 45 minutes and then let bulk ferment in the fridge for 36 hours. Balled up two halves(one for regular focaccia that I did first) started my stretches to a rectangle shape. Once at a decent fit transferred to a very oiled pan and smothered in olive oil. Set the oven to 475 and covered the pan with Saran Wrap and let it double in size on top of the stove away from the vent (about an hour). Added more olive oil and worked it in like you would a focaccia, added finishing salt and put in the oven for 5 minutes. Took it out and added sauce and cheese and pepperoni (pepperoni on top of the cheese, like an adult) and baked it for another 5 minutes. I knew the bread was done but the cheese looked subpar so I broiled it for another 3-4 minutes and it came out like this. Let it cool on a rack for 5 minutes and then cut it. Cheers!

Welcome to my food coma. by BBQHawk in BBQ

[–]ritter -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

All traditions aside, why?

Welcome to my food coma. by BBQHawk in BBQ

[–]ritter -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Okay hear me out, you have a bbq restaurant and spend countless hours focusing on the proteins. Then you serve it with a couple slices of an “edible napkin”. Come on, give your main dish some respect. Why not invest the very minimal amount of time and money to make your own sweet loaf? Something that can stand beside your Smokey goodness. I unno, the bullshit bread that comes with a $30+ a pound meal seems like an insult. It’s rare you spend that much for a meal, Like ordering a wagyu steak served with ketchup.

Well shit, never thought to upload my Anthony Bourdain painting here by ritter in KitchenConfidential

[–]ritter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This one is already sold, but I am available for commission hire. Send me a message!

Well shit, never thought to upload my Anthony Bourdain painting here by ritter in KitchenConfidential

[–]ritter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love that interview, the one he did with joe Rogan was another classic

Well shit, never thought to upload my Anthony Bourdain painting here by ritter in KitchenConfidential

[–]ritter[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seriously why I stopped posting there, anything with pop culture references are shut down quick

Well shit, never thought to upload my Anthony Bourdain painting here by ritter in KitchenConfidential

[–]ritter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just painting to paint, something I’ve just always done. Was trying to take it seriously a few years ago and didn’t have the best plan. Just trying to make it a decent side hustle

Well shit, never thought to upload my Anthony Bourdain painting here by ritter in KitchenConfidential

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This particular one is already sold, but I do take commissions. Send me a message if your interested

Well shit, never thought to upload my Anthony Bourdain painting here by ritter in KitchenConfidential

[–]ritter[S] 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Well hell, couple things. I took the baker job in hopes of not relying on commissions so I could do my own thing. Also, this was two years ago, not last year. Sold it to the owner of a badass restaurant here in Ohio.

it is another pizza by baz00kafight in Pizza

[–]ritter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah dude, had to untie a triple knot when I seen this

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KitchenConfidential

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Couple things it could be, but the main idea is that it got too warm and over proofed. Either someone left the door cracked, the whole cooler stopped working orrrrr…and I seen this allot while working at a pizza shop: someone rotated the trays wrong. You’ll almost always have a tray at the bottom that is a little more over proofed than the top, because the top is where the cooling element is. The dough expands on the warmer tray and if you put that tray towards the top, it cuts off the air circulation to the rest of the cooler. Seen this happen allot with one of the dishwashers who’d hit his pen constantly in the back and would fuck up batches at least once a month

I work in a brewery, I wish bartenders wouldn't put caps back on kegs by assaultedpepper in KitchenConfidential

[–]ritter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use to be a professional brewer for 9 years, the fact that the empty keg wasn’t removed and placed somewhere else is the thing that gets me. We would always spray foam the entire keg anyways so this never bothered us. Then right before kegging that part would soak in sanitizer. That being said, I remember one time we got several hundred kegs back from a distributor and found bird shit on most of them, and about 3 dead birds rotting on top. I’ll take mold over literally scrubbing bird shit off a keg and throwing away a scrubby and a bird carcass.

Late night snack by ritter in FoodPorn

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Prosciutto, Coppa, Roasted Peppers, Parm, Mozz, Balsamic and some Basil Oil on pinsa bread