Just attempted homemade pizza night and it was a disaster

Dec 3·1 min read

Thought I'd be the cool dad and make pizza from scratch with my 6yo and 8yo. Seemed fun in my head. Reality: flour EVERYWHERE, the dough wouldn't stretch right, my sauce was too acidic, and the oven temp was inconsistent so half the pizza was burnt and half was soggy. Kids thought it was hilarious at least? They ate the good parts with pepperoni. Thinking maybe next time I just buy the pre-made dough from Trader Joe's and call it a day. Anyone have tips or should I just accept defeat?

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Comments(6)

BBen D.RegularDec 4

Homemade pizza is one of those "looks easy on TikTok" things that's actually just chaos and flour. At least your kids had fun watching it fail probably

HHank W.RegularDec 6

The oven temperature thing gets everyone their first time. Most home ovens don't go hot enough for proper pizza crust. You basically need a pizza stone and way hotter than you think

DDave K.RegularDec 5

Too acidic sauce is so fixable though—just add a pinch of sugar or baking soda next time. But honestly frozen dough + fresh toppings hits different anyway

WWade T.New DadDec 5

flour EVERYWHERE is the real parenting moment right there. That's the stuff that ends up in your hair 3 days later

DDominic E.RegularDec 6

Did you at least order pizza after or did you try to save the homemade ones? Asking because I need to know if I should warn my wife before we attempt this

TTony L.RegularDec 6

The dough won't stretch right is the moment 90% of people give up on pizza at home. You gotta let it rest longer than you think but who has that kind of patience with two kids in the kitchen