Hand tossed pizza (?)

[Facetious]

What exactly does the tossing of the dough do for a pizza crust ?

I do know that hand tossed pizzas are the best pies that I've ever had ! :yummie

The only thing that I can think of at the moment as to why pizza dough is spun and tossed is that the centrifugal forces spin the dough outward making it a desired size e.g. 8 '', 10'' etc.
The other thing is that the centrifugal forces also feather the dough e.g, thinner in the center and thicker toward the outside. :dunno: just a guess

 

[Skyraider22]

Great question i have no idea maybe it is a marketing thing:thumbsup:

 

[biomech]

I don't know? But have you seen the dough tossing contests on tv, they do some crazy shit with that stuff.

 

[thebear247]

if the person tossing it hasnt washed there hands it does alot to the pizza .

allkidden aside im not really sure but hand tossed pizza taste great hmmm maybe it all does have to do with how clean there hands are

 

[STDiva]

I think it gets rid of the lumps in the dough. Smoother crust as well as entertain customers.

This is a question for the Chef of the board.

 

[ThatRedWing]

Tossing the dough does absolutly nothing as far as flavor goes. The fact that it's a freshly made dough does. Tossing does help stretch the dough evenly.

 

[BigSwede]

Maybe it just looks cool...

 

[gunslingingbird]

Why do you toss pizza? For the same reason you toss salad. :tongue: :1orglaugh

 

[ChefChiTown]

What exactly does the tossing of the dough do for a pizza crust ?

I do know that hand tossed pizzas are the best pies that I've ever had ! :yummie

The only thing that I can think of at the moment as to why pizza dough is spun and tossed is that the centrifugal forces spin the dough outward making it a desired size e.g. 8 '', 10'' etc.
The other thing is that the centrifugal forces also feather the dough e.g, thinner in the center and thicker toward the outside. :dunno: just a guess

Most of it is for show, but there IS a reason that people toss pizza dough. Tossing the pizza dough, as opposed to rolling it out, does two things that effect the dough itself...

1) It keeps a decent amount of air in the dough, which adds to the chewy center once the dough is cooked. When you roll the pizza dough with a rolling pin, you push out all of the air, which makes for a flatter, crispier crust.

2) It's easier to make good looking circles. As the dough spins in the air, it evenly stretches itself into a circle. When you roll the pizza dough with a rolling pin, you can easily screw up a circle.

I'm actually making grilled pizzas for me and my parents tomorrow, but there's a ZERO percent change I'll be tossing my dough (that sounds sexual).

Why do you toss pizza? For the same reason you toss salad. :tongue: :1orglaugh

...because you like the taste of man ass?

 

[don_equis]

What exactly does the tossing of the dough do for a pizza crust ?

I do know that hand tossed pizzas are the best pies that I've ever had ! :yummie

The only thing that I can think of at the moment as to why pizza dough is spun and tossed is that the centrifugal forces spin the dough outward making it a desired size e.g. 8 '', 10'' etc.
The other thing is that the centrifugal forces also feather the dough e.g, thinner in the center and thicker toward the outside. :dunno: just a guess

Well dunno but one time there was a free food samples give out around my area and there was this guy hand tossing some dough. What got my attention was his hairy forearms and how the pizza dough was sticking to his arms when he tossed it so I got grossed out and did not get a sample Pizza slice...yuk! hairy arms...

 

[gunslingingbird]

...because you like the taste of man ass?

I like the taste of your man ass, especially when you've had corn. Gives me something to nibble on while I'm down there. :hatsoff:

 

[shayd]

What exactly does the tossing of the dough do for a pizza crust ?

I do know that hand tossed pizzas are the best pies that I've ever had ! :yummie

The only thing that I can think of at the moment as to why pizza dough is spun and tossed is that the centrifugal forces spin the dough outward making it a desired size e.g. 8 '', 10'' etc.
The other thing is that the centrifugal forces also feather the dough e.g, thinner in the center and thicker toward the outside. :dunno: just a guess

I had always thought it was to incorporate more air into the dough, which I believe gets the dough to the desired texture.

EDIT

Nevermind, Chef has shed wisdom on this topic. :hatsoff:

 

[D-rock]

Besides the fact you get better circles, I think once somebody gets good at doing it tossing pizza dough is also faster than trying to roll it out.

 

[calpoon]

if the person tossing it hasnt washed there hands it does alot to the pizza .

Brings back memories of when I used to work at a pizza place. The place was kinda small so the dough would always hit the light or knock out the ceiling panels. Of course don't forget liberal application of the old "five second rule."

That place was always getting trashed. We shared the building with an ice cream shop and diner and once somebody spilled a ten gallon barrel of chocolate sauce. It was someone from the kitchen staff, so we just drew a giant dick in it and took pictures with the polaroid (which was only supposed to be used for kids birthdays) and made them clean it up.

ah, good times. I miss that place. best job I ever had, just goofed off with my friends and ate pizza all day.

 

[Facetious]

Brings back memories of when I used to work at a pizza place. The place was kinda small so the dough would always hit the light or knock out the ceiling panels. Of course don't forget liberal application of the old "five second rule."

That place was always getting trashed. We shared the building with an ice cream shop and diner and once somebody spilled a ten gallon barrel of chocolate sauce. It was someone from the kitchen staff, so we just drew a giant dick in it and took pictures with the polaroid (which was only supposed to be used for kids birthdays) and made them clean it up.

ah, good times. I miss that place. best job I ever had, just goofed off with my friends and ate pizza all day.

I hopa thatsa you salvaged the chocolata salsa ! Vwe needa that for da weekend, ya kno !

Two dustpan together like I show ya ?
Chocalota Salsa COST GOOD MONEY you know !

So whatta ! Thatsa vwhy vwe gots a strainer.
Noboty haz ta know, juz you an me, ya know ? :helpme:

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

http://www.pizzamaking.com/ is a brilliant site. They have damn near everything you need to know about damn near every style of pizza. They have some real-deal copycat recipes on there as well; everything from NY style to Pizza Hut pan. :hatsoff:

 

[Spleen]

Theres me thinking it was obvious why they did it...