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    • How to Get Free Pizza From Pizza Hut

      With the cost of food these days it’s always nice when you can get something for free. You wouldn’t think that you can get pizza for free but you can. Pizza hut has a program called “Book It”. This program is for kids in grades K-6 and allows them to receive one personal pan pizza once a month from October... more »

    • How to Reheat Pizza

      You get home, you're tired, and you just don't feel like cooking. But wait?! Don't you have four slices of pizza left over in the fridge from two nights ago? Yes, you do. And if you're anything like me, then you hate that microwaving pizza. The cheese becomes a rubbery, tranluscent film, and the dough is soggy like a sweaty tube sock.... more »

    • How to Get Grease Off a Pizza Stone

      Pizza stones are a great way to get a crisp, well-done crust for homemade pizza. These stones are made of ceramic, which is a porous material that must be cleaned differently than regular bakeware. Pizza stones will absorb soap and dishwashing liquid and release it into a pizza the next time the stone is used. Great care must be... more »

    • How to Toss Pizza Dough

      Add some pizazz to your next pizza party. Tossing pizza dough is a fun way to make your favorite pizza recipe. You need a recipe for pizza dough and these easy instructions. It's fun, it's impressive and kids will love your dough tossing expertise. more »

    • How to Fix a Broken Pizza Stone

      Cooking pizza on a pizza stone is a delicious way to make crispier crust, and emulate pizza being cooked in a real stone oven. However, pizza stones often crack in half, rendering it useless. If you spent a lot money on your pizza stone, and would rather not throw it away, there are a few solutions to fix your pizza stone in a hurry.... more »

    Pizza Quick Guides

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      According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, eating dinner as a family is a...

    • Halloween Food

      One of the best ways to celebrate Halloween is with ghoulish appetizers, eerie entrees and...

    • Birthday Cakes 101

      Traditionally, one candle on a birthday cake is lit per year of the celebrant's life, but...

    • Bread Machine Recipes

      If you love the taste of homemade bread but don't have time to mix it, let the dough rise, punch...

    Pizza Articles

    • How to Serve a Pizza

      Pizza is a favorite dish amongst kids and adults. It's tasty and convenient and in some cases, selected as a healthy alternative. However you... more »

    • How to Make Pizza on a Pizza Stone

      Instead of ordering out for a delicious "pizza pie," a good way to save money is to make homemade pizza. You're able to add your own toppings and... more »

    • How to Use a Pizza Stone

      A pizza stone is a porous, sand-like stone 1/4 inch thick. If you've ever made pizza before, you'll find it turns out much better if you use a... more »

    • How to Grill Pizza

      Pizza is good in an oven. It is better in a brick oven and even better on the grill. Grilling pizza can be done during a blizzard when the... more »

    • About Pizza Ovens

      References to pizza-like flat breads topped with assorted ingredients date back to 521 B.C. The first pizza oven is thought to be hot rocks from... more »

    Wikipedia

    Pizza

    Pizza ( or ; ) is a world-popular dish of Neapolitan origin, made with an oven-baked, flat, generally round bread that is often covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based sauce and cheese. Other toppings are added according to region, culture, or personal preference.

    Originating in Neapolitan cuisine, the dish has become popular in many different parts of the world. A shop or restaurant that primarily makes and sells pizzas is called a "pizzeria". The phrases "pizza parlor", "pizza place" and "pizza shop" are used in the United States. The term pizza pie is dialectal, and pie is used for simplicity in some contexts, such as among pizzeria staff.

    History

    The Ancient Greeks covered their bread with oils, herbs, and cheese. The Romans developed placenta, a sheet of flour topped with cheese and honey and flavored with bay leaves. Modern pizza originated in Italy as the Neapolitan pie with tomato. In 1889 cheese was added.amherit>

    King Ferdinand I (1751–1825) is said to have disguised himself as a commoner and, in clandestine fashion, visited a poor neighborhood in Naples. One story has it that he wanted to sink his teeth into a food that the queen had banned from the royal court—pizza.

    Base and baking methods
    The bottom base of the pizza (called the "crust" in the United States and Canada) may vary widely according to style—thin as in hand-tossed pizza or Roman pizza, or thick as in pan pizza or Chicago-style pizza. It is traditionally plain, but may also be seasoned with butter, garlic, or herbs, or stuffed with cheese.

    In restaurants, pizza can be baked in an oven with stone bricks above the heat source, an electric deck oven, a conveyor belt oven or, in the case of more expensive restaurants, a wood- or coal-fired brick oven. On deck ovens, the pizza can be slid into the oven on a long paddle called a peel and baked directly on the hot bricks or baked on a screen (a round metal grate, typically aluminum). When making pizza at read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza

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