Battle: Pizza

I agree on having people passionate for judges, but shouldn't we have one or two that don't eat pizza on a regular basis. The Average Joe pizza Guy. I burned out on pizza years back and only eat it once in a blue moon. I'm no expert. I last ate pizza from Papa John's Pizza ( I can hear every one groan ) at my nephews birthday party in early May.

[Robin Garr]

Ordinarily I'd agree that three judges would be the ideal number but hey, we're talking about PIZZA (!!!) There are as many opinions on what (and who) makes a good pizza as there are people who make pizza. It would seem like this is the ideal dish to get as many opinions involved as is possible. I'm not sure HOW we do that but I think it would make it more fun.

What if we bag the judging panel and do it entirely as a "People's Choice" award? Every participant gets a ballot sheet. Turn them in at the end, a tally panel does the count, and may the best pizza (or the best in each category) win?

What if we bag the judging panel and do it entirely as a "People's Choice" award? Every participant gets a ballot sheet. Turn them in at the end, a tally panel does the count, and may the best pizza (or the best in each category) win?

I think Robin has won the idea of the day award. That sounds like the way to go.

What if we bag the judging panel and do it entirely as a "People's Choice" award? Every participant gets a ballot sheet. Turn them in at the end, a tally panel does the count, and may the best pizza (or the best in each category) win?

I think Robin has won the idea of the day award. That sounds like the way to go.

That's why we pay Robin the big bucks

How about this...a "donation" gets you a (source unidentified) slice of pizza along with a coded ballet identifying the purveyor. While you enjoy your pizza, you fill out the ballet and turn it in. Best average score in each category becomes the "Peoples Choice". We'd just have to make sure each pizza was rated by the same number of people to make it completely fair...or would we ?

Ordinarily I'd agree that three judges would be the ideal number but hey, we're talking about PIZZA (!!!) There are as many opinions on what (and who) makes a good pizza as there are people who make pizza. It would seem like this is the ideal dish to get as many opinions involved as is possible. I'm not sure HOW we do that but I think it would make it more fun.

What if we bag the judging panel and do it entirely as a "People's Choice" award? Every participant gets a ballot sheet. Turn them in at the end, a tally panel does the count, and may the best pizza (or the best in each category) win?

I second the people's choice concept!

Nimbus, do you have an oven??

and John you are correct, we can host on a Monday and we do have a large kitchen and we're roughly 15 miles from most of Louisville as well

I would also wager that Matt at Derby City would host downtown as well

Looks like, Nimbus's or Matt's for "delivery" battle
and CPC or NABC for "on site" battle

I'm guessing that Roger still needs confirmation from Kate & Amy about hosting at NABC

We can certainly do a vegetarian and/or carnivore pie,
(if anyone can produce a vegan mozzarella that acts like "real cheese" at 500+ degrees we'll attempt a vegan pie)
I also suggest a simple "cheese" category

Another question for the potential judges about dough and pizza depth - thick crust or thin, deep dish or hand tossed??

i'm for submitting your best traditional hand tossed pie into the general categories, but perhaps opening a "specialty" category for pies like the Upside Down from the NABC

another question?
should we invite the local independents that do not actively post on the forum (Clifton's, bonny and clydes, etc) to participate?

do you guys want to eat 10-20 full size slices of pie for each category? assuming at least 10 owners want to throw down some pie

we should probably all make 14" pies and maybe cut them into 12 slices

we do have a pretty nice beer selection as well, which should be a requirement for any location for this event!!

thats my input for now
shawn at the CPC

We do NOT have an oven....

Just good (great) beer and some space in a central location. And nice Baristas too (for tea, coffee, etc).

It looks easy to make a poll, but I messed up on my first try, anyone want to give it a shot?

-Nimbus

Shawn,

I believe Chicago Dairy is the name of a company that makes a vegan mozzarella that actually melts, especially at higher temps. I have used it at home and found you have to add spices to it to improves the flavor. I cannot recall the price on it as I wasnt the one who purchased it for the household at the time.