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W
hen I first sat down to
talk all things water, I
figured there was a really
meaningful haiku out
there about the beauty and amazing
thing that is water. But all I could
keep thinking about was Adam
Sandler in the movie Waterboy yelling
back and forth about water being
better than Gatorade. Doesn't give
quite the same fuzzy feeling but still
drives home the importance of water
in our lives.
When you really start to look at
water and the abilities it has, it really
puts into perspective how underrated
water is in the grand scheme.
Water can be liquid, it can freeze, it
can turn into steam, and can go back
and forth. Water in its liquid state
is a solvent in that other elements
dissolve when mixed in. Water in its
frozen state is extremely strong yet
also buoyant. In its liquid state water
has a boiling point, but in its steam
form water can be heated almost to
no limit which is why it can be dangerous
and cause burns. All of these
things make water a cool element
and there are many more reasons
as you dig into the molecular side
of things, but besides flour, water is
what makes pizza, pizza.
Before grain becomes flour, it
begins as a seed. If the environment
and temperatures align, the
seed absorbs water making the seed
swell and softening its outer layer.
Cells inside this outer layer begin
to produce amylase enzymes which
converts starch (complex sugar)
into simple sugar which the embryo
needs to grow and turn into a mature
plant, giving us flour. Without water,
the seed is just a seed.
As pizza makers we talk a lot
about flour and we're constantly
debating which are best for the
types of pizza we want to make. But
none of it would be possible without
water. For those making New York
style, you're probably living under
a rock if you haven't heard or been
told that you can't make real New
York without the water. Well, I'm a
Bay Area born and raised California
girl, and I'm here to challenge that
thought. Water is very important,
especially since it's the second largest
ingredient in our dough, but it's
what you do with it that changes
everything. Even Italy has its bad
pizza. So, is it just the water?
I know we say we mix our dough,
but sometimes that can cause beginners
to think that flour is dissolving
in water. But that's not the case.
It's better to think about mixing as
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