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Offline KingWing

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How do I pick out the flour for commercial pizza making?
« on: July 08, 2010, 12:36:27 PM »
So far, there is a toss up on the oven I'm looking to purchase. I'm trying to decide if It's best to use a deck oven or a Midleby Marshal conveyor oven. I'm interested in "Quality" for my pizza and functionality for the oven. I have little experience if any with pizza making and everything that comes with it so I currently have no interest in brick ovens. I have been reading alot about Molina Caputo 00 flour vs a flour which is higher is gluten. Which of the 2 is best for the ovens I plan to use of the two I mentioned? Can I make gourmet style pizza using Caputo 00 flour or do I need a higher protein? How will it differ in flavor, texture, color and spring from a HG flour? I also read that Papa Johns get their flour from Kansas somewhere...I like their dough....does anyone know what type of flour they use and where in Kansas would a consumer purchase flour for commercial pizza making? I very much appreciate anyone's input.

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Re: How do I pick out the flour for commercial pizza making?
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2010, 12:49:00 PM »
I also read that Papa Johns get their flour from Kansas somewhere...I like their dough....

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Offline jeff v

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Re: How do I pick out the flour for commercial pizza making?
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2010, 01:15:53 PM »
I'm not trying to be rude, snarky, or any of those things and this is just my opinion...

Please wait 2-3 more months before opening...unless you have lots of extra dough (the green kind).

Between the oven, flour and cheese questions along with your dough formula you have a ways to go before you're ready to make commercial pizza IMO. That is not even considering the actual running of the business. I have experienced firsthand the impact of starting a business (not food related) on the fly. While it didn't outright fail, the impact of not giving the extra time upfront put a tremendous burden on the business financially and cost tons of extra time and  work in the long run.

Best Wishes,

Jeff


 



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