Neapolitan pizza is the pizza that folks aspire to. It is the ultimate challenge of proper dough recipe, technique, oven temperature, dough handling, and cooking technique. It is not for the faint of

RecipeCortlandt MinnichJune 26, 2020Neapolitan Pizza, dough recipe, dough making, best dough recipe, blog, big green egg setup, big green pizza setup

Dough Recipe & Oven Temperature - Do they Need to Match?

Pizza dough is one of the most amazing creations. The simple combination of flour, water, and yeast can turn into something with great character and taste. Pizza dough varieties add different ingredients to this basic..

Top30, RecipeCortlandt MinnichMay 28, 2020dough recipe, 00 flour, caputo flour, bread flour, best dough recipe, yeast, diastatic malt, malted barley, pizza ingredients

Real-Deal Soft Pretzels

I am a big fan of big, soft pretzels. I have tried them a couple of times but did not get them exactly right. This recipe and workflow seemed to really

Top30, RecipeCortlandt MinnichJanuary 15, 2020pretzels, wood fired pretzels, soft pretzels, homemade pretzels, pretzel recipe

KETO pizza recipe in a Pizza-Porta

Let me start with a disclaimer. I have a long-standing and mutually respectful relationship with gluten and carbohydrates. I have had many strong-willed people

RecipeCortlandt MinnichMay 28, 2019Keto Pizza, Keto pizza-porta pizza, wood fired keto pizza, keto pizza recipe

Cubano Pizza and Banana Pudding Pizza

We crafted some interesting pizzas at Wassi’s Sunshine State Eggfest. One of the greatest parts of cooking in the Pizza-Porta is trying new combinations. We started playing

Top30, RecipeCortlandt MinnichMay 3, 2019desert pizza, crazy pizza, experiment pizza, Lanes BBQ, pizza recipe, pizza, Pizza-porta, Big Green Egg pizza

Dessert anyone?

Thank you to my son for his ingenuity on this dish using leftover pizza dough.

This is often called “monkey bread”. And why on earth is it called monkey bread?

So after cooking pizza for an evening, you can

RecipeCortlandt MinnichDecember 5, 2018desert pizza, cinnamon

Shaggy Dough

This will help you estimate how your dough should look just out of the mixer

RecipeCortlandt MinnichJune 12, 2018Home made dough, pizza stone, pizza dough, shaggy dough, fresh dough, Homemade crust

7 Top tips to get that kamado grill hot.

These tips will help you get that kamado grill up to pizza cooking temperatures.

RecipeCortlandt MinnichMarch 26, 2018Kamado joe, Big Green Egg, Big green egg pizza setup, big green egg accessories, Grill won't get hot, high temperature BGE, pizza cooking, pizza temperature BGE

It Ain't Just The Dough Recipe

When we cook pizza at shows and events, we are frequently asked for our dough recipe. However…

Top30, RecipeCortlandt MinnichJanuary 4, 2018dough recipe, dough how-to, pizza dough, pizza dough science

Top 10 Ideas for Pizza Ingredients

We have a number of new Pizza-Porta users out there thanks to some discerning Santas. To get you started on developing your pizza craft, I have

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Gluten Free Pizza with traditional pizza character!

We are pizza nuts spreading the idea of backyard craft pizza on the BGE. When doing demos we are always asked about opening this world to people who want gluten free pizza. I have been focused on getting traditional pizza just right so I have not put much attention on this challenge. One of my team members is a great cook and

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