If there is one dish in this world I will never get sick of, it is pizza. I am sure many people can relate to that. That is because pizza is so versatile! There are so many types, countless methods of preparing it, and virtually limitless possibilities in terms of toppings. In the end, it …
If anyone epitomizes the saying “Where there is a will there is a way”, then even the inventive MacGyver has nothing on my eighty-year-old granny MacGy when it comes to finding alternatives. Take, for instance, the time when we went with her to the family log cabin with the expectation that she would make us …
Whether you’re pulling a steaming hot hand-tossed pizza out of the oven or a personal frozen pie out of the microwave, you probably can’t wait to slice the delicious crust and dig in. Unlike delivery pizza, you most likely need to cut it up yourself before serving. As you pull open the silverware drawer, you …
A pizza cutter is a kitchen implement that allows the user to quickly and efficiently slice pizza, quiche, and other similar baked goods. Typically, a pizza cutter has a relatively large cutting wheel or blade that is thin enough to be easily pushed through even thick pizza toppings. Many models are also specially designed to …
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of tasting a pizza that was baked in a wood-fired oven, well then, you know why pizza geeks are so obsessed with pizza peels. A peel is essentially a flat shovel used to slide pizzas in and out of those blazing-hot wood-fired ovens. In fact, the word “peel” means …
Now, this is the question that comes to the mind of all pizza lovers when they hear the words ‘pizza dough press’ or ‘pizza roller’. Pizza dough presses and rollers seem to be things that do the same job, but have you ever wondered what makes them different from one another and which ones would …
As any pizza connoisseur knows, the only thing better than a delivery pizza is one that you make at home. Pizza making is a popular hobby, and there are many tools available for the home chef so they can make the perfect pie. Pizza stones and pizza crispers are two popular at home kitchen tools …
I’ve shared with you in previous articles my work in pizza stores. I’ve done it all: I’ve managed, cooked, and delivered pizzas for the Big Three (Dominos, Papa John’s, and Pizza Hut.) It’s when you do it all that you learn the pros and cons of using pizza peels. Peels come in wood and in …
It is absolutely possible to make a pizza without a pizza stone, but you might be giving up some very subtle differences in the texture and flavor. If you don’t own a pizza stone, though, you can still make perfectly good pizza. For many years, it was believed that pizza originated in Italy; Italian housewives used …
Pizza has become so popular that it can now be found in trucks, pizzerias, cafes, bars, and restaurants around the world. A decent pizza requires a thorough understanding of the various varieties of pizza pans, their thicknesses and their surface designs, holes or no holes, as well as pizza pan materials and how to keep …