A pizza steel (a thick slab of metal) holds heat way better than a stone. It’s like the difference between a frying pan and a cast-iron skillet—the steel just delivers more punch. If you don’t have one, a stone works fine; just preheat it for an hour.
No stone or steel? Use a cast-iron skillet. Seriously. Preheat it, assemble the pizza inside (carefully!), then bake. The sides get crunchy, the bottom gets golden, and you look like a genius. It’s the cheat code of home pizza making.
What About the Dough Itself?
Your dough should be at room temperature—cold dough fights the heat. Think of it like a hug: warm dough relaxes, letting bubbles form easily. And stretch it thin in the center; leave a thicker rim for that puffy edge everyone fights over.
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Also, use a little semolina or cornmeal on your peel. It acts like tiny roller skates, letting the pizza slide onto the hot surface. No one wants a pizza stuck to a wooden board—that’s a tragedy equal to a flat soda.
