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Using A Pizza Stone If you are going to make great pizza you need the right tools. Most of the tools for making pizza will be found in any kitchen. There are a few tools that you will need if you want to make exceptional home made pizza. Mixing bowls, measuring spoons and a pizza pan or cookie sheet are essential. But if you want to take your pizza making to an expert level, you need a pizza stone. With a pizza stone you will be able to make gourmet pizza. A pizza stone , (also known as a baking stone), and a pizza peel are essential to make great pizza. The best pizza is made in a stone or brick oven. A pizza stone attempts to recreate a brick oven in your home. The notion behind this is that the pizza stone will absorb the heat in an oven. A pizza stone will cook your pizza quickly and evenly. One of the most important trick to using a pizza stone is to per-heat your stone for an hour or more. The biggest mistake made by home pizza chefs is not allowing the stone to heat u...

From The Pizza and Pasta Forum Bean shares the following: Thin Crust Pizza Dough and 2 Neapolitan Sauce Recipes If you like pizzeria pizza, then these are the recipes for you! I was very impressed with the turn out. I did the dough in my bread machine and it turned out perfect. I cut the dough in half & let it rest covered for 10 minutes. Then I rolled out the dough (which I never do) because I wanted to get it stretched and I didn’t even pre-bake it (no need to). I baked them on my pizza stone adding a few minutes to the time. I did make a few minor changes (less salt in all the recipes). YUMMY! Bill’s Thin Crust 1 c - Water 1 1/8 tsp - Sugar 2 tsp - Salt (not kosher salt) (1 t.) 1 1/2 T - Olive Oil 3 c - Hi-Gluten Flour(I used bread flour) 3/4 tsp - Instant Dry Yeast (Fleishman’s ADY) Variables changed: Went back to normal salt for this crust. Forgot to use vegetable oil (called for in my encyclopizza recipe) and used olive oil instead. Omitted dough relaxer. Dough was mixed in t...

Chris writes: Just wanted to say thanks for the notes and messages you send out and also wanted to get your opinion on which type of flour works best for the dough. I am relatively new to pizza making however I find that I really look forward to whenever my wife and I decide to eat pizza. Just this past weekend we had her parents over and I made a couple pies that I thought were my best I so far and I believe the switch to bread flour over all purpose was the key. The crust came out golden brown, slightly crisp but was also a little chewy which is the way I have always liked it. Instead of the slice standing straight up it had a little give to it, to the point where you could fold it in half to eat it. As far as I'm concerned bread flour is the way to go but I wanted to hear from a real expert as to the merits of flour. I also recently finished Peter Reinhart's book on pizza which I found vastly entertaining, imagine going on a mission around the world to find the best pizza, ...

Cappicolla and Buffalo Mozzarella Pizza (Cappicolla and Mozzarella di Buffala) This pizza was the result of having the right kind of ingredients. It truly just made itself. Simple, yet oh so tasty! The texture of this pizza is superb if you use buffalo mozzarella. If not available, any whole milk or regular mozzarella will do. Ingredients: Dough for 1 pizza (Dough recipe will make 4 thin Neapolitan pizzas) 4-6 oz. of buffalo mozzarella (whole milk mozzarella is fine) 2-3 cloves of garlic minced 2-4 oz . of parmesan 4-6 slices of cappicolla (thinly sliced Italian ham) ¼ cup fresh basil or more (if available) olive oil, salt, and pepper to taste Directions: Roll out dough to desired size. Drizzle olive oil on dough. Spread evenly. Mince garlic and spread on dough. Slice mozzarella and spread over dough Spread the parmesan on the pizza Cover pizza with the cappicolla Bake at 500+ F degrees for 8 to 10 minutes (preferably on a preheated Pizza Stone . Stone should be preheated for 1 hou...

This is one of the best pizza tossing videos I have ever seen. I appreciate this pizzaiolo. He shares his love and passion for making pizza. He makes his art of tossing pizza a show. What I find most unusual, this guy is tossing his pizza in the back room. He really should be in the front to the house. Plus he sings as he tosses. What a show! Feel the joy... To make great pizza you absolutely need a pizza stone. I recommend this one without reservation. pizza on earth, good will to all, albert grande Make Pizza Be Happy Discover The Lengends of Pizza