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Making pizza at home should be an event. From hot steel to a sharp wheel, these tools make it happen.
1. KitchenAid Pro Line Series 7-Qt. Bowl Lift Stand Mixer | $700
The Pro Line Series is the beefier big brother to your mom’s classic mixer, with a 7-quart bowl and the all-important dough hook. A monster 1.3-horsepower motor means you’ll never knead more power.
2. Baking Steel Griddle | $249
The heat-transfer abilities of steel (better than stone) translate into a beautiful, airy pizza crust. In the morning, move the steel to the stove top and flip it to treat sleepover guests to bacon and pancakes hot off the griddle.
3. Tovolo 2-in-1 Pizza Wheel | $16
There are plenty of non-traditional options in the pizza-cutter market; some look like funky scissors, others resemble elongated mezzalunas, but none work as well as a classic wheel. Tovolo's 2-in-1 tool has interchangeable blades—plastic for non-stick surfaces and metal for everything else. Perhaps most importantly, it's dishwasher safe.
4. Primal Kitchen Walnut Pizza Peel | $89
A peel is an essential tool that delivers your pie to and extracts it from the oven. This one, made in the US out of black walnut, is worth the dough based on looks alone.
5. Birdkage Waxed Classic Bib Apron | $144
Get a bit of sauce on you? If you’re wearing this good-looking apron with deep front pockets and generous ties, you’re in luck. It’s made with waxed cotton like a Barbour coat; just sponge off the slop and keep slinging pie.
Upper Crust | Best pizza dough recipe? Mark Bittman’s, from How to Cook Everything: The Basics.
Illustrations by Joe McKendry
