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Everything You Need to Know About the Various Dough Forming Methods

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Why Does Your DELCO Pizza Turn Soggy, and What Can You Do to Prevent It?

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Dough Tips: How to Achieve a Lighter and More Flavorful Thick-Crust Pizza

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To Check Gluten Development in Your Dough, Try the Windowpane Test

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Autolysis: Try This Easy Hack to Get Better Crust Flavor and Chew Every Time

What Condition Is Your Dough In? How to Get Better Flavor in Less Time

Recipe Video: How to Make a Pan-Fried Sicilian Pizza (Featuring Lloyd Pans)

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A Renowned Italian Pizzaiolo Has Created the Menu for a New C-Store Pizza Concept

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Dave Portnoy Caught Karvelas Pizza Co. Off Guard, but the Team Still Came Through

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Tripled Rent Forces ‘Unassuming’ Pizzeria, Beloved by Celebrities, to Move

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Chef Leo Spizzirri Offers Fresh-and-Hot Tips For Take-And-Bake Pizza

Dough Tips for Start-Ups: How To Calculate Bakers Percent

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9 Non-Pizza Items You Can Make With Your Existing Pizza Dough

Why Does My Pizza Keep Sticking to the Peel?

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John Arena: How To Make New York-Style Pizza Dough

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Getting the Best Use Out of Your Pizza Dough Boxes

To Cook or Not to Cook Your Pizza Sauce?

A Guide to Pizza Dough Equipment for Newcomers

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Three Ways to Add a Little Flavor to Your Frozen Pizza Dough Balls

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How to Get That Chewy Texture in Your New York-Style Pizza

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How Colder Weather Can Wreak Havoc on Your Pizza Dough

Michael Kalanty: How to Create a Sourdough Starter

Is Undermixing Pizza Dough as Bad as It Sounds?

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What to Do When Your Pizza Dough Comes Out Wet and Sticky

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Leo Spizzirri: Flour Protein and Dough Fermentation Time

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How to Add Herbs and Seasonings to Your Pizza Dough

Here’s What Pizza Makers Need to Know About ’00’ Flours

How to Achieve the Right Pizza Dough Temperature

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Experts Discuss the Power of Flour in Pizza Recipes

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Adding Garlic to Your Pizza Dough for Better Flavor

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Tired of cross-stacking your dough boxes? Tom “The Dough Doctor” Lehmann has an alternative you might like better.

Pizza-making tip: How to prevent the dreaded cheese slip

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Make a more durable take-and-bake pizza with Tom Lehmann’s tips

Tip from the Dough Doctor: How to convert bakers percent to weight measures in your dough formula

A need for speed: Tom Lehmann explains why you should not let your pizza dough rest after mixing

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Learning the basics of using a hot dough press

Dough presses may require changes to your dough formula

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How to express your pizza sauce formula in percentages

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Tom “The Dough Doctor” Lehmann explains how salt, sugar and oil affect your pizza dough.