Pizza Blog from pizzatherapy.com

I recently got a copy of a great video tutorial on how to make pizza created by Bev Collins . It's called "Secret's Inside the Pizzeria". It was a simple guide with easy to understand tips about making pizza. I decided to call up Bev and see if I could pull any more pizza secrets out of her. I recorded the entire call. It was a great pizza conversation. We covered a lot of information. She is an interesting pizzaiolo. First she never had pizza until she was 16. Here first pizza was out of a pizza kit. (Think Apian Way and Chef Boy Ardee...) But somehow she persisted. She studied, she learned. She was tenacious. She didn't give up. Now she makes pizza like a master. Some of the things we discussed were: pizza tools you need the best type of flour to use her take on other pizza ingredients the fact that you can have great ingredients but still not make great pizza It's all about all in the technique. Excellent step by step directions to make dough Some inside...

An Appeal for a Peel: Al Writes: Could you please tell me exactly what a 'peel' is? I've never heard this term before. Thanks for the newsletter! Our Response: A peel also known as a pizza paddle is is a flat tool with a handle. You use the peel to put the pizza onto a pizza stone (or brick oven) and to take it out. You can build your pizza right on a pizza peel, dusted liberally with corn meal. You can see a wooden peel here: Peels can be made of wood as well as metal. I have both kinds. Both work well. here is a metal pizza peel: You really only need a peel if you are using a pizza stone.Until I gave him a peel, my friend Espo used a piece of cardboard to move his pizza on and off his pizza stone. It worked, but that is another story! I hope this answers your question... Pizza on Earth, albert Pizza Therapy P.S. Here is one more peel for you: