We all recognise pizza as the ultimate comfort food. With its gooey cheese, delicious base, rich tomato sauce, and favourite toppings, it stands as one of the best meals you can treat yourself to. While it originated in Italy, pizza has become a firm favourite in the UK, with an ever-increasing array of choices from base thickness and size to cheese varieties and toppings.
The Common Pizza Pitfall
However, the flip side is that there is nothing worse than a soggy, bland pizza that feels undercooked, leaving you with a disappointing mess on your plate. To help avoid this, we consulted the experts at Ask Italian for their professional tips on creating the perfect pizza. They have devised three foolproof methods to ensure your dish is 'chef's kiss' every single time.
1. Ditch the Rolling Pin
If you desire a lighter pizza, never roll the dough. Hand-stretching, as practised for ASK Italian's new Pizza a Mano range, preserves the air in the base, yielding a soft, bubbly texture instead of something flat and dense. This technique marks the difference between a homemade effort and a restaurant-worthy creation.
2. Do Not Overload It
Piling on toppings might sound tempting, but it is the fastest way to ruin a good base. The experts recommend using your highest quality ingredients so the flavours can shine through. It is all about achieving balance, not bulk, to enhance the overall taste and texture.
3. Heat Is Everything
A great pizza requires serious heat. That blast of high temperature produces a golden, slightly blistered crust with a soft middle—crisp underneath and light inside. Getting the bake right puts you halfway to perfection, ensuring a delightful eating experience.
And if you do not fancy the DIY approach, you can visit and try the new Pizza a Mano range at your local ASK Italian. This menu represents the restaurant's most indulgent pizza offering ever, featuring a bigger, bolder 14-inch, round, hand-stretched, stone-baked pizza made fresh in-house and designed to literally spill over the plate.
