Re: Home pizza – made easy…is it a thing?

QuoteWhat if there was a kit that provided everything needed for a perfect pizza, minus the hassle?

IMO, it’s less about your gear and ingredients.  More about the skill in how prepare it.  You can make professional quality pizza in your home oven with grocery store ingredients.  (That being said those portable woodfire ovens can give a nice char to the crust if that’s what youre looking for).

Most of the flavor and texture of a pizza is based on

  • How you mix the dough
  • Managing the temperature
  • How you portion/ball the dough
  • Letting the dough proof enough (But not too much) before you refridgerate it
  • Being able to judge if the dough is underproofed or overproofed
  • How you stretch it. 
  • How you apply the cheese/sauce/toppings, and how you bake it.

These aren’t things you buy or sell.  Just things you learn.

As far as gear goes, I’d recommend a foodscale (to weigh the ingredients) and a thermometer (for the water and dough…

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