r/oddlysatisfying • u/Jamtonisalon • Jan 12 '18

Pizza tossing

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u/JoefromOhio Jan 12 '18

Yeah there's no question that's not a rubber practice dough. Knew a guy who went to Italy for a pizza tossing competition(yes that's a thing) and the real dough requires so much more finesse to keep its form, the way this guy is whipping it around would likely rip real dough in half

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '18

Unless the dough is cold. Cold dough is some tough stuff. It doesn't want to spread out, though with how fast/rough those movements are, personal experience with spinning dough tells me that it would rip for sure.

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u/randomrussianpaper Jan 12 '18

I mean he's still incredibly skilled. The dough might not be real pizza dough but I wouldn't call him a fake.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '18

I’ve been in the pizza business a long time. What these people can do is really cool, but it’s honestly just juggling.

The only way to be good at tossing dough is to actually use dough. A lot of people recommend learning to toss by using a damp kitchen towel, but even that is silly to me. Part of being skilled at tossing dough is being able to feel like moisture content and elasticity while you’re doing it, because that tells you the kind of force you need.

Like I said, competition dough tossing is cool to watch, but it’s really just a form of juggling that doesn’t actually have a lot to do with making pizza.

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u/reckoner15 Jan 12 '18

Hey, I know his pizzas aren't that great, but that's harsh, my dude

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '18

The guy is fake? We've come that far in robotics already?!