Equipment
Pizza Oven:
For making New York style pizza, a home oven is perfect because it can reach 500+ degrees, which is the temp most pizzerias use. You don't need a fancy home pizza oven or home-built brick oven to make great pizza! That said, if you want to use wood or charcoal as a source for extra flavor (as some NYC pizzerias do) you can get one and level up your pizza game. Indoor electric pizza ovens can also be handy if you want to make pizza without as much pre-heating or heating up your kitchen in hot weather.
Recommended:
Ooni Karu 16" Multi-Fuel Pizza Oven
Ooni Karu 12" Multi-Fuel Pizza Oven
Stone or Steel
A pizza stone is what you actually bake the pizza on. It is typically a ceramic square between 14"-18" wide. They can also be made of steel. To get the best results, put the stone in the oven at least 30 minutes before cooking the pizza. This allows the stone to absorb the heat and give an extra crispy crust.
Recommended:
Thermichef 16" x 16" Pizza Steel
Peel
A peel is a wooden or metal tool used to move pizza in and out of an oven without burning your fingers or damaging the pizza. The pizza can be "built" on the peel, and then "launched" onto the pizza stone to cook. The peel is not used for cooking the pizza itself. If you're using a pizza stone or steel, you'll need a peel. We recommend a wooden one, since this can be used as a cutting board when the pizza is finished.
Recommended:
American Metalcraft 16" Aluminum Peel
Screen
A pizza screen is a perforated sheet that can be used to both build and cook the pizza. Next to the baking sheet, it's the easiest way to make pizza at home, though you won't get the same crispy crust you will from a stone.
Recommended:
Winco 14" Aluminum Pizza Screen
Baking sheet for "Grandma" Style
If you don't want to buy any new pizza gear, you can use any baking sheet to make your pizza. This is known as a "grandma style" pizza, which has its roots in the suburbs of NYC. Any pan will do, and the included dough kit will make one standard 18" x 13" pizza, or two smaller ones. Check the recipe for how to prepare a grandma style or pan pizza.
Bastwe 18" Commercial Grade Steel Baking Sheets
Cutter
You can cut with a knife, or even better with scissors, but if you want to cook like a real pizzaiolo, get a cutting wheel or a rocker blade.
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