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Finding Type 00 flour

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Rowdee

Finding Type 00 flour

Hi kids. New here and this is my first post. I am a professional private cook in RJ and I do quite a bit of bread baking for clients and for home. Ive been here in RJ for 7 years and believe me, cooking here is a challenge. One of my current issues is farinha, flour for bread making. I have been using Dona Benta bread flour for a long while and its sufficient for everyday bread, but I cannot use it for baguettes and such. Its just not strong enough as a Type 1 flour. Is there a quality type 00, or better thats available commercially? I only see the 1 kg bags for around R$20. and thats just not cost effective. I need larger bags of 20 kg at least for bulk prices. Thank you ahead of time. Looking forward to participating here.

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MichaelH

CM provides the highest quality flours and 00 is available in bags to 50 lbs.

http://centralmilling.com/

 

Organic Type 00 Normal Pizza Flour and Organic Type 00 Reinforced Pizza Flour

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Rowdee

Im in Rio De Janeiro

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Maverick

I would see if there are any pizza places nearby that would be willing to either sell you some flour or order you a bag with their next shipment. Somewhere like this:

http://www.rioloft.com/rio-guide/restaurants/braz/

Otherwise, I don't know if you can order it online from Amazon or something where you are.

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Rowdee

Yeah, except that Brazil knows nothing about pizza. Certainly not about dough...LOL. Its just awful stuff. They really dont have a clue about cooking in general. Thanks tho.