What we cook with
The short list of tools behind the recipes on Crust Nights. Nothing here is sponsored; each one is on the list because it gets used.
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Essentials
Pizza steel
Holds more heat than a stone and gives a home oven a bakery-style bottom crust in minutes.
See on AmazonDigital kitchen scale
Dough is a ratio. Weigh the flour and water and the crust behaves the same every time.
See on AmazonWooden pizza peel
Dough does not stick to wood the way it sticks to metal. Launch on wood, retrieve on metal.
See on AmazonNice to have
Not needed for any recipe here, but each one makes a job easier.
Dough proofing boxes
Stackable containers keep dough balls from drying out during a cold ferment.
See on AmazonInfrared thermometer
Reads the surface of the steel so you launch when it is actually hot, not when the oven says so.
See on AmazonPizza cutter wheel
A big wheel cuts through a crisp crust without dragging the toppings.
See on AmazonPizza Night Playbook
Three doughs, four sauces, and a timing plan for a stress-free Friday pizza night.
A question about a tool, or a pick you think is missing? Tell us.