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I've attempted all of them, but I don't think pizza should be included unless you're willing to disable your oven's cleaning cycle interlock, allowing it to get to the high temperature necessary for proper pizza-making. Or you have a Big Green Egg.

They missed bolognese.
All credibility is lost.

BTW, al'dente pasta. Every adult needs to know how to cook that.

geonuc wrote:I've attempted all of them, but I don't think pizza should be included unless you're willing to disable your oven's cleaning cycle interlock, allowing it to get to the high temperature necessary for proper pizza-making. Or you have a Big Green Egg.

You can still make a good pizza with an oven that goes to about 450 or above.
You just have to be more selective with the base.
Deep dish works well as you're making basically bread with topping.
If you don't like deep dish it gets more tricky as the base cooks at a different rate to the topping but can still be done if your really keen...or insane.

I've done it using a combination of oven and broiler too but it's a PITA to cook and very little room for error.
Blackened pizza anyone?

The ideal pizza oven would be one where the top and bottom elements are under independent control. It would require a lot of setup to get it right though. You could then cook the base vs the top at different rates using a combination of radiant heat and conventional oven.

Hmmm. Sounds a like an interesting design project. One day...

If you "pre-bake" your crust for about 7-10 minutes before adding your toppings, you don't get the soggy crust... and don't forget to dock it (poke a ton of little holes into the crust before pre-baking) so the crust doesn't bubble up.

I've never really liked the way any of my pre-baked bases comes out in the past.
I haven't tried the new dough recipie we use currently as a pre-bake so I think that might be on the cards soon.

On a side note, while we were at the boat this weekend a group of boat owners invited us to a meal, bbq chicken. So I offered to bring some bolognese. When we came back from shopping, we were told by the host that one of the guys heard me say we were bringing a bowl of eggs. "WTF would anyone bring a bowl of eggs", was his response. LOL

Oh yes, boat...need to bring you up to speed...

The gist of the article seems to be that you should have a good repertoire of dishes that you can whip up on short notice and do it successfully. I think that we have a few favorite dishes that we think should have been included. I would never have included tofu stir fry on the list. if you have vegan friends it might be a good one to know. But, I do a mean stir fry with just about everything else. So, tossing some form of vegan protein wouldn't much of a stretch.