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About Pizza Planet

We're home pizza obsessives who got tired of conflicting advice, gear hype, and recipes that don't work. So we built the resource we wished existed when we started.

Our Mission

Pizza Planet exists for one reason: to help you make better pizza at home. Everything on this site is free. We fund the project through affiliate commissions when you buy gear through our links — but we only recommend products we've personally used and genuinely believe in. A bad recommendation costs us more in trust than we'd ever earn in commission.

We focus on what matters: precise dough formulas, tested recipes, and honest picks on the tools and ingredients that actually move the needle. No fluff, no listicles rewritten from press releases, no “top 10” lists where every product is “amazing.”

The Team

Marco Rivera — Founder & Lead Tester

Home pizza maker since 2018 · 2,000+ pizzas baked

Marco started making pizza in a tiny apartment kitchen with a $30 pizza stone and a bag of all-purpose flour. After years of experimenting with hydration, fermentation, and flour blends, he realized most online pizza advice was either wrong, outdated, or trying to sell something. Pizza Planet started as a spreadsheet of dough ratios he shared with friends. The dough calculator was the first tool he built, and it's still the heart of the site. Marco leads recipe testing and curates the tools and ingredients we recommend, putting each through extensive home-kitchen use before writing a word.

Priya Patel — Recipe Developer

Culinary school graduate · Former pizzeria line cook · Sourdough specialist

Priya spent two years on the line at a wood-fired pizzeria in Brooklyn before moving to recipe development. She brings professional technique to home-kitchen constraints — adapting restaurant methods for standard ovens, grocery-store ingredients, and real-life schedules. Every recipe on Pizza Planet is tested at least 5 times in a home kitchen before publishing. Priya developed the fermentation timeline feature in the calculator, translating professional baker's intuition into the time and temperature schedules you see on the site.

Jake Lindgren — Developer & Data

Full-stack engineer · Built the dough calculator · Neapolitan purist

Jake builds and maintains all of Pizza Planet's tools. The dough calculator uses baker's percentage math validated against AVPN's published disciplinare, and the advanced mode lets you dial in preferments, hydration, and bowl residue compensation. Jake is also responsible for the site's speed — Pizza Planet loads in under a second because he believes a pizza site should be as fast as a pizza oven is hot.

How We Test Recipes, Tools & Ingredients

Every recipe and product on Pizza Planet goes through the same rigorous testing process. We don't rely on spec sheets or manufacturer claims — we mix the dough and make the pizza.

  1. 15+ Recipe Bake Test — Every recipe is baked at least five times in a home kitchen, varying flour brands and ambient temperature, before publishing.
  2. 2Real-Kitchen Tool Trials — Steels, peels, scales, and containers live on our counter for a minimum of 4 weeks of regular use before we recommend them. Most spend 3+ months in rotation before they show up on /best-pizza-tools.
  3. 3Ingredient Comparisons — We bake the same recipe with each flour, yeast, or tomato brand side-by-side and judge by crust, crumb, and flavor — not by price tag.
  4. 4Formula Validation — Dough calculator outputs are cross-checked against the published AVPN disciplinare and professional baker feedback before they ship.
  5. 5Durability & Care — We note long-term wear, cleaning effort, and any quirks we'd want to know before buying.

Editorial Standards

  • →We buy every tool and ingredient ourselves. No manufacturer samples, no loaner units.
  • →Affiliate links are always disclosed. We use rel="nofollow sponsored" on every affiliate link.
  • →We include “Skip If” notes on every recommendation. If a product isn't right for you, we'll tell you.
  • →Recipes are tested a minimum of 5 times in a home kitchen before publishing.
  • →Dough calculator formulas are validated against AVPN standards and professional baker feedback.
  • →We update product prices and availability monthly and refresh reviews quarterly.

Get in Touch

Questions, corrections, or just want to talk pizza? Reach us at hello@thepizzaplanet.com.

Found a broken link, wrong price, or outdated info? Email us and we'll fix it within 24 hours.

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