Removing grilled pizza from the grill

How to Grill Pizza: A Thermal Explanation

While there is much to commend the classic American pizzeria-style, delivered-in-a box pizza, it will almost always fall short of a Neapolitan-style pizza. When Raffaele Esposito created the Margherita pizza in Naples back in the mid-1800’s and launched the popularity of pizza, he used a woodfired brick oven that had enough heat to lightly char…

Fresh bread

Homemade Bread: Temperature Is Key

Bread—the staff of life, the very metaphor for food and companionship—is a subject shrouded in tradition, lore, and even legend. Baking bread is one of the most ancient practices of civilized society, and has, therefore, had plenty of time to allow some muddled facts to be folded into its production. Instructions like “place on warm countertop”…

Homemade Brioche Cinnamon Rolls: Rich Dough Temps
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Homemade Brioche Cinnamon Rolls: Rich Dough Temps

No matter the time of year or the occasion, cinnamon rolls are a special treat. There are few smells more homey, more comforting, more wholesome than freshly baked cinnamon rolls. And that’s just the smell! The rolls themselves blow all that out of the water: sweet, rich, warm, cinnamony. We should all be making them…

Fluffy dinner rolls

Temperature Tips for Fluffy Rolls

There really isn’t anything better than the smell of homemade bread fresh from the oven wafting in the air. Whether for a family feast, like Thanksgiving, or even an intimate family Sunday dinner, or a community picnic, warm, fresh rolls are a most welcome treat. With a little preparation, you can enjoy these rolls whenever…