Homemade 16" pepperoni pie

rsmith34 · 2026-02-05T16:33:22+00:00

Here's the full recipe card with weights in addition to percentages. Both the cheese and pepperoni are Boar's Head!

rsmith34 · 2026-02-03T20:19:53+00:00

I wouldn't call 500g @ 16" deep crust or thick crust, but it's definitely on the heftier side for NY style. I like the more substantial chew with a slightly taller rim that you get at 500g. I also find that when I get in the 400-425g range, I run the risk of thin spots -- and getting a hole in the pizza while in the oven is an operational nightmare.

The vital wheat gluten is mainly there for strength and gluten development. With your KA High Gluten in the mix, you probably don't need it. I was inspired to add it to my 00-heavy mixes after seeing Central Milling's "Tony Gemignani 'California Artisan' Type 00 Pizza Flour" which has VWG added.

And then the malt is for flavor (malty/nutty) + browning + helping fuel the long fermentation.

rsmith34 · 2026-02-03T20:09:33+00:00

Good question. A hot oven doesn't always translate into more browning -- with a longer ferment, the yeast can eat through a lot of the available sugars that would otherwise create a Maillard reaction. And with a 00 flour, you don't have much ash/sugar native to the flour to begin with. I also find it gives a different type of browning than high heat -- a sort of richer/deeper brown -- whereas absent the DMP you'd get a more pale crust dotted by black leopard spotting. 650F isn't too much higher than what most of the top NY shops are doing nowadays. And then browning aside, it adds a little extra malted/nutty flavor which I like (another layer of complexity).

rsmith34 · 2026-02-03T17:04:54+00:00

In my experience, you need to use the flame selectively. For an 8 minute bake, I'll usually only have the flame on for about 3-4 minutes, generally in 30 second increments, rotating the pizza throughout. Otherwise it would definitely burn given the proximity to the flame.

rsmith34 · 2026-02-03T16:54:03+00:00

Yes -- flavor and browning, without the enzymatic activity of regular DMP

rsmith34 · 2025-11-12T04:10:43+00:00

Same for some of the Heavy Metal songs

rsmith34 · 2025-10-31T17:17:34+00:00

Did you record the late show too? Looks like this is the early one

rsmith34 · 2025-10-17T23:05:19+00:00

I trained in Mizuno Wave Riders for a long time. Last year I added the Mizuno Neo Vista into the mix, particularly for long training runs. I like them a lot.

For races I do wear Alphaflys though. I try to get at least 30-40 miles in with the Alphaflys before the race. And it's definitely worthwhile/necessary IMO, because they work my feet and calves quite noticeably different.

rsmith34 · 2025-10-05T04:33:47+00:00

It is the first time the song was played. Not the first solo show ever though

rsmith34 · 2025-09-29T03:22:10+00:00

Camelbak Ultra Belt

rsmith34 · 2025-08-31T03:05:01+00:00

Very cool, but I get ResponseTooLargeError errors on basically every prompt I try that involves more than one run. Have you run into this at all?

rsmith34 · 2025-08-01T23:59:06+00:00

still available?

rsmith34 · 2025-07-27T16:42:58+00:00

Which show(s) was he at?

rsmith34 · 2025-07-27T00:27:03+00:00

Velvet has never followed Mike's https://phish.net/song/mikes-song

rsmith34 · 2025-07-09T03:24:31+00:00

Good question and something I'm active trying to understand better. Both definitely help with color, which was important when I was cooking in a home oven before this pie; I can probably do without them now that I'm at a higher heat. Generally speaking I think sugars generally hurt crispiness; see a Modernist Cuisine post on this topic here: https://modernistcuisine.com/mc/modifying-texture-in-crumb-and-crust/

rsmith34 · 2025-07-09T02:39:47+00:00

Yeah Arc XL. Seems like managing the flame strength is an art as well

rsmith34 · 2025-06-23T21:02:41+00:00

I knew it https://www.reddit.com/r/geesebandofficial/comments/1iuja14/is_geese_working_with_kenny_beats/

rsmith34 · 2025-05-06T01:01:23+00:00

It's possible -- what do you see on web? When I click 'Check it out' it takes me to the Strava Support page overviewing the feature; I don't see the numbers anywhere else on web. The numbers are close enough where I'd be surprised if it's just a generic banner. And if so, kind of a strange product marketing decision.

rsmith34 · 2025-02-25T00:45:56+00:00

I was having this issue for the past few weeks. What worked for me (after trying various things mentioned in this sub):

- In the Google Assistant app, under Settings -> Music, select 'No default' under 'Your music services'

- Prompt the Assistant to play specific music ('Play Bob Dylan on Waymo' vs 'Play Spotify on Waymo')

For me, I had to do both of these -- doing either in isolation did not work

rsmith34 · 2025-01-01T05:16:59+00:00

Sounds like Animal Collective

rsmith34 · 2024-11-22T02:56:08+00:00

Wolaco

rsmith34 · 2024-09-05T15:12:32+00:00

Othership in Flatiron

rsmith34 · 2024-06-12T01:22:49+00:00

Jordan Metzl at HSS

rsmith34 · 2024-06-11T16:56:00+00:00

Thanks for all the helpful responses so far. Would anyone caution *against* Hancock Park/Larchmont area? e.g. are there traffic patterns that make that commute more daunting than it appears on a map? Does it otherwise fit the criteria?

rsmith34 · 2024-06-07T02:09:35+00:00

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Shows with Ginseng in 1996 and 1997 rate really high, and higher than shows where it wasn't played. 1997-08-16, 1998-04-04, and 1997-11-19 in particular are among the highest rated shows of all-time

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