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Re: Anybody into wood fired pizza at home?
I’ve got a Gozney dome on the front porch but before that I used a stone either in the oven at highest temp setting or on the Kamado.
The pizza oven is a game changer but good enough pizza can certainly be made in the oven on a stone
The pizza oven is a game changer but good enough pizza can certainly be made in the oven on a stone
stangman67
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Re: Streaming....better than physical? I think so...
A comparison of streaming vs CD formats alone would be done through a CD player that is also a network streamer, like a Marantz SACD 30n. I don't think Denon makes a network streaming CD player yet but a Denon CD player would sound different from a Marantz CD player because they're designed to sound different.
I compared the sound of my FLAC CD rips to "CD Quality" FLAC files streamed from Tidal and Qobuz, all played through a Bryston BDP-3 digital music player. My CD rips of the same song sounded better than the streamed versions. Qobuz sounded better than Tidal.
https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/197298/how-qobuz-and-tidal-sound-to-me
DarqueKnight
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Re: Streaming....better than physical? I think so...
I see the comparison video above as more an example of the sound quality of a separate network streaming device and a CD player. The sound differences are pretty apparent, but the Denon is known to be a fairly bright sounding CD player and the custom DAC they made sounds pretty warm and thick. It's really a comparison of two pieces of equipment. My ears prefer the streaming DAC.
A comparison of streaming vs CD formats alone would be done through a CD player that is also a network streamer, like a Marantz SACD 30n. I don't think Denon makes a network streaming CD player yet but a Denon CD player would sound different from a Marantz CD player because they're designed to sound different.
A comparison of streaming vs CD formats alone would be done through a CD player that is also a network streamer, like a Marantz SACD 30n. I don't think Denon makes a network streaming CD player yet but a Denon CD player would sound different from a Marantz CD player because they're designed to sound different.
Emlyn
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Re: Anybody into wood fired pizza at home?
I use a pizza steel in my home oven. I actually have a pizza stone on the rack ABOVE it as well. That way it traps a lot of heat above it. I heat the oven to its highest setting and turn on for about an hour. (Gets up to temp in about 30 minutes and then additional 30 minutes.)
I find I get a nice char on the crust this way and toppings cooked perfectly as well. The steel allows me to make another pizza very soon after I finish one. With a family of four, we usually make four ~12 inch Neapolitan style pizzas.
I use the 72 hour dough recipe on the Pizza Steel website.
Turns out awesome. One tip I have that works for my setup is that if you use fresh mozzarella, which we almost always do, is that you keep it in the fridge the whole time. I.e. if you like to have all the ingredients/toppings out, still keep the cheese in the fridge. If you let it get warm/room temp, it cooks too fast. Keeping it in the refrigerator allows for it to melt in perfectly cooked spots on the pizza.
I find I get a nice char on the crust this way and toppings cooked perfectly as well. The steel allows me to make another pizza very soon after I finish one. With a family of four, we usually make four ~12 inch Neapolitan style pizzas.
I use the 72 hour dough recipe on the Pizza Steel website.
Turns out awesome. One tip I have that works for my setup is that if you use fresh mozzarella, which we almost always do, is that you keep it in the fridge the whole time. I.e. if you like to have all the ingredients/toppings out, still keep the cheese in the fridge. If you let it get warm/room temp, it cooks too fast. Keeping it in the refrigerator allows for it to melt in perfectly cooked spots on the pizza.
smartie_panta
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