Pizza

Pizza

A popular dish of Italian origin made from flattened bread dough baked with a topping mixture of tomato sauce, cheese, and other toppings such as meat and vegetables.

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bread oven

Food (other); Pizza

It is easy to cook bread in a pizza oven, but difficult to cook pizza in a bread oven. The main characteristics of a bread oven are the barrel vault design and larger thermal mass.

mozzarella

Food (other); Pizza

A soft cheese made from stretched curd which is a key ingredient in many pizza recipes because it is stringy and the flavor goes well with tomato.

pre-bake

Food (other); Pizza

To bake pizza dough for a few minutes before adding toppings to make the crust dry out or rise.

coal oven

Food (other); Pizza

An oven fired by coal. The intense heat (up to 800 degrees F) crisps the crust and keeps it chewy without drying it out. The crust of a pizza baked in a coal oven is deliberately finely charred.

insulating concrete

Food (other); Pizza

A mix of 6 parts vermiculite or perlite: one part Portland cement to make an insulating product which can be used in the Insulating hearth and for dome insulation in certain types of enclosure.

insulating hearth

Food (other); Pizza

A two-part hearth that supports the pizza oven, and provides both a thermal and insulation layer. Comprised of standard concrete and vermiculite or perlite concrete, the insulating hearth enables ...

San Marzano tomatoes

Food (other); Pizza

Famous tomatoes grown in Italy's San Marzano region. These have juicy, thick flesh and a low acid and sugar content, making them ideal for use in pizza sauce recipes.