Are you ready to make restaurant-quality pizzas at home?

First, choose a dough…

Second, you’ll need a sauce…

Third, you’ll need to pick your toppings…

You can’t go wrong with one of the classic pizza topping options. There’s a reason they are found at every pizza joint you’ve ever been to! We could even add salami pizza to the list or just plain alfredo. The only controversial option is Hawaiian Pizza. That one is an endless debate!

Classic Flavors

Or try something a little different. We know flavor and boy do we love these pizzas!

New Flavors

Last, you’ll need to bake…

We have a few tricks up our sleeves and a whole lot of opinions. When it comes down to it, we recommend using either a perforated pizza pan or using a pizza stone. We’ve got some affiliate links in here that link to the products we personally use.

  • Standard Pizza Pan: a perforated pizza pan will provide the very best crust because it allows for airflow to crisp up the bottom.
  • Pizza Stone: we love using a โ€‹pizza stoneโ€‹ for that perfect Italian-style crust. You’ll just need to master the art of using a pizza peel. The key is to dust the peel with a fine layer of cornmeal. Roll out the pizza, or toss it if you dare, and then transfer it to the peel. Give it a little shake to make sure no spots are sticking before you add your toppings. It’s a lot easier to unstick a spot and add a little more cornmeal before the toppings get added on.

Make Shift Pizza Oven

When ready to bake, slide the pizza onto the stone (or your perforated pizza pan) and close the oven. Change the oven setting to broil to create a top heat. The pizza stone or airflow will cook your pizza from the bottom with the residual heat and the broiler heating element cook the top. Keep a close eye on your pizza and let bake until the toppings begin to brown.

Cheater Options

Sometimes those pizza cravings hit fast and there’s nothing wrong with whipping up a โ€‹pizza bagelโ€‹, โ€‹pizza quesadillaโ€‹, or a โ€‹French bread pizzaโ€‹.

Pizza Adjacent

Before we wrap it up, pizza lovers can’t seem to get enough pizza love, so you may also want to try one of these. We’ll call them “pizza adjacent” recipes. Can you ever really go wrong with pizza?

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