| I can be very picky about pizza. I've worked in | | | | flavor you want. Try adding garlic and some oregano |
| numerous pizza joints and I'm always searching for | | | | to give it a good flavor. Another secret is to add a bit |
| how to make the best pizza at home. This search has | | | | of sugar to the sauce as this will reduce the bitterness. |
| led me to discover some techniques that you need to | | | | So many people think that the cheese is the easiest |
| beware of to make a perfect pizza. The most | | | | part of the pizza, but in my opinion they usually get this |
| important thing that I have learned is that freshness | | | | wrong. You need to use a mixture of a few different |
| matters. Whether discussing the dough, the toppings, or | | | | types of cheese to find the right balance as well as |
| the pizza sauce, your pizza will always be better if you | | | | the right texture. The texture that you're looking for is |
| use fresh ingredients. | | | | one that allows a piece of pizza to pull apart and not |
| Probably the most overlooked item when making a | | | | stick together. My favorite combination is a mixture of |
| pizza is the dough. The best pizzerias I worked in | | | | mozzarella, provolone, and jack. Once this is on the |
| made their dough from scratch daily, and the worst | | | | pizza I like to sprinkle Parmesan cheese lightly on top. |
| would use frozen dough to save money. You have to | | | | Since we're talking about a pepperoni pizza, let's |
| remember that the crust is the foundation of any | | | | discuss the pepperoni. The pepperoni that comes in |
| delicious pizza. A pizza that has a crust that is | | | | large bags at grocery stores doesn't taste very good |
| flavorless is going to taste bad. | | | | to me. I've found the best pepperoni by heading to the |
| I also highly suggest making your sauce from scratch | | | | deli section and asking them to slice me off around 20 |
| as well. Yes, you can save time by using a can of | | | | or so slices. It tastes fresher than the pepperoni you |
| pizza sauce, but to me it just isn't worth it. You need to | | | | buy in bulk. Another mistake people make is putting too |
| understand that pizza sauce is not the same thing as | | | | much pepperoni on the pizza. Yes, you want to put on |
| spaghetti sauce. If you're making it fresh, make sure | | | | more than you would get from your local takeout, but |
| you taste it as you go so that you find the exact | | | | if you use too much your pizza will be undercooked. |