New York-Style Cheese Slice

Plain Pie

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    One

    14 inch 36 cm ) to 16 inch 41 cm ) pizza
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Epic Outdoor Pizza Oven Cookbook: Masterpiece Recipes for All Kinds of Pizza

By Jonathon Schuhrke

Published 2023

  • About

The cornerstone of any legit neighborhood pizzeria, the plain pie or cheese slice just may be the most fun pizza to try to master at home. The perfect New York-style cheese slice is surprisingly hard to get dialed. There’s nothing to hide, all the glory or disappointment in the dough front and forward, any slipups in the sauce fully evident, the look and texture of the cheese crucial. It’s judged against so many fabulous pizzas in your memories, it’s hard for it to ever live up to your pizz