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Chris Bianco

Chef-owner of Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix. Built his reputation on flour, water, salt, and restraint.

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Cited in 3 places

  • Pizza Dough/ Commentary
    Chris Bianco's published position: low- to mid-hydration dough, no commercial flourish, no exotic flour. The point of a pizza crust is to taste like flour, water, salt, and time — anything else is theatre and most home ovens cannot redeem a dough that overreaches.
    Bianco: Pizza, Pasta, and Other Food I Like — Ecco (2017)
  • Pizza Dough/ Argument
    Manageable by hand, crisp underneath, open enough on top. The hydration most home cooks can actually handle (Bianco school).
    Hydration Level — argued for "65% — Honest"
  • Pizza Dough/ Argument
    Finely milled 00 produces the tender, foldable Neapolitan crumb — the AVPN specification for true Neapolitan pizza.
    Flour Type — argued for "00 Only"