How to Make Pizza

Transcript Hey guys, I am Joel Gamoran and I am a resident chef here in New York City for Sur La Table Cooking School. I love cooking. I started in Italy at the Culinary Institute of Florence and then got whisked away to Napa Valley, wine country, and went to the Culinary Institute of America …

Transcript You know, as a chef, whenever I have a dinner party, the pressure is always on me. But the cool part about throwing a pizza party is that it’s kind of on everyone to make an awesome pizza. Here’s how I would set it up. First and foremost, I would make my dough, rise …

Transcript So if you’re watching me right now, you’re probably wondering if you should go out and go buy all the gear for making pizza at home, but the honest to god truth is you can make a beautiful pizza with what you already have in your kitchen. So, if you’re going to make a …

Transcript There’s lots of different options when you want to cook pizza at home, but there is nothing better and more consistent than a pizza stone. Now stones come in a lot of different varieties, some are clay, some are ceramic, I’ve seen a [multiple] of different types and shapes, but I like just a …

Transcript You know, when you go to a pizzeria, their ovens are like, 800, 900 degrees. We just don’t have that kind of power in our own kitchens, so how to get a really crispy crust is a huge question when it comes to homemade pizza making. So, the first thing is, you want to …

Transcript You’ve made your own dough, you’ve put on some gorgeous toppings, it’s come out of the oven, and it looks like this. Your pizza is singing okay. Let it rest for two minutes. Fight every urge in your body just to dive in there. And now that’s going to set the gluten, set the …

Transcript So I get asked all the time, is whole wheat pizza possible at home? And the answer is, it’s so possible, it tastes delicious, and of course you get those nutrients that you’re after. Now, there is ratios, right? You can do a full-on, whole wheat pizza. Whole wheat flour, that’s it. But what’s …

Transcript So, gluten free is everywhere these days, and I am sure you’re wondering, can you take it to the pizza world? And the answer is, absolutely. Gluten free people are enjoying pizza every single day. The way you need to do this, you need to make a flour mixture. Usually in that flour mixture, …

Transcript So you don’t need a ton of spices and herbs to make a great pizza, but there’s no question that you can make a really memorable, different pizza by the way that you mix and match your spices. So there’s two camps, right? There’s the dry spices and there’s the fresh herbs. So let’s …

Transcript So I’ve got my pizza dough completely ready for the oven, but if you don’t want to make a conventional pizza, you can always turn to making a calzone. It’s that little half moon-shaped and it originates from giving people lunch to go to work with and be able to carry a pizza on …

Transcript So about halfway through, about two minutes after putting my oil side down on the grill, I gave it a flip. It has this beautiful char marks, and then I turned it to the other side for just a minute. You don’t want the other side to get too grilled. You can see here’s …

Transcript So pizza take on a lot of different forms, but what’s becoming super popular is grilled pizza. Now if you have a major grill outside, you can do it the exact same way I’m doing it inside. I just know a lot of people don’t have a giant grill at their disposal. So, a …

Transcript So, if you don’t eat cheese, or just don’t dig it, pizza can still be just as enjoyable. It’s all about kind of playing with your mouth and kind of confusing it, thinking something is a little creamier than maybe it is, and kind of adding a little added texture to your pizza. So, …

Transcript We all know the basics when it comes to pizza combos and toppings that go on top, but one of my favorite things to do is kind of make a pizza that just has four different things going on and I just kind of clean out the cupboards, clean out the refrigerator, and see …

Transcript We all know the basics when it comes to pizza combos and toppings that go on top. But one of my favorite things to do is kind of make a pizza that just has four different things going on. And I just kind of clean out the cupboards, clean out the refrigerator and see …

Transcript Pizza can be vegetarian. But if you really want that fatty beautiful unctuousness, you sometimes have to turn carnivore on it. Making a perfect meat pizza, it’s a balance of flavors. There’s lots of different types of meats you can put on there. There’s a couple of rules that you want to approach the …

Transcript All right, so you don’t need meat to make an amazing pizza. You kind of want to approach a vegetarian pizza with kind of trying to confuse the mouth. Different textures, different flavors. Some roasted and caramelized, some others raw, a little bit more light. So today, I’m going to make a version I …

Transcript It’s kind of crazy to think about pizza without the cheese and different cheeses play different roles when it comes to making pizza at home. So, parmesan, when you buy it, totally don’t go after that little saw dust that comes in the green bottle You know exactly what I’m talking about. Look for …

Transcript Hi. So Chicago style pizza. Really simple to make and when you think about pizza pie this is what you have to think about because it’s actually built like a pie. So, a lot of people like to use cake pans. I actually really dig to use cast iron. Cast iron is really even …

Transcript Alright guys, so I’ve been to Sicily a ton, and for some reason, their pizza is not circular like what we’re used to. It actually pulls up on the square dimension. So, really easy to get this shape, you start with your round and you kind of just roll out both ways, and just …

Transcript Alright, so a Neapolitan pizza is typically a thin crust pizza. That’s kind of what we’re used to. You don’t want it so thin where it’s flimsy, enough where it kind of holds its shape, and typically, traditionally, there’s not a lot of cheese on this. So I’m doing kind of an oregano, garlic …

Transcript So margherita pizza is by far the most popular pizza in the world. It’s got to be super easy to make. Three main ingredients, basil, mozzarella, and of course, some great home-made tomato sauce. So I have pizza dough shaped here. I love rustic, just misshaped pizza doughs that are like clouds. They are …

Transcript All right. So after the pizza has risen and you bring it into a little ball, you press it out like this. And now it’s time to stretch it and, if you want, toss it. A lot of people think the tossing is just for show, which sometimes it is. But, actually, it uses …

Transcript So don’t take shaping your pizza dough so seriously, let the shape just kind of end up the way it naturally should have been. There’s 3 different ways to shape a pizza dough. If you go to a mass marketed place, a place where it’s across the country they have tons of pizzeria’s they’re …

Transcript So I live in Manhattan. I do not have a ton of space. I don’t have room for a giant machine so the way I make pizza dough at home is with little boy right here. All you need is a fork. So what I start with is about 3 cups of all purpose …

Transcript So, if you have water and flour at home, you are ninety percent to a homemade pizza dough. Today I’m going to show you how to make one in a machine like a Kitchen Aid here, with a little dough hook attachment. So easy to do. The only other ingredient you need is a …

Transcript So when it comes to making pizza, raw tomato sauce makes so much sense. The reason why is because when pizza is in that really high oven, it kind of cooks down and concentrates. So if you cook it before, sometimes it can over-concentrate. So keeping it raw makes it really beautiful. So, were …

Transcript So, if you’re looking for a little bit more of a robust-flavor to your pizza, cooking your tomato sauce makes a ton of scent. It gets a lot more flavor into it, makes it a little bit richer. So, we’re going to start off with a pan that’s on a medium-high heat. And, I …

Transcript You know, pizza’s been made by hand for centuries, so you don’t need all the tools in the world to accomplish a perfect pizza at home, but it really does make your life so much easier. Starting with the dough, a great tool to have is a good KitchenAid mixer, and make sure you …

Transcript All right. So in Italy guys, pizza is every day. It’s not something we’re going to home make for a special occasion or because they have an empty Sunday afternoon. They do it every day because it’s that approachable. It’s that easy. If you think about the dough, all you need is flour, water, …