I’ve been working on making a New York style pizza from home.

by ravenstar333

38 Comments

  1. No_Particular_2080

    Maybe too oily of a cheese? Maybe try shredding your own cheese if you aren’t doing so already.

  2. Dull_Length3280

    Cheese isn’t thick enough what kind of cheese are you using

  3. Dough (especially crust) too thick for NY style. Make sure to cook at max temp on a pizza steel. Also don’t use pre shredded cheese. Still looks delicious.

  4. Choice_Process7880

    Do you have a specific thing you’re disappointed by?

  5. ravenstar333

    I have nothing out here where I live at. Basically using generic bread flour, dollar general block mozzarella, dollar general crushed tomato’s, and dollar general pepperoni. I just ordered better flour online, San marzano tomato’s and grande cheese, just to get a better flavor.

  6. WeirdPop5934

    I like to sprinkle parm cheese on my crust and rub some olive oil on it too.

  7. What temp are you cooking it at? Are you turning on the broiler for the last few minutes? Do you have a pizza steel or stone?

  8. AlexisDeTocqueville

    That looks pretty good, so the only thing I would change is either higher quality ingredients or modifying your dough recipe slightly (experiment with longer fermentation, more/less salt, oil, and water)

  9. Cigarsmoking

    This looks like a solid pizza. I am guilty of being overly critical of my own food too. But this looks great from the pictures

  10. Girthw0rm

    You ate it. What, in your opinion, needs improving?

  11. BrokenRocket

    Your Pizza looks good. Can’t really help without more details. What is the dough recipe and details in the fermentation. Oven cook time and temp pre heat time stone or steel? All of these things factor into making a style that you want. Pizza looks good. For New York style I’d grate the cheese thicker and add a bit more. Also maybe a bit too much crust. You’re making Pizza so you’re doing nothing wrong : )

  12. The_iron_mill

    Doesn’t look like you’re doing anything wrong to me! Is there something you’d like to change about the result?

  13. HighFivePondaBaba

    You’re on the right track and your form is great, I think k you just need higher heat, a longer pre bake on a pizza steel, and maybe a quick bit under the broiler at the end.

  14. Primary_Cellist7

    Looks genuinely solid buddy, nice crust bubbles, a ton of pepperoni, etc.

    How is the flop on it?

  15. BigDumbdumbb

    1. How long are you letting your dough ferment? The best dough is cold fermented for 3 to 5 days. This looks like a 1 day dough or less. That will ruin the flavor.
    2. Your dough looks dried out. Stretch it, top it, cook it. Do not let it sit. It will dry out pretty quickly.

    Everything else is fine. Obviously, the sauce is going to depend on quality tomatoes and whatever you like but that’s just a learning curve.

    edit: also want to add you are pushing a lot of that dough to the crust. That is going to make the inner part very thin.

  16. Careless-Survey-8713

    For starters you are saucing the shit out of it

  17. Massive-Seesaw-6529

    Crust is thick almost like a pretzel. Please save me a slice homie!

  18. Mrevilman

    Probably stylistic, but I don’t usually roll a crust up like that. I stretch the dough out, leave a little bit thicker of a piece around the edges for crust, and what I don’t cover with sauce, cheese, and toppings becomes the crust during cooking.

    Looks tasty tho!

  19. SnooCakes2213

    I’m assuming you have your oven cranked to the highest with a stone or steel, but are you letting it heat up for at least an hour?

    Also, regarding the cheese, you mention there’s no stores other than Dollar General (dam bro, where do you live?_ you thought about maybe some mozz cheese sticks? Put them in the freezer for about an hour and either shredding or slicing them into small medallions?

    What are you using to flavor your sauce? are you using oregano? maybe adding some parm cheese