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An orange hue has appeared on the underside of my wood fired pizzas??
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doughslinger
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An orange hue has appeared on the underside of my wood fired pizzas??
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July 28, 2009, 01:46:08 PM »
Can anyone with wood fired Neapolitan pizza experience explain why a distinctive orange color has developed on the underside of my pizzas? The oven dome is 900 with an oven floor of 675-700 and my bake time is just under 2 minutes. Everything about the pizza tastes the same so this unnatural color change doesn't seem to have negative taste issues.
I remember Enzo my trainer in Napoli mentioning the problem buy my notes have failed me and I can't remember what he said caused the problem.
The flour is ConAgra Occidental with a 62% hydration and 24hr cold fermentation.
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andreguidon
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Re: An orange hue has appeared on the underside of my wood fired pizzas??
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July 28, 2009, 02:58:33 PM »
never seen this happen before
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s00da
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Re: An orange hue has appeared on the underside of my wood fired pizzas??
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July 28, 2009, 03:14:15 PM »
I baked a pizza that had an orange bottom also just a couple of days ago but there were too many changed variables in my case:
1- I baked on a lower that the usual oven floor. I usually start baking at 800-850 and I got the orange color baking at 700.
2- I was using a strangely bright red sauce on the pizza.
3- I stretched the dough ball too thin.
Pick one
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scpizza
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Re: An orange hue has appeared on the underside of my wood fired pizzas??
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July 28, 2009, 03:17:46 PM »
I've seen that from Neapolitan formulations cooked too long at too cool temps. I would up the floor temp to 750-800 and shorten the bake time.
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s00da
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Re: An orange hue has appeared on the underside of my wood fired pizzas??
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July 28, 2009, 03:28:38 PM »
So I guess that would be an over development of the amber color of the authentic Neapolitan pizza
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scpizza
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Re: An orange hue has appeared on the underside of my wood fired pizzas??
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July 28, 2009, 04:32:25 PM »
Without more information that would be my guess. The hard, dry, crusty mottled look also suggests that. Usually the color I observe is more yellow than orange but this offbeat flour may come from a different strain of wheat or the like.
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artigiano
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Re: An orange hue has appeared on the underside of my wood fired pizzas??
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August 02, 2009, 11:26:34 AM »
seems like some kind of oil was in the dough
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