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Has anyone ever sharpened a spinny wheel type pizza cutter?
Any tips or should I just chuck and buy a new one?
 
Andyp":3vqh745e said:
Has anyone ever sharpened a spinny wheel type pizza cutter?
Any tips or should I just chuck and buy a new one?
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That’s posh init! I saw Richard E. Grant the other evening on the televisual in Naples ripping apart the most yummy looking pizza with his bare hands (he made have had a knife) and cramming the whole lot into his cake hole. Lucky sod :lol: - Rob
 
The ones I have are just a single bevel so I’d just use a diamond sharpener I bought and give it a few swipes around the edge, using the holding hand/thumb to steady the blade.
 
Stupid things. Use a knife instead. :lol:

Which isnt helpful. So. Remove from frame and attach with a mandrel to your drill. Spin against a linisher.
 
9fingers":2s0aabqv said:
TrimTheKing":2s0aabqv said:
The ones I have are just a single bevel so I’d just use a diamond sharpener I bought and give it a few swipes around the edge, using the holding hand/thumb to steady the blade.
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OK but what angles are best for primary and secondary bevels Mark?

Bob
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3.14 degrees for primary only.

Mmmm piiiiii
 
Now, now!
This was a genuine question not intended to start a flame war.

As it happens mine has a bevel on both sides.
 
ok a semi serious reply.
Never sharpened ours not noticed it getting blunt. Possibly melted cheese is an effective lubricant in use?
Presumably you always cut on a wooden board not mineral based surfaces which would blunt it.
That said ours does have a ding out of it and so maybe we had a nail in our pizza.

Bob
 
Yep always cut on a wooden board.
Because of the handle and safety guard I had trouble holding it still. Would be easy if I could dismantle it but it is riveted.
Ours is probably blunted by the neat way it is chucked in the drawer after use. I’ll give it a go as suggested and find a way of looking after it with a little more care.
 
You night not need the drill. Free spinning agaist a belt would do it.

Ive sent 2 or 3 of the blasted things to the fuckit buckit over the years, i prefer a good knife, or go all Neopolitan and tear the bugger by hand.

High speed skinny crust pizza dough.
100 grams sr flour (or real flour with 1/2 tsp of baking powder)
100 grams greek yoghurt
Salt.
Mix till sticky. Knead. Push out by hand. Cook. Pizza (and a damn good one to be fair) in less time than a delivery, cheaper and much nicer.
 
For a cheat pizza base I tend to buy large supermarket naan bread and use that. The longest part of the job is chopping up all the various toppings.
We tend to go for a meat feast/ cheese feast type of combination washed down with the aforementioned Malbec!

Bob
 
9fingers":2eh2uq2t said:
TrimTheKing":2eh2uq2t said:
The ones I have are just a single bevel so I’d just use a diamond sharpener I bought and give it a few swipes around the edge, using the holding hand/thumb to steady the blade.
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OK but what angles are best for primary and secondary bevels Mark?

Bob
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Rounded bevel on a pizza cutter, you know it makes sense :eusa-whistle:
 
Doug":12dif727 said:
9fingers":12dif727 said:
TrimTheKing":12dif727 said:
The ones I have are just a single bevel so I’d just use a diamond sharpener I bought and give it a few swipes around the edge, using the holding hand/thumb to steady the blade.
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OK but what angles are best for primary and secondary bevels Mark?

Bob
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Rounded bevel on a pizza cutter, you know it makes sense :eusa-whistle:
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It has to be a rounded bevel on a pizza ‘wheel’ surely...
 
I was in a build your own pizza type place yesterday and because I had anchovies on mine they brought out a special wheelie cutter so as not to contaminate anybody else’s ha ha I do like a bit of anchovy on a pizza!
Sorry but didn’t get chance to measure the angle.
 
This is my “Pizza Boss 3000” cutter. The stainless blade is 3mm thick and double bevelled. ;)
 
Cabinetman":25tu12ro said:
I was in a build your own pizza type place yesterday and because I had anchovies on mine they brought out a special wheelie cutter so as not to contaminate anybody else’s ha ha I do like a bit of anchovy on a pizza!
Sorry but didn’t get chance to measure the angle.
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Anchovies , yes. We often make a courgette and anchovy pizza. Slice the courgette thinly and at an angle so that each anchovy sits on a slice of courgette. Delicious.
 
Woodster":p6eepche said:
This is my “Pizza Boss 3000” cutter. The stainless blade is 3mm thick and double bevelled. ;)

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That is posh. Looks like a miniature circular saw. I wonder if anyone does a battery powered one :D
 
Andyp":aujq0loo said:
Cabinetman":aujq0loo said:
I was in a build your own pizza type place yesterday and because I had anchovies on mine they brought out a special wheelie cutter so as not to contaminate anybody else’s ha ha I do like a bit of anchovy on a pizza!
Sorry but didn’t get chance to measure the angle.
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Anchovies , yes. We often make a courgette and anchovy pizza. Slice the courgette thinly and at an angle so that each anchovy sits on a slice of courgette. Delicious.
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Can’t stand the things. :lol: I was pleased to see they weren’t even on the menu in some of the Pizzerias in Naples when I went there!
 
Any pizza that is not covered with pepperoni is NOT a pizza. :eusa-naughty: :eusa-naughty: :eusa-naughty:
 
Woodster":vbh6y5at said:
Andyp":vbh6y5at said:
Cabinetman":vbh6y5at said:
I was in a build your own pizza type place yesterday and because I had anchovies on mine they brought out a special wheelie cutter so as not to contaminate anybody else’s ha ha I do like a bit of anchovy on a pizza!
Sorry but didn’t get chance to measure the angle.
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Anchovies , yes. We often make a courgette and anchovy pizza. Slice the courgette thinly and at an angle so that each anchovy sits on a slice of courgette. Delicious.
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Can’t stand the things. :lol: I was pleased to see they weren’t even on the menu in some of the Pizzerias in Naples when I went there!
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What do the Italians know about making pizza, eh?
 
You can’t go to Naples without eating a Pizza - it’s illegal! :lol:

I like Pepperoni on Pizza but I think I read somewhere it’s not popular with the Italians on Pizza?
I didn’t think to take a picture of the menu when I was there, I should have done.
 
Pizza toppings are up there with bolognaise ingredients for upsetting the food snobs.
Anything goes in this house, mainly left overs.
I bet the restaurant in Naples never had an Hawaiian on their menu, topped off with pineapple, one of our favs from local takeaway.
 
Woodster":2swtt0nm said:
You can’t go to Naples without eating a Pizza - it’s illegal! :lol:

I like Pepperoni on Pizza but I think I read somewhere it’s not popular with the Italians on Pizza?
I didn’t think to take a picture of the menu when I was there, I should have done.
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Its preferred in calzone.
 
sunnybob":2yqjhzyf said:
Any pizza that is not covered with pepperoni is NOT a pizza. :eusa-naughty: :eusa-naughty: :eusa-naughty:
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If you’re in Napoli SB, the only pizza you’re likely to shove in yer cake ‘ole is a Margherita, with tomato base, mozzarella and a handful of chopped basil. The heathen addition of pepperoni or other such ingredients is likely to result in a visit from the Carabinieri :lol: - Rob
 
Margherita named after Queen Margherita of Savoy with the red tomato, white mozzarella and green basil representing the Italian flag. NALOPKT :)
 
Don’t know why you’re talking about Italians, the pizza capital of Europe is Grimsby! More pizzas made there than anywhere else in Europe, mind you I didn’t say they were good pizzas.
 
Woodbloke":gmc2yzra said:
sunnybob":gmc2yzra said:
Any pizza that is not covered with pepperoni is NOT a pizza. :eusa-naughty: :eusa-naughty: :eusa-naughty:
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If you’re in Napoli SB, the only pizza you’re likely to shove in yer cake ‘ole is a Margherita, with tomato base, mozzarella and a handful of chopped basil. The heathen addition of pepperoni or other such ingredients is likely to result in a visit from the Carabinieri :lol: - Rob
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I'm safe, Wont be going to napoli in this lifetime :eusa-naughty: :lol:

As a further hijack though, on my second and last trip to Italy I have had spaghetti Bolognese in Bologna :eusa-clap: 8-) 8-)

Nowadays I buy a very nice frozen deep pan pepperoni from LIDL, which seems to be made in Greece. :lol:
 
Heston Bluementhal went to Bologna to do research to perfect his own “Bolognese”. It was a very interesting programme. He went to one of the top restaurants there and they didn't serve spag bog but rather “Tagliatelle Ragú”, at least that’s what he said.
 
It was a company trip, engineers and middle management learning a new machine our company was taking on the UK dealership of.
A dozen of us, in a vaulted cellar restaurant, wonderful evening, the owner came out and poured us all "100 year old" brandy :eusa-whistle: :eusa-liar:
The bill totalled well over a half million... lire of course :lol:
 
Andyp":5uj89ifp said:
Margherita named after Queen Margherita of Savoy with the red tomato, white mozzarella and green basil representing the Italian flag. NALOPKT :)
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Took my great niece to a pizza establishment at lunchtime and imparted this newly found knowledge on the waitress. Not sure if the look she gave me said "that's interesting " or "are you supposed to be allowed out ".
 
9fingers":174wgbeq said:
For a cheat pizza base I tend to buy large supermarket naan bread and use that. The longest part of the job is chopping up all the various toppings.
We tend to go for a meat feast/ cheese feast type of combination washed down with the aforementioned Malbec!

Bob
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:text-goodpost: Thanks for the heads up on the naan bread pizza base Bob. We buy a load when in the UK, as hard to find here, and freeze them. Garlic and coriander from Sainsbury's usually. Tried it last night, just with ham, mushroom and mozzarella. Yummy.
 
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