There’s something you should know about Neapolitan pizza… Matching the recipe to the oven is ESSENTIAL. Bake a great dough in the wrong oven–and you could be looking at a pizza disaster 😢🍕 Can you cook Neapolitan pizza in a regular oven? Technically, you can cook a Neapolitan pizza in a regular oven, but you … Read more
You just spent big bucks on Tipo 00 flour for your pizza and now you’re worried it’ll spoil before you use it up! I mean, you could eat pizza every week (or every day), but your 00 is only for those occasions when you have time to do it right. Here’s how to store 00 … Read more
There is NOTHING more game-changing for DIY pizza than getting a pizza stone (or pizza steel)! But if you’re new to pizza stones, there are some important maintenance tips to keep in mind. So should you wash your pizza stone before first use? Yes, but you should not use soap! A new pizza stone will … Read more
In this day and age, the amount of flour available at your local grocery store is ABSOLUTELY BONKERS. There are a gazillion different types, and it’s tough to make sense of which flours you should use for your pizzas. Are bread flour and pizza flour the same? Yes and no. “Pizza flour” usually refers to … Read more
There’s nothing worse than checking on your pizza dough… …only to find it hasn’t risen. *womp womp… I always feel deflated when this happens (get it??)–and since it takes TIME, ENERGY, AND MONEY to make your own pizza–you want to get it right! Here are the top reasons your dough might not be rising: Let’s … Read more
Don’t get me wrong, mixing your own pizza dough IS THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD. But be honest. Sometimes we get lazy (or need LOTS of pizza for parties!) 😎 That’s when we turn to the compromise: store-bought pizza dough. It took me a LOT of trial and error to figure out how to … Read more
There are a ton of small, tedious steps when making dough. Sometimes it’s unclear which steps are super-duper important–and which you could easily skip. So should you cover dough while proofing? Yes. Almost all dough should be covered in the proofing phase. This is necessary for keeping moisture in the bowl (preventing drying out), properly … Read more
Cheese might be the most UNDERRATED part of making a great pizza. “Meh” cheese leads to “meh” pizza. 🤷♂️ If you want the PROPER Detroit-style taste, you have a few options… So what kind of cheese is used on Detroit-style pizza? The preferred cheese for Detroit-style pizza is “brick cheese,” preferably from Wisconsin. Brick cheese … Read more
Deep-dish pizzas are making a huge comeback right now. But while they’re all thick & doughy (and DELICIOUS), there are a few differences between the more popular deep-dish pizzas. Here’s a quick breakdown of Detroit-style vs Chicago-style vs Sicilian-style: Detroit Chicago Sicilian Origin Detroit, MI, USA Chicago, IL, USA Sicily, Italy Shape Square or Rectangle … Read more