Fleischmann's New Pizza Crust Yeast

[Photograph: pizzacrustyeast.com] Fleischmann's has introduced a new pizza crust yeast. Have any pizza-makers out there tried it yet? The breadheads over at The Fresh Loaf seem to like it. Fleischmann's product site for the new yeast makes it clear that it's aimed at people who want to make pizza quickly. You simply stir it in (no need to proof), knead, and stretch it out. It contains dough relaxers so you don't have to let it rest before shaping. Have you used it? Let us know what you think....

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18 Comments | Posted by Aaron Mattis, June 8, 2010 at 8:00 AM
Tagged: cooking, dough, Fleischmann's, Fleischmann's Pizza Crust Yeast, homemade pizza, yeast

The Best Way to Reheat Pizza

While I enjoy the occasional cold slice, I usually prefer to warm up my pizza, as do most people. But how? Let me show you ...

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70 Comments | Posted by Aaron Mattis, June 7, 2010 at 3:45 PM
Tagged: cooking, how-tos, leftovers, reheating

Pizza Girl: Making My First Pizza

Every week, Pizza Girl (Diary of a Pizza Girl) stops by Slice with insights and a behind-the-scenes look into the world of pizza-delivery drivers. Think of it as PG's My Pie Monday but two days early. Take it away, Pizza Girl!

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12 Comments | Posted by apizzagirl, May 29, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: cooking, homemade pizza, My Pie Monday, Pizza Girl

How to Make Grilled Pizza

For my money, grilling pizza is by far the best way to cook pizza at home. The basic theory is easy. Take a round of pizza dough, expose it to the intense heat of a grill, flip it, top it, char the bottom, and serve. Because grills can reach upwards of 600°F and emit radiant energy like a motherfu**er, the pizzas bubble, crisp, and char in about 45 seconds flat per side. That's timing that rivals the hottest wood-burning oven, and just like those pizzas, the result is a crust that is soft and chewy in the center, with a crisp, crackly shell that's deeply charred in spots.

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51 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, May 27, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: cooking, galleries, grilled pizza, grilling, homemade pizza, how-tos, recipes

Top This: How to Make Shaved Asparagus Pizza

Today on Slice, the debut of a new column ... Top This, in which we focus on a pizza topping you might not have thought of or have wondered how to work onto your pies. The first installment, shaved asparagus, as found on the Bird's Nest pizza at Jim Lahey's pizzeria, Co.

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17 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 6, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: asparagus, Co., Company, cooking, how-tos, Jim Lahey, photo galleries, recipes, shaved asparagus, Top This, toppings

Slice Poll: Do You Make Pizza at Home?

I know there are more than a few home-pizza-makers out there, because you're active in the comments on Slice and in Serious Eats Talk, but I don't think we've ever taken a survey to assess just how many of us hanging out here try our own hand at creating pizza perfection. So, without further ado, this week's poll »

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90 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, March 22, 2010 at 8:00 AM
Tagged: cooking, homemade pizza, polls

Good Idea: How to Really Reheat Pizza in a Skillet or on a Griddle

[Photograph: Ideas in Food] I've reheated leftover pizza in a skillet before, but I'd never thought of flipping it and cooking the cheese side, too. Aki and Alex from Ideas in Food came up with this simple "why didn't I think of that!?!" way to reheat slices. Quote: I could simply flip the pizza over. The crust would brown and the cheese would not only melt, it would become crispy and caramelized like a frico, making the leftover pizza into something possibly better than the real thing. Wish I had some leftover pizza in the fridge to try this...

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9 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, September 16, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Tagged: cooking, how-tos, leftovers

Video: Heston Blumenthal Makes Pizza

Reader Z. B. emailed with links to the following videos, saying, "Wonder if you've seen this? Interesting idea with the tomato vine and upside-down skillet." I've actually seen the upside-down skillet thing when Nick Kindelsperger wrote about this broiled pizza hack for Serious Eats last year. It's a cool trick that British überchef Heston Blumenthal, came up with, using the skillet as a superhot base to cook the pizza on. But the tomato vine trick is new to me and pretty cool. Readers, Blumenthal posits that much of the flavor we associate with tomatoes is in the vine, and...

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, August 9, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: cooking, Heston Blumenthal, videos

In Videos: Jamie Oliver Makes Pizza

This series of videos shows Jamie Oliver making pizza. They're fairly interesting because Oliver has cooked around the various regions of Italy, each with its own specific way of doing things. Instead of slavishly sticking to one culinary canon, however, he finds a way of making pies that fuses all the good stuff that works for him. And check out his killer wood-burning pizza oven. All that, after the jump....

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 28, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: celebrity chefs, cooking, Jamie Oliver, videos

Turn Your Tots into Slice Slingers

A nice, detailed item about making pizza at home on the blog I Think This World Is Perfect—particularly as a family-friendly activity....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 6, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Tagged: cooking