No matter how good your dough, sauce, and ingredients are, it’s hard to beat the unique flavor of a wood-fired pizza oven. If you don’t have your own wood-fired oven, you can get a similar flavor by pre-toasting the flour for your pizza peel.


You know that powdery stuff on the bottom of pizza crust? That’s flour that was added to a pizza peel to keep the dough from sticking to it while placing the pizza in the oven. In a wood-fired oven, that flour picks up a smoky flavor that adds to the overall flavor of the pizza. This video from the ChefSteps YouTube channel shows you how you can get that same smoky flavor without using a wood-fired oven. Sift some flower on to a baking sheet and stick it in a 450 degree oven for 20 to 35 minutes, depending on how much of that toasted flavor you want. When it’s time to bake your pizza, just add some of that toasted flour to your peel before you go to stick the pizza in the oven.


Tips & Tricks: Pre-Toast Your Flour for Pro-Level Pizza at Home | YouTube