Getting ready to make that first pizza can be daunting. So can making the second, the third—heck, it’s pizza anxiety and it can be debilitating. I’ve known people who can’t start any new kitchen project with a process because they’re freaked out by the possibility of making mistakes. And pizza is one of those kitchen projects with a process that inspires with fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of making mistakes. Fear of handling dough. Fear of ending up with a freeform calzone. How can you mitigate the fear? To some degree, it’s merely about preparing well and then just making it so. Right now, there’s a loaf of rye bread cooling in my kitchen. You know how many times I’ve made rye bread? Exactly once. This morning. I had some low-grade fears while making it. I have no idea how it’s going to turn out. But you have to make no apologies to Nike and just do it. Like so many other first efforts, from walking to riding a bicycle to having sex, it’s all a crap shoot. At some point, you’re going to fall off. Pizza included. But even if you screw it up, the mistakes can taste pretty good. So what’s stopping you? What do you need to know? What’s preventing you from putting your hands into that water, flour, salt and yeast and helping those yeast get busy? (I don’t know if the yeast consider it sex, but they’re pretty damn good at reproducing. And the net benefit is ours. Tasty pizza!) Yes, this is an invitation to reach out to me. Tell me what’s preventing your pizza. Tell me your fear. Or ask me a question. Any question. Let me help assuage your anxiety so you can get that first pizza into the oven. Just click here. P.S. I just tried the first loaf of rye bread I’ve ever made. It was the best rye bread I’ve ever had. ---------
If you’re afraid of starting your pizza journey, one good place to get it going is inside Free The Pizza. Really, it’s A Simple System For Making Great Pizza Whenever You Want With The Oven You Already Have. It’s a manual that takes you from zero to pizza with a few laughs along the way. Also, if you buy a hard copy, I'll send you an autographed book plate. If you buy the Kindle edition, know that there are printable cheat sheets on this website so you can take them into the kitchen and spill red sauce all over them.
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AuthorBlaine Parker is the award-winning author of the bestselling, unusual and amusing how-to pizza book, Free The Pizza. Also known as The Pizza Geek and "Hey, Pizza Man!", Blaine is fanatical about the idea that true, pro-quality pizza can be made at home. His home. Your home. Anyone's home. After 20 years of honing his craft and making pizza in standard consumer ovens across the nation, he's sharing what he's learned with home cooks like you. Are you ready to pizza? Archives
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