How to make the perfect pizza and the common mistakes to avoid

Your guide to making the ultimate pizza at home. Here are all the tips and tricks to making a restaurant-style pizza every time
It is possible to make perfect pizza in the comfort of your own home.

It is possible to make perfect pizza in the comfort of your own home.

Don't rush the process

Now that we all know how to make sourdough, and understand what a precious baby bread can be, it makes sense that pizza dough can benefit from a slow rise. Of course, you can make the dough and rise it in under three hours, but a long slow ferment in the fridge overnight like in the recipe below, results in a much more flavourful and ultimately delicious pizza. 

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