This is bonkers, but it works. If you’re using a pre-made dough that’s too soft to handle, put it in the freezer for 10 minutes before stretching. Cold dough is less sticky and easier to shape. Then, hit the hot pan with a tiny sprinkle of cold water right before you slide the pizza on.
The water creates a burst of steam, which mimics a professional oven’s humid environment. The crust gets airy and chewy instead of dense and weepy. It’s like giving your pizza a spa treatment before it gets thrown into the fiery abyss.
So go ahead: crank that dial, ignore the smoke alarm, and embrace your inner pyromaniac. Your neighbors will smell the glory. Your taste buds will throw a parade. And you’ll finally stop ordering from that place that charges $18 for a slice of mediocrity.
