Not All Mozzarella Is Pizza Worthy 🍕

Joshua Weissman talks us through how he chooses the perfect mozzarella to top his pizza!



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[AngryWindmill]

I usually go for fresh mozzarella and to avoid the formation of a milky pool I just let it dry a bit before putting it on the pizza.

[citrenella]

it's nice hearing you talk in a serious manner without any jokes. i enjoy the jokes in your usual videos, but this is very nice too.

[SeenRemain]

Joshua Weissman is incredibly engaging, here. It's crazy how much more watchable he is when he's not going off about "nuggy wuggies" and moaning every 4 seconds.

[Pugcam]

Worked at a place, one of our preps was to cut the fresh mozzarella, we would slice as thin as possible and put them into a drainer cambro to dry, excellent results

[brianamariamcginley-downey]

Fresh Mozzarella or Burrata is absolutely fantastic on a pizza, add some fresh basil and garlic.

[YesIAmDavid]

I like how here in EU “low moisture” mozzarella isn’t listed as “mozzarella” because according to us it isn’t
It’s called “pizza cheese”

[VeryTalMidgt]

Fresh mozzarella is used in traditional Italian pizzas with a lot less cheese whilst American style pizza uses low moisture mozzarella because we shred it and put a bunch on it. Different pizzas use different types of cheese.

[santiagoSosaH]

Burrata is not mozzarella, and usually you should mixture 2 different brands of mozzarella as they have slightly different melting temperatures using 2 will give a melted matrix with solid chunks

[antoniomalantic]

Aight, idk much about cheese, but the title of the orig video essentially says, "he makes HIS perfect pizza." So I don't particularly get why a lot of people flaming him. Like, it's how he would like HIS pizza. Yeah, fresh might be better but the whole point of the video is that he makes HIS perfect pizza, not what the universal pizza recipe should be

[Artfan]

Why call Burrata a type of mozzarella if it is just regular mozzarella that encases something else

[desafilippo]

As an italian my advice is to use fresh mozzarella, even because the third one isn't even mozzarella, but instead of cutting it and putting it directly on the pizza, cut it some hours before and put in a strainer and then in the fridge. Also never put burrata in the oven, put it on the pizza after it's cooked

[PLF...]

Saying burrata is a variation of mozzarella is like saying a burger is a variation of a bun.

[ClownSae]

IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE, Pizza mozzarella pizza mozzarella pizza mozzarella...

[firstnamelastname]

I mix fresh with low moisture myself. Comes out fantastic! Stretchy but firm still.

[DizzyedUpGirl]

I get pizza with low moisture mozz with some strings of fresh. Perfection.

[altoid]

Low moisture is for wide dispersal. The wet mozza is like a topping. You see it on "traditional" pizzas, you know the ones with like, barely any cheese

[arturocaissut]

Smoked burrata, San Daniele ham and grilled aubergine is probably my favourit combination of toppings. I understand two ingredients out of three are very difficult to find outside of our Country, but don't hate on us: we have a lot of serious problems in Italy, at least let us have nice food.

[az]

Tear up the fresh Mozzarella, throw it in a bowl and add some salt. Let it sit for a bit then you can add it onto the pizza and it wont be soggy

[TheArtistOfGame]

If you want to use fresh Mozzarella you dry It before putting on the pizza and you can use It Burrata but you add It to the pizza after you cooked the pizza.
It's simple.

[runn]

This guy is like GothamChess of cooking.