Pizza Techniques

How to cook wood fired oven style pizza in your home oven in 20 minutes

Last night I planned to fire up the wood fired oven for a pizza party. I had my dough balls and ingredients ready and …read more »
Shaping pizza bases

Pizzaiolo competitors in the Pizza Olympics lend a certain mystique to the art of shaping pizza bases, spinning them into shape between their legs …read more »
Kneading dough

Kneading is the process of working dough to help proteins join together and form gluten, which gives dough its strength and elasticity. The most …read more »
Making dough balls

Shaping your pizza dough into balls before use is an important step. If shaped correctly the balls will tend to expand evenly as they …read more »
Using a pizza stone

Wood fired ovens have two characteristics that really influence the pizzas that they produce. First, they are usually extremely hot – often 400 degrees …read more »
Making your own peel

A peel is one of the most useful tools in the pizza-makers arsenal. Peels can be bought fairly cheaply online or at …read more »
Pizza peel tips and tricks

A pizza peel is a kind of wood or metal paddle, used to slide a pizza into the oven, move and turn it while …read more »