Pizza Nerds

This episode is the third in our Neapolitan style series!

In this episode we take a deep dive into sauce and somehow find a way to spend 25 minutes talking about the simplest red sauce you’ll ever make.

Our favorite easy Neapolitan dough recipe: King Author Flour’s “Best Pizza You’ll Ever Make”

Our overall favorite Neapolitan dough recipe: LA Magazine’s “Traditional Neapolitan-Style Pizza”

Neapolitan sauce recipe (from LA Magazine): Process whole, canned San Marzano tomatoes with a hand food mill. Add 2-3 grams of salt per 24 ounces of tomatoes. For a thicker, less ‘soupy’ tomato sauce, drain tomato water before processing tomatoes. Use sauce “raw”—unheated.

Ask us questions over on instagram (@pizzanerdsco) and remember, there’s no perfect pizza. The goal is having fun and learning!

Theme music by Dyalla Swain http://soundcloud.com/dyallas.

This episode is the second in our Neapolitan style series! We tested over 15 recipes to come up with two that we recommend. One is simple and very good. The second is more time-consuming, and it’s amazing.

In this episode we take a deep dive into the dough-making process for those two recipes, including ingredients, mixing and shaping techniques, and the “broiler method” for cooking your pizza.

Our favorite easy Neapolitan recipe: King Author Flour’s “Best Pizza You’ll Ever Make”

Our overall favorite recipe: LA Magazine’s “Traditional Neapolitan-Style Pizza”

Ask us questions over on instagram (@pizzanerdsco) and remember, there’s no perfect pizza. The goal is having fun and learning!

Theme music by Dyalla Swain http://soundcloud.com/dyallas.

This episode is the start of our second series: Neapolitan style pizza! We tested over 15 recipes to come up with two that we recommend. One is simple and very good. The second is more time-consuming, and it’s amazing.

Next episode we’ll take a deep dive into the dough-making process for those two recipes. If you want to go ahead and try making either of them, here are the links (we’ll probably answer a lot of questions you may have in the next episode):

Our favorite easy Neapolitan recipe: King Author Flour’s “Best Pizza You’ll Ever Make”

Our overall favorite recipe: LA Magazine’s “Traditional Neapolitan-Style Pizza”

Ask us questions over on instagram (@pizzanerdsco) and remember, there’s no perfect pizza. The goal is having fun and learning!

Theme music by Dyalla Swain http://soundcloud.com/dyallas.

Our first “series” explores NY style pizza. In this episode we recap the entire process, making it a great resource episode for when you’re ready to try it at home!

Next week we’ll start our next a new series on Neapolitan Pizza. Ask us questions over on instagram (@pizzanerdsco) and remember, there’s no perfect pizza. The goal is having fun and learning!

We’ve got a whole list of recommended products on the website, but here are a few standouts:

Pizza Stone (or find one locally at a walmart or target!)Pizza SteelCast Iron Pizza PanMetal PeelWooden Peel

Theme music by Dyalla Swain http://soundcloud.com/dyallas.

Our first “series” explores NY style pizza. In this episode we discuss the technique of making this great pizza at home, including how to stretch dough, what surface to cook on, and how you can get your best pizza bake from your home oven. Lots of great practical advice here.

We’ve got a whole list of recommended products on the website, but here are a few standouts:

Pizza Stone (or find one locally at a walmart or target!)Pizza SteelCast Iron Pizza PanMetal PeelWooden Peel

Next week we’ll do a recap episode on NY style pizza. Ask us questions over on instagram (@pizzanerdsco) and remember, there’s no perfect pizza. The goal is having fun and learning!

Theme music by Dyalla Swain http://soundcloud.com/dyallas.

Our first “series” explores NY style pizza. In this episode we discuss what you can put on a NY style pizza, from traditional options to creative and fun combos.

Some favorite topping ideas:

Maple Apples, Blue Cheese, and Bacon

Roasted Garlic, Chicken, and Spinach

Blackberry, Ricotta, and Basil

Mediterranean Chicken

Caramelized Apple Gorgonzola

Sausage, Broccoli rabe, and Ricotta

Next week we’ll talk about technique. Ask us questions over on instagram (@pizzanerdsco) and remember, there’s no perfect pizza. The goal is having fun and learning!

Theme music by Dyalla Swain http://soundcloud.com/dyallas.

In PART 2 of our New York Style series, we talk about sauce. What makes NY style sauce unique? What are the basic ingredients and technique for making it?

Here are the sauce recipes we talk about and recommend:

Basic NY style sauce (wonderfully flavorful and balanced for NY style pizza).

Dipping sauce (in our opinion, too flavorful to put on the pizza, but sooooo good).

Next week we’ll talk about what you could put on a NY style pizza (i.e. toppings!). Ask us questions over on instagram (@pizzanerdsco) and remember, there’s no perfect pizza. The goal is having fun and learning!

Theme music by Dyalla Swain http://soundcloud.com/dyallas.

Our first “series” explores NY style pizza. In this episode we discuss what makes NY pizza iconic, and share our favorite dough recipe.

We go step-by-step through the process of making the dough for a fantastic NY style homemade pizza. We talk through specific ingredients, timing, technique, and more. Everything you need to make this dough at home.

ALSO, we give out our first NERD AWARD .

Next week we’ll talk NY style sauce. Ask us questions over on instagram (@pizzanerdsco) and remember, there’s no perfect pizza. The goal is having fun and learning!

Link: Roberta’s NY Style Dough recipe

Theme music by Dyalla Swain http://soundcloud.com/dyallas.

In this episode we talk about some basic pizza terms and concepts.

Great dough makes great pizza: this may be the concept to rule them all. We can put the best ingredients available on our pizza, but if the crust isn’t good, the pizza will be mediocre. On the other hand, simple ingredients on an excellent crust will make a memorable pie.

We discuss two big pizza-making concepts: hydration and fermentation.

Hydration is simply the amount of water in a given dough. The percentage of hydration can make a big difference in the type of dough you make and how well it cooks in a home oven.

Fermentation is the technical term for what people typically call “letting the dough rise”. It’s what gives crust flavor and texture.

We also talk about a few of our favorite pizza-making tools, like a Baking Steel, pizza stone, cast-iron pizza pan, and wooden and metal peels. A full list of our recommended products is at pizzanerds.co/recommended.

Remember, there is no perfect pizza. The goal is having fun and learning!

Theme music by Dyalla Swain http://soundcloud.com/dyallas.

Why do we love making and eating pizza? What’s the difference between an expert and a nerd? We discuss these questions plus take a fun look at the history of pizza.

Theme music by Dyalla Swain http://soundcloud.com/dyallas.