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2 Delicious and Easy Dishes for Wok Set Owners

2 Delicious and Easy Dishes for Wok Set Owners

Sesame Fried Rice

When it comes to ordering take-out, there’s only one type of food that even comes close to being as popular as pizza: Chinese food. Dishes like fried rice, chow mein, and broccoli beef have all won a place in our tastiest food memories. However, just like pizza, ordering Chinese food can eventually start to take a toll on your wallet. Lucky for you, we just released the Pizza Oven Wok Set – and we’ve got two tasty recipes to get you started cooking with your wok.

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Breadstick Recipes to Impress Your Guests

Breadstick Recipes to Impress Your Guests

Plated Pesto Spirals

Breadsticks come in all shapes, sizes and flavors. Garlic knots, twisted breadsticks, the grissini, and even plain old breadsticks are staples on pizza parlor menus across the country. Ask your friend (the pizza expert) and he/she will probably tell they know an amazing recipe or two for these doughy delights. But what about the oh-so elusive ultimate breadstick recipe? You know, those secret breadstick recipes your favorite pizza parlor just won’t give up?

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White Pizzas: How to Make the Best "Pizza Bianca"

White Pizzas: How to Make the Best "Pizza Bianca"

White pizza

Whether it’s thin crust, thick crust, deep dish, or Sicilian-style, most pizzas share a common flavor – tomato sauce. But there exists another flavor of pizza that some of you still may not have tried: the pizza “Bianca”, a.k.a white pizza. Today we’ll be giving you a few tips and recipes to use making your first white pizza.

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Pairing Wine and Beer with Pizza

Pairing Wine and Beer with Pizza

Beer Taps

Pizza is delicious, but it always happens: the more slices you eat, the thirstier you get! With all that bread, it sure does balance things out to have a tasty beverage to gulp down with each slice. But what pairs best with pizza? If you ask me, pizza and beer go hand in hand; nearly every proper pizza parlor has at least one brew on tap. These days, wine has also joined the (pizza) party; while not quite as popular in pairing with pizza as beer, wine still makes a great beverage to enjoy with pizza. So without further ado, here are our tips for pairing wine and beer with pizza!

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Fresh Mozzarella: Tasty and Traditional

Fresh Mozzarella: Tasty and Traditional

Sliced Mozzarella

Fresh mozzarella is one of the 7 wonders of the pizza world. It’s moist, tender, and super creamy – which makes it an amazing ingredient to put on your pizza. Making fresh mozzarella is considered by many people to be an art; from the act of making the curd, to the stretching process that gives it shape and texture. It’s one of the world’s most popular regional food specialties, and it’s now finally being made available outside of its birthplace. The availability of fresh mozzarella continues to increase, but it still may not be available in your specific part of the country. So today, we’re going to show you how to be resourceful and make your very own!

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Five Pizza Problems and How to Fix Them

Five Pizza Problems and How to Fix Them

Stuck Pizza

The perfect pizza can sometimes be an elusive thing. You need a great dough recipe, the dough needs to be proofed and ready to use, you have to properly stretch out the dough, get it on the peel, top it, and (what some would consider the hardest part) actually get the pizza off the peel and into the oven! There are a lot of places where your perfect pizza can go off the rails, and if you throw in hungry guests waiting to eat, you’re going to be one frustrated foodie. Just take a deep breath and relax, because today we’re going to talk about five pizza problems and how to fix them.

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La Pizza Affumicata – How To Smoke Pizza

La Pizza Affumicata – How To Smoke Pizza

Curved Smoker Boxes

Grillmasters and pizzaiolos don’t seem to have too much in common. But there’s something that both can appreciate, but few even think to try: smoking a pizza! Considering the flavors of pizza, adding smoky flavor can be a fantastic idea. So what’s the best way to smoke your next pie? It’s probably a lot cheaper and easier than you’d think. Whether you’re cooking pizza on the grill or in a Pizzeria Pronto, we’ll show you how to smoke pizza to perfection.

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The Pizza Oven Wok Kit

The Pizza Oven Wok Kit

Chicken in the Pizza Oven Wok

In Asian cuisine, perhaps the single most important kitchen tool is the wok. Most people know what a wok is, and many experienced home cooks now own one. What some don’t know is that woks actually impart their own special flavor on food. It’s so special it even has its own name: “wok hei” or “breath of the wok.” Some of you may ask, “What do woks have to do with the Pizzeria Pronto?” Well, everything really – now that we’ve released the Pizza Oven Wok Kit!

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