DoughLab Shopping Guide

🛒 Shopping

Recommended ingredients, tools, ovens, and pizza-making products.

🌾 Flour

The foundation of great pizza dough. Better flour can improve chew, browning, and flavor.

🏆 DoughLab Favorites
Product Best For Rating
Caputo Americana NY Style ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
⭐ Recommended Products
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Caputo Americana
Best For: NY Style

Strong flour with excellent browning and chew

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All Trumps
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

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King Arthur Bread Flour
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

🧀 Cheese

Great cheese helps create better melt, flavor, and texture.

🏆 DoughLab Favorites
Product Best For Rating
Grande East Coast Blend Pizza
⭐ Recommended Products
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Grande East Coast Blend
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

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Grande Whole Milk Mozzarella
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

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Grande Part Skim Mozzarella
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

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Galbani Whole Milk Low Moisture
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

🥩 Meats

Flavor, fat, spice, and those crispy edges everyone loves.

🏆 DoughLab Favorites
Product Best For Rating
Ezzo Pepperoni Pizza
Margherita Pepperoni Pizza
⭐ Recommended Products
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Ezzo Pepperoni
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

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Battistoni Cup & Char Spicy Pepperoni
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

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Boar's Head Pepperoni
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

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Margherita Pepperoni
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

🍅 Sauce & Tomatoes

Tomatoes and sauces that bring balance, sweetness, and acidity.

🏆 DoughLab Favorites
Product Best For Rating
Bianco DiNapoli Whole Tomatoes NY Style ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Stanislaus Full Red NY Style ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
⭐ Recommended Products
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Cento San Marzano Tomatoes
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

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Bianco DiNapoli Whole Tomatoes
Best For: NY Style

Excellent balance of sweetness and acidity.

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Mutti Whole Tomatoes
Best For: Everyday Use

Widely available and consistently high quality.

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Stanislaus Full Red
Best For: NY Style

Popular among pizzerias for rich tomato flavor.

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🫒 Olive Oil

DoughLab recommended products for better homemade pizza.

🏆 DoughLab Favorites
Product Best For Rating
Partanna Extra Virgin Olive Oil Pizza
⭐ Recommended Products
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Partanna Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

🍞 Yeast

Fermentation, rise, and dough development.

🏆 DoughLab Favorites
Product Best For Rating
SAF Instant Yeast Cold Fermentation ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
⭐ Recommended Products
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SAF Instant Yeast
Best For: Cold Fermentation

Professional-grade instant yeast trusted by pizza makers worldwide.

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Red Star Active Dry Yeast
Best For: General Purpose

Reliable and widely available active dry yeast.

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Fleischmann's Active Dry Yeast
Best For: Everyday Use

Easy to find in most grocery stores and performs consistently.

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🧂 Salt

Flavor, dough strength, and fermentation control.

🏆 DoughLab Favorites
Product Best For Rating
Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt Dough Formulation ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
⭐ Recommended Products
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Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
Best For: Dough Formulation

Preferred by many professional bakers for consistency and clean flavor.

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Morton Kosher Salt
Best For: General Baking

Widely available and excellent for pizza dough.

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Morton Fine Sea Salt
Best For: Everyday Use

Simple, inexpensive, and available almost everywhere.

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🌿 Herbs & Spices

DoughLab recommended products for better homemade pizza.

🏆 DoughLab Favorites
Product Best For Rating
Sicilian Oregano All Pizza Styles ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Parmigiano Reggiano Finishing ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
⭐ Recommended Products
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Sicilian Oregano
Best For: All Pizza Styles

Classic pizza oregano with bold aroma.

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California Garlic Powder
Best For: Sauces & Finishing

Excellent for pizza sauce and garlic oil.

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Red Pepper Flakes
Best For: Finishing

Adds heat and texture to finished pizzas.

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Dried Basil
Best For: Sauce Making

Traditional pizza sauce seasoning.

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Parmigiano Reggiano
Best For: Finishing

The gold standard finishing cheese.

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🔥 Ovens

Pizza ovens and baking setups for better heat and better crust.

🏆 DoughLab Favorites
Product Best For Rating
Ooni Koda 16 Pizza
⭐ Recommended Products
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Ooni Koda 16
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

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Gozney Arc XL
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

⬛ Baking Surfaces

Steels and stones that help your home oven bake better pizza.

🏆 DoughLab Favorites
Product Best For Rating
Baking Steel Original Pizza
⭐ Recommended Products
Baking Steel Original
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

NerdChef Steel Stone
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

Pizza Stone
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

🍕 Peels

Tools for launching, turning, and retrieving pizza.

🏆 DoughLab Favorites
Product Best For Rating
GI Metal Pizza Peel Pizza
⭐ Recommended Products
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GI Metal Pizza Peel
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

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American Metalcraft Peel
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

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Aluminum Pizza Peel
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

⚖️ Scales

Accurate measuring tools for repeatable dough formulas.

🏆 DoughLab Favorites
Product Best For Rating
Escali Primo Digital Scale Pizza
⭐ Recommended Products
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Escali Primo Digital Scale
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

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OXO Food Scale
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

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Amazon Digital Kitchen Scale
Best For: Homemade Pizza

DoughLab recommended option for better homemade pizza.

💡 Not sure where to start?

Start with better flour, whole milk low moisture mozzarella, a pizza steel, and a digital scale.

DoughLab Shopping Guide

🛒 Shopping

Recommended ingredients, tools, ovens, and pizza-making products.

🌾 Flour
Caputo Americana
NY Style
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Where to Buy →

All Trumps
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →

King Arthur Bread Flour
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →
🧀 Cheese
Grande East Coast Blend
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →

Grande Whole Milk Mozzarella
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →

Grande Part Skim Mozzarella
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →
🥩 Meats
Ezzo Pepperoni
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →

Battistoni Cup & Char Spicy Pepperoni
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →

Boar's Head Pepperoni
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →
🍅 Sauce & Tomatoes
Cento San Marzano Tomatoes
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →

Bianco DiNapoli Whole Tomatoes
NY Style
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Mutti Whole Tomatoes
Everyday Use
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Where to Buy →
🫒 Olive Oil
Partanna Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →
🍞 Yeast
SAF Instant Yeast
Cold Fermentation
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Where to Buy →

Red Star Active Dry Yeast
General Purpose
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Where to Buy →

Fleischmann's Active Dry Yeast
Everyday Use
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Where to Buy →
🧂 Salt
Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
Dough Formulation
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Where to Buy →

Morton Kosher Salt
General Baking
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Where to Buy →

Morton Fine Sea Salt
Everyday Use
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Where to Buy →
🌿 Herbs & Spices
Sicilian Oregano
All Pizza Styles
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California Garlic Powder
Sauces & Finishing
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Red Pepper Flakes
Finishing
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🔥 Ovens
Ooni Koda 16
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →

Gozney Arc XL
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →
⬛ Baking Surfaces
Baking Steel Original
Homemade Pizza

NerdChef Steel Stone
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →

Pizza Stone
Homemade Pizza
🍕 Peels
GI Metal Pizza Peel
Homemade Pizza

American Metalcraft Peel
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →

Aluminum Pizza Peel
Homemade Pizza
⚖️ Scales
Escali Primo Digital Scale
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →

OXO Food Scale
Homemade Pizza
Where to Buy →

Amazon Digital Kitchen Scale
Homemade Pizza