Counting pounds of flour used
I go through a lot of flour as I go along on my journey to find the perfect pizza recipe! In fact, as I stood in line to buy my third 50-lb bag of Hi-Gluten flour from the baker’s supply shop, it became almost amusing to consider.
The number that is at the top of the site will go up each time I make a post about a pizza that I make myself. I am not counting the actual pounds of flour as I go, but rather I have developed a formula for estimating my usage. The formula is as follows:
Flour Used (lbs) = # of “Pizza Making” posts * Average # of Pizzas per post * Average lbs Flour per pizza
I’ve calculated that my average number of pizzas per post is about 1.1. Each pizza recipe uses an average of 3 cups of high gluten flour which weighs approximately 5 ounces per cup. There are 16 ounces in a pound.
Therefore I use apporoximately 1.03125 pounds of flour each time I post a “Pizza Making” article!
As of today (February 2005) I have used 2 full 50-lb bags of flour and put a dent in my third. I have wasted a few dough balls and given about 10 cups of flour away to friends. That means that my calculations are probably conservative!
Here’s to many, many more pounds of flour!!
May 14th, 2005 at 10:03 pm
impressive. i consider myself a home-baker and have only just gained my first 50 lb of flour. I’ve a sourdough starter that I work with on the weekends, and i’ve just discovered that it makes a stupendous pizza crust. i can’t imagine how many bags of flour i’ve been through before, but I can only hope to attain the level of flour usage that you’ve acheived.
December 6th, 2005 at 5:17 pm
Sourdough!
I searched far and wide for the elusive ingredients or techniques that would give me the perfect crust….sourdough is it. No, you won’t end up with sour-tasting crust. This stuff makes the perfect pizza crust (and incidentally dwonderful bread, and fried chicken or fish, and….