Pizza Ingredients

A defining characteristic of Detroit style pizza is the cheese. Unlike most kinds of pizza, Detroit style pizza doesn’t use traditional low-moisture or fresh mozzarella cheese to achieve its signature taste. The best kind of cheese to use on a traditional Detroit style pizza is Wisconsin Brick cheese. Brick cheese is a kind of cheese…

Detroit style pizza sauce isn’t that different from other styles of cooked American pizza sauces. It’s simmered at a low temperature for an extended time and it’s flavored with lots of different seasonings. In terms of ingredients, Detroit style pizza sauce is actually very similar to cooked New York City style pizza sauce (check my…

Cooked vs uncooked pizza sauce is an eternal debate in the pizza community online. But really, it’s a debate between American and European (mainly Italian) pizza makers. This is because a classic Neapolitan pizza recipe calls for an uncooked, raw tomato sauce. Using real San Marzano tomatoes, this kind of sauce is perfectly suited for…

If you’ve been in the pizza making game for even a little while, you’ve likely heard about 00, or Tipo 00, flour. But what exactly is 00 flour and why is it preferred over regular all-purpose flour. Tipo 00 flour is the best flour for pizza for one reason: the fineness of the grains. Tipo…

Pizza comes in many different sizes, shapes and flavors. But one of the most consistent characteristics of pizza is cheese. Mozzarella cheese is by far the most popular topping on pizza anywhere, but in a world full of different types of mozzarella cheese, which one is best? The best mozzarella cheese for homemade pizza is…

The Pizza Flour You Choose Matters Which flour is best for making pizza? This is one of those questions that has as many answers as there are people making pizza out there. But there are better and worse flours for making pizza. Tipo 00 is the best kind of flour for making pizza because of…

If you’re on the lookout for a simple tomato sauce to use for pizza that is easy and healthy you’ve come to the right place! This is by far my favorite tomato sauce, because it tastes great and it’s super easy to make. I use it for pizzas as well as for pasta and just…