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How to Scoop a Pizza
Hey everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving with your loved ones. This week I will be teaching you guys how to scoop a pizza off of your cutting board! If you haven’t read my blog about how to stretch pizza dough, I would read that before you keep reading. Scooping a pizza off the cutting board with a paddle is how you get your pizza in the oven. This method is very essential because one its how you put your pizza in the oven, and two you don’t want to get holes when you scoop. Here are the essential steps: Step 1: make…
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How to Tow a Wood Fired Pizza Oven
Hey pizza lovers! How is everyone? Thanksgiving is this week already! It’s crazy how time flies by so fast, in the blink of an eye it will be Christmas so enjoy everything in the moment. I can’t wait to eat some turkey, ham, mashed potatoes & gravy, some home made stuffing…. you get the picture. I am also super excited to spend time with the family! Without further ado, this week I will be giving you guys my advice on how to tow a wood fired pizza oven. This is probably one of the hardest aspects of making wood fired pizza. Because you have to tow a 4,000 pound trailer……
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How to operate the oven
Hello everyone welcome back to this weeks blog! Is everyone excited for thanksgiving next week? I know I am. It seems like time is flying by super fast.. this semester is going to be over in the blink of an eye! Anyways, this week I will be teaching you guys step by step on how to operate the oven while pizzas are cooking. Earlier I talked about how to start the oven but now I am going to actually teach you guys how to operate/ maintain it! Step 1: Once the oven is up to temp, and you have done the proper preparations to the oven (see this post if…
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How to Make the Perfect Sausage
Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I hope everyone has had an amazing weekend despite the chaos going on in our world (i.e covid & the election). I am getting so excited for Thanksgiving & Christmas, how about you? Without further ado I will be getting into this weeks blog topic, how to make the perfect sausage. As some may say sausage is the best topping on a pizza. But how do you make your own sausage? There have been numerous times where people at catering events ask how I make the sausage, and how is it so good? I season it by myself to add more flavor! Honestly…
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How to Prepare for a Pizza event
Hello everyone! I hope everyone had an amazing Halloween and made the best of it during this time. It is almost time to start getting into the Christmas spirit! I am so excited. Anyways, without further ado this week I will be teaching you guys how to prepare for a pizza event such as farmers markets, catering parties, or just a family get together. So that if you guys ever decide to make this your full time job, or become a pizza expert you guys will know the proper measurements of preparing for a public event. I will provide you guys a list of everything you need for your event,…
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How to ball dough
Hey everyone, hope you guys are enjoying the cold weather, because brrr its starting to get super cold outside. I can’t wait for halloween this weekend! What are you guys dressing up as? Anyways, today I am going to be covering how to ball dough. You may be asking, what do I do after I have made the dough? How do I turn this ginormous dough ball into individual dough balls? Well you are in the perfect place to learn! Step 1: Grab your scale and a rocker – style pizza cutter or something you can cut the dough with. Sprinkle flour across the counter you will be using and make…
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How to make pizza look like ART
Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I hope everyone is getting excited for Halloween. This week I am going to talk about how to make your pizza look like art! Food can be very expressive. I am going to give you guys tips and tricks on how to make your pizza look amazing and appealing to others. 1) TAKE YOUR TIME: My first tip for you is to take your sweet time. If your in a hurry its easy to just slap toppings onto your pizza, although it will still taste good, it might not look as appealing as it could! So take your time and arrange your toppings…
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How to Stretch Pizza Dough
Hello everyone! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week. So glad its the weekend so I can make some delicious fall treats. I am so excited for Halloween. Anyways, this week I will be talking about the most important aspect of making a tasty wood fired pizza; How to stretch pizza dough. Stretching the dough requires patience and practice. Learning how to stretch the dough is so important because you want to attain the right thickness and size. For example, if you stretch the dough too big, you could get a hole when your scooping or cooking the pizza. If the pizza is too small, your not getting every…
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How to start a wood fired oven
Hey guys! Happy fall. This week I will be talking about how to start a wood fired oven. Incase you guys ever want to get a wood fired oven for your backyard, or get into the business to become professional pizza makers. The oven is the most important part of having a wood fired pizza business, besides the dough of course! Wood fired ovens get up to 900-1000 degrees to cook your pizza to perfection. The first step to starting the oven is to find dry pieces of wood. I usually peel off bark from the wood, or use tiny scraps that fall off of large pieces of wood. You…
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How to pick out fresh toppings for a pizza
Hello everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of fall. Today I will be talking about how to pick out the best pizza toppings to make your pizza as flavorful as possible. Some pizza toppings to take into consideration are; pepperoni, sausage, chicken, mushroom, onions, basil, spinach, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, feta, fresh mozzarella, whole milk mozzarella shredded cheese, and pizza sauce. When assessing what toppings you need, see if you can go to a local farmers market for fresh veggies. This not only supports local farmers, but also makes your pizza unique from everyone else. Not to mention, the flavor is extravagant because its local, fresh veggies. When…
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How to make the perfect pizza dough
Hey everyone! Welcome to my first official blog on this website. My goal for this website is to teach you guys how to make the perfect wood fired pizza. Every Friday I will be posting a blog about different topics on what it takes to make the perfect pizza. Today I will be talking about the most important part of making an amazing pizza, the dough. In order to make the dough you will first need, a scale, a large mixing bowl, water, yeast, salt and double zero flour. The flour can be purchased from any big food chain supply place such as restaurant depot or Greco. The first step…