Pizza Making Tools

The secret to a good Detroit style pizza is a good dough, a good sauce and, perhaps most importantly, a good pan to bake it all in. Lloydpans’ 10×14″ Detroit style pizza pan is perfect for making deliciously crispy Detroit style pizza. Its hard-anodized aluminum body with PSTK (pre-seasoned tuff-kote) finish will never rust and…

Pizza stones serve a very simple purpose but for some reason can be confusing when you’ve never used one before. Take the issue of oiling a stone before using it, for example. Is it a good idea? No! You should never oil or pre-season a pizza stone. Pizza stones are porous and absorb moisture as…

I’ve written a lot about my love of pizza stones, but sometimes I take for granted that not everyone knows how to use one. The most basic function of the pizza stone is to create a flat, super-hot surface, similar to a professional pizza oven. The key to getting the stone to that kind of…

I’ve said this before but it’s worth reiterating. A good pizza peel is one of the most essential tools for making pizza at home. A pizza peel, of some sort, is literally the only way to get your pizza onto a pizza stone and back off it again. In fact, without a pizza peel you’re…

When I first started my pizza making journey years ago, I stuck with pan pizza because I was scared of using a pizza peel. The idea of sliding a sticky pizza dough onto a red hot pizza steel in one shot (without making a smoky mess of my oven) was terrifying. Thankfully, using a pizza…

A pizza stone is probably the most important tool for any aspiring home pizza maker. But using a pizza stone can be a daunting task when you’ve never used one before. In fact, the hardest part of using a pizza stone is transferring the pizza dough onto the stone without it sticking to the peel…

Ever wondered how to use a pizza stone for the 1st time? You’re not alone. In fact, people ask me this question all the time. But let’s first talk about the optimal way to cook any pizza. Generally speaking, the best way to cook a pizza is at a pizzeria inside a super-hot pizza oven….

Rolling pins and homemade pizza dough…name a more iconic pizza duo. I’ll wait. Except, they’re really not an iconic duo. In fact, you really should stop rolling out your homemade pizza dough. Confused? It’s understandable. Nearly every time you see someone on TV or on Youtube make a pizza, they’re using a rolling pin. That…

Anyone can make a delicious pizza at home, especially if you follow my simple recipe and step-by-step guide and use fresh, simple ingredients. But if you really want to up your game and give yourself the best chance to make a top notch pizza, you need to have these four essential pizza making tools in your kitchen….