The merits of quick casing. Or how to start a fight with Leather workers :)

[BDAZ]

2 hours ago, immiketoo said:

Bob,  I retired from the police force in 2015, and I moved here to be with the woman I love!  Great move, and I haven't regretted it a single day.  If you ever get to Rhodes, let me know.  I'll buy you a beer.  Or a coffee.  

Great move.I assume you don't miss Chicago winters!! I may take you up on that beer!  BTW I used to play traditional Irish music at the Abbey Tavern, Chief O'Neill's, Irish Fest  in Milwaukee and many other places in Chicagoland. The band wanted me to move and  I told them I wouldn't be able to handle the winters.

Again, thanks for the great videos.

Bob

[immiketoo]

I don’t not miss much about Chicago.  Maybe beef sandwiches and my internet speed.  I’ve been to the Irish fest in Milwaukee some years ago and had a blast.  Great town, wouldn’t want to live there

[garypl]

5 hours ago, immiketoo said:

I don’t not miss much about Chicago.  Maybe beef sandwiches and my internet speed.  I’ve been to the Irish fest in Milwaukee some years ago and had a blast.  Great town, wouldn’t want to live there

Mike, I left Chicago in 1981 and just arrived back here yesterday to attend a wedding.  It was 85 degrees when I left Atlanta and it’s 50 degrees now here in Chicago.  I would never want to move back here, but I sure do miss the  Italian beef sandwiches and pizza!

Gary

[BDAZ]

Sorry Gary, no pizza exists West of the Hudson and SOuth of Brooklyn or North of the Bronx. It's just the way it is. 

 

Bob

[immiketoo]

46 minutes ago, BDAZ said:

Sorry Gary, no pizza exists West of the Hudson and SOuth of Brooklyn or North of the Bronx. It's just the way it is. 

 

Bob

So the real fight in this thread is gonna be over pizza?  Thin or thick?  New York or Chicago?  Lets get ready to rumble!!!

[garypl]

4 minutes ago, immiketoo said:

So the real fight in this thread is gonna be over pizza?  Thin or thick?  New York or Chicago?  Lets get ready to rumble!!!

HaHa!  I have to respectfully disagree with you Bob.  I grew up in Chicago but have spent a good deal of time in NYC and in my book the Chicago thin crust beats everything I have had up in the Northeast!  Atlanta pizza is generally pretty mediocre, so anything up North is better!  

Gary

[immiketoo]

See, I'm a deep dish Chicago pizza fan.  Love thin crust, but if you're in Chi town, might as well do it right!  Besides, everyone knows the best thin crust can be found in Rome, Italy.

[BDAZ]

No fight or arguments, just like debating the speed of light. It is what it is. There are round flat breads cooked in pans with tomato and cheese goop, thick doughy cakes with tomato and cheese goop and don't even get me started on Pineapple.

There's Brooklyn style Pizza (AKA NY Style) and then all the other stuff. 

As they say, no accounting for taste and some folks drink Bud light..lots of em. If you can see through a glass of beer, I don't drink it and if a slice cracks when you fold it, I don't eat it.

Bob

Is this quick casing or traditional??

Edited May 12, 2018 by BDAZ

[BDAZ]

54 minutes ago, garypl said:

HaHa!  I have to respectfully disagree with you Bob.  I grew up in Chicago but have spent a good deal of time in NYC and in my book the Chicago thin crust beats everything I have had up in the Northeast!  Atlanta pizza is generally pretty mediocre, so anything up North is better!  

Gary

There was a food show that took real New York Pizza, Boston pan "pizza" and Chicago thin crust "pizza" and did taste tests around the rest of the country. 9 out of 10 preferred the NY Pizza. It is what it is..The speed of light is 186,000 mps give or take and it's not an opinion.

Just to address Immiketoo's comment about Rome. I will of course make an exception for Napoli Pizza since they invented what I would consider the precursor and also have the right attitude maintaining strict controls of what can and can't be called pizza.

http://www.pizzanapoletana.org/en/chi_siamo

So I would accept Napoli Pizza as the great grandfather of New York Pizza. BTW I don't eat at Panda Express, Taco Bell, Opah! or most  sushi places. Speaking of Chicago I spent a week in Greek Town..GREAT food! You can even get Retsina.

Bob 

[Chain]

I grew up in the city with the largest Greek population of any city in the world outside of Greece