A water mist bottle: the most underrated pizza equipement

Started by stamina888, December 04, 2024, 09:38:56 AM

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stamina888

For pizzas with a drier cheese (or ones without any toppings), I sometimes like to use a water mist bottle and lightly coat the pizza with it before adding it into the oven.  You can also spray the mist in the oven itself to increase the humidity.

The goal here isn't to necessarily make the pizza wet but just to replace the moisture that the cheese loses during bake, so that it has the same amount when baked that it had when raw.

Howitzer21

That's interesting - do you have any pictures to show the difference between a normal pizza vs a misted pizza?
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Bill/CDMX

On a related note, I use my battery-operated paint sprayer to quickly cover the pizza with the thinnest coat of olive oil. Yeah, I could use a cheap plastic spray bottle, but this is way more fun. I make sure the oil is warm (and sometimes add a little rendered pork fat) to get the right viscosity.

Heikjo

Paint sprayer with oil and fat. That's a new one! Brilliant. 

I got an oil sprayer/mister flask that I think I bought for coating kale before a quick bake in the oven for kale chips. It's okay, but I need elbow grease to create pressure.

Adding water is a good idea. I've added moist mozzarella sometimes to counter dry cheese. I saw a video from with someone putting ice cubes on an NP pie, but I wonder if that was one that went in the oven with barely any topping, if any at all. Might have been for a dessert pie where they added toppings post bake.
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Pizza_Not_War

Quote from: Bill/CDMX on December 04, 2024, 11:05:01 AMOn a related note, I use my battery-operated paint sprayer to quickly cover the pizza with the thinnest coat of olive oil. Yeah, I could use a cheap plastic spray bottle, but this is way more fun. I make sure the oil is warm (and sometimes add a little rendered pork fat) to get the right viscosity.
Hopefully clean of paint.

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TXCraig1

Would a battery-operated paint sprayer work with baby oil? Asking for a friend.
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TXCraig1

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Yuvalvv

I reckon a light coat of water would likely evaporate almost immediately in the heat of the oven, so it probably wouldn't have much of an effect, if any at all, on the moisture retention of the cheese.

Unless you're talking about creating a lot of steam in the oven (like in bread baking), which isn't ideal for pizza. Steam can inhibit the crust from browning properly and might even make the dough dry out more as it slows down crust formation (increasing moisture evaporation).

Have you tried this method with any success? It sounds good in theory, but I'd be skeptical it works as expected.
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TXCraig1

At pizza baking temps, the thermal conductivity of air and steam are pretty much the same, so I doubt the additional steam - no matter how much - will make much of a difference. 
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Timpanogos Slim

Quote from: Bill/CDMX on December 04, 2024, 04:07:06 PMhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0848HZPS3/?tag=pmak-20?

6 months or so back i saw a setup on aliexpress that was both nicer and half the price, which isn't important, but what's killing me is i can't figure out in what context someone was talking about it - because it wasn't related to cosmetics, art, auto-body, etc. 
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Bill/CDMX

Quote from: Timpanogos Slim on December 05, 2024, 12:25:01 AM6 months or so back i saw a setup on aliexpress that was both nicer and half the price, which isn't important, but what's killing me is i can't figure out in what context someone was talking about it - because it wasn't related to cosmetics, art, auto-body, etc.

I hope no one thinks that Amazon link is what I use for spraying oil. It was my wise-a** response for Craig's wise-a** "friend" who was looking for a baby oil sprayer. For cooking I use a 3rd-party attachment for an 18V Ryobi battery. It has only been used for food applications like spraying oil on a pizza, a clear glaze on pastries, mop on smoked ribs, etc.

DDT

Quote from: TXCraig1 on December 04, 2024, 03:55:35 PMWould a battery-operated paint sprayer work with baby oil? Asking for a friend.
LMAO!!

Ischia

I like to mist the top of left over pizza slices before reheating in the toaster oven to keep the cheese from drying out, works great and they heat up like new, or even better sometimes.
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Pizza-Face

Quote from: Ischia on December 21, 2024, 10:06:49 PMI like to mist the top of left over pizza slices before reheating in the toaster oven to keep the cheese from drying out, works great and they heat up like new, or even better sometimes.

Yup, I just use a pea sized piece of paper towel wetted thoroughly off to the side of the slices. Keeps the top nice and that's easier when re-heating at work.

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