Pizza Guides
Practical guides on pizza styles, techniques, and toppings worth trying.
Cheese
Which cheeses melt, brown and taste right on a pizza, and how moisture changes the result.
Cheddar cheese as a pizza cheese
Cheddar cheese for pizza brings tang and browning, and it behaves best blended with mozzarella instead of covering the pie on its own.
Best mozzarella cheese for pizza by moisture level
The best mozzarella cheese for pizza is low-moisture whole milk in a block, with fresh mozzarella torn on top once you have drained it.
Toppings and pairings
How to use and combine individual toppings.
Raw sausage you can put on a pizza
Can you put raw sausage on pizza? Yes, in small pinched nuggets of bulk sausage, and the size of the piece is what makes it work.
Topping pairings for sausage on pizza
Fennel or anise is baked into Italian sausage by federal regulation, so the best toppings pair with that sweet spice note.
Fresh basil on pizza before and after baking
Basil on pizza before or after baking: tuck whole leaves under the cheese for the bake, and tear the rest over the pie the moment it comes out.
Technique
Whether to cook, slice or add toppings before or after baking.