Q: We are a dine-in pizzeria forced to offer delivery and carryout (DELCO) for the first time due to the pandemic. How can we make our pizzas suitable for DELCO without changing our dough formulation? A: There are a number of changes that can be easily implemented to improve the … More
Tom Lehmann: In Lehmann's Terms
In Lehmann’s Terms: How to Provide a Better Carryout Pizza
Because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, many pizzerias have had to change the way they do business to conform to the mandated public health regulations intended to control its spread. This month I will share some of the related questions I have received from operators across the country. Q: We’re … More
Food & Ingredients
In Lehmann’s Terms: How to Choose a Cutting Surface
Q: Do you have any suggestions about the best type of cutting top we should use at our pizza restaurant’s cutting/boxing station? A: While wood is a kind and gentle surface to your slicers and knives, it is also a real pain to work with as a cutting surface, because … More
Dough Information Center
The Power of “00” Flour
Tom "The Dough Doctor" Lehmann zeroes in on what makes "00" flours unique.
Tom Lehmann: In Lehmann's Terms
In Lehmann’s Terms: Put a Little Spring in Your Dough
The Dough Doctor shares 7 tips for increasing your pizza crust's oven rise without using additives.
Tom Lehmann: In Lehmann's Terms
Tom Lehmann Explains the Various Dough Forming Methods
Every crust-forming method or procedure imparts its own unique traits to the dough, which affects the finished crust.
Tom Lehmann: In Lehmann's Terms
Oil vs. Shortening: Solving a Slippery, Sticky Dilemma
Adding oil or shortening to your pan can affect your pizza in a variety of ways—not all of them good.
Dough Information Center
How to Improve the Flavor of Frozen Pizza Dough
Making pizza dough fresh every day is a big selling point for many successful pizzerias. But it’s not feasible for everyone, and sometimes frozen pizza dough balls are the way to go. So what can you do to give your frozen pizza dough a flavor boost? Frozen pizza dough does … More
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Go for the Dough: A Recipe for Homemade Pasta
It's labor-intensive, but using homemade pasta lends freshness and flavor to any pasta dish on your pizzeria's menu.
Dough Information Center
Dough Management: The Dough Doctor Makes a House Call at PMQ
Whatever’s ailing your pizza crust, the Dough Doctor has the cure. We sat Tom Lehmann down for a photo session and picked his brain on common dough management woes.
Think Tank
Does Humidity Lead to Blown Pizza Dough?
Think Tankers share hacks for making dough in a hot kitchen.
Tom Lehmann: In Lehmann's Terms
Remember the 20-Minute Rule for Getting Pizza Dough Balls into the Cooler
Tom Lehmann explains his recommendation for placing dough in your cooler within 20 minutes of mixing.