Learn from my mistake.

[no_hypocrisy]

This is dire, important advice.

If you remember only one thing I've ever told all of you, it's this.

DO NOT EVER EVER EVER USE STORE-MADE PIZZA DOUGH FOR ANY REASON.   NEVER ! ! !

I was in a hurry and got some.  Made a promising calzone.   First bite and I knew I had made a heinous error.   OMFG.   Paste would taste better.  It was an insult to Italy.

Lesson learned.   Make your own batch and stay as far away as you can from that supermarket shit.

[elleng]

1. Thanks for the warning,

not that I've thought of making it ever! My daughter MIGHT do it herself!

[democratisphere]

2. Me and my stomach thank you for the advice.

[pandr32]

3. I hear you!

We have been making our own for several years now. Ditto for focaccia and other breads.

[Warpy]

4. That's one thing I've never been tempted by in the supermarket

Regular pizza dough is both quick and simple, especially if you have either a good food processor or a strong mixer with a dough hook.

That supermarket stuff cuts corners on flavor elements and speeds up the dough proofing and both combine to produce cardboard.

[alittlelark]

5. Yeah... bad things can happen....

[needledriver]

6. I appreciate what you are saying,

Last edited Mon Feb 13, 2017, 05:44 PM - Edit history (1)

but we have a fantastic Italian deli in the neighborhood which sells delicious pizza dough. It's the same dough they make their own pizza from. Saturday night is homemade pizza night at our house.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Qualification you offered is fine.

I'm talking about the muck in a plastic bag in any generic supermarket in the refrigerated goods section.

[msanthrope]

8. Eh....I live within walking distance of two bakeries and 3 pizza joints that sell dough.

You gotta know what you're doing.
What brand was it?

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Birrittella's

[msanthrope]

10. Well hell, neighbor. Let's have some coffee sometime. nt

[no_hypocrisy]

11. + 1

[Kimchijeon]

12. Yep it's so easy to make. ..!

Store bought is a no no!