Jessica Badalana

This is key, I think.

So when you first preheat your oven with the steel in it, how long do you preheat it for?

So when you first preheat your oven with the steel in it, how long do you preheat it for?

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Meanwhile, you guys change into their tuxedos. They're sitting down for their 30 minute one pizza. Yeah.

Meanwhile, you guys change into their tuxedos. They're sitting down for their 30 minute one pizza. Yeah.

And for those of you who love pan pizzas, we have Detroit style pizza pans.

And for those of you who love pan pizzas, we have Detroit style pizza pans.

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Valerie's been on a journey. She's top rack, bottom rack, high heat, low heat.

Valerie's been on a journey. She's top rack, bottom rack, high heat, low heat.

You got to experiment. Yep. I mean, it takes a little bit of effort, I think, to get to know your oven. But it sounds like that is maybe not the main issue. And one of the things that took me a very long time to learn, maybe because I was raised on Pizza Hut pizzas, is more toppings is not necessarily better when it comes to pizza. Mm-hmm.

You got to experiment. Yep. I mean, it takes a little bit of effort, I think, to get to know your oven. But it sounds like that is maybe not the main issue. And one of the things that took me a very long time to learn, maybe because I was raised on Pizza Hut pizzas, is more toppings is not necessarily better when it comes to pizza. Mm-hmm.

And I think a common pitfall is that, well, one of two things. Folks really load up their pizza with sauce, which is wet, and toppings, which both weigh down and add moisture. There's also the problem of what you've done or not done to your toppings before you put them on your pizza. If you're putting raw mushrooms, raw spinach, raw peppers, you see the theme here, raw things, you