About this episode
In this episode, we take a deep dive into pizza, discussing Neapolitan, New York, and Chicago style. Since great pizza is all about the dough, we tie together everything learned in our bread series, and discuss why we apply certain formulations to achieve specific results. To get the most out of this episode, you will need a basic understanding of the baker's percentage. Introduction 1:56 - How this lesson on pizza will be influenced by past bread baking episodes. SCS 018 | Four Pillars of Bread SCS 019 | Twelve Steps of Bread Baking SCS 020 | Bread Classifications SCS 021 | Sourdough Starters and Pre-Ferments SCS 022 | Let's Bake Some Sourdough 4:05 - There are false pizza recipes on the internet and you shouldn't trust most of them. The dough is what makes the pizza. 6:20 - It's important to understand how various ingredients influence your dough, and how that can inform the formulation of your own, unique pizza dough. Discussion Segment 9:05 - Brief history of pizza. 12:20 - Chris Bianco, of Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix, Arizona Neapolitan Pizza - 12:30 Vera Pizza Napoletana VPN Regulations (link to PDF) 14:40 - What VPN regulations say about how a good Neapolitan Pizza should look, smell, and taste. 15:45 - Neapolitan Pizza Dough 00 Pizza Flour - A finely ground flour used for making Neapolitan Pizzas baked in a hot, wood fire oven. 17:30 - Why bread flour shouldn't be used when making a Neapolitan Pizza dough (it gives a bitter, burnt, flavor). 18:40 - It's difficult to get a Neapolitan Pizza to brown properly in a home oven. 19:45 - Jacob gets pedantic and starts splitting hairs on the definition of sea salt. 20:10 - The proper type of yeast to use when creating a traditional Neapolitan pizza. Cake Yeast / Fresh Compressed Yeast 21:50 - NO FAT! 22:05 - Proper hydration rate of Neapolit
