I used to roll my eyes at "hacks" like this. I thought real pizza purists would burn me at the stake. But you know what? A perfect pizza is a perfect pizza, no matter how you get there.
Par-cooking doesn't make you a bad cook. It makes you a smart cook who values time. Plus, you can experiment with flavored crusts: brush the par-cooked disc with garlic oil or sprinkle it with sesame seeds before the final bake.
So go ahead. Be a rebel. Pre-bake that dough. Your future self, the one who is tired and hungry but still wants a killer pizza, will thank you. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll finally stop ordering delivery on weeknights. Or not. No judgment here.
