Chef John's Best Pizza Recipes 

Chef John, you truly are the most soothing sound on youtube. Child has panic attack: put on Chef John. Cat freaks out and stops in front of the tv to watch: Chef John. Father in law enters home exasperated from a day of halfwits complaining about problems that have literally no bearing on reality, sees: Chef John, and sits down to have a beer. You're a legend here, my friend. I promise.

0:07 Chicago Deep DIsh Pizza 9:32 Sicilian Christmas Pizza 20:01 Detroit-Style Pizza 29:52 Buffalo-Style Pizza

Can we take a moment to appreciate that Chef John's never done a "sponsored" video? I hate being advertised at and, with 4 million subs, you know CJ's had some offers!

The only Papa John’s Pizza we stan.

I’ve made all these pizzas using exact recipes no variations including pizza sauce recipe and they are legit delicious. The deep dish is beyond anything I have ever had in Chicago & family agrees. Well done chef John 👌👍🏻🙌

On the Sfincione, don't skimp on the oil in the pan. This will fry the dough on the bottom and add another flavor dimension to this dish. BTW, this dough is a focaccia-style dough. Dough fried in EVOO is a classic flavor of Italy. My Nonna would deep fry plain focaccini ("little focaccias") in a cast iron pan filled with EVOO for us on Thanksgiving Day. The flavor is unique, ultra delicious and is not what you would expect. Be sure to use EVOO even if you don't have a taste for it (yet). Chef John's recipe is spot on and thoroughly Sicilian....

Born and bred Detroiter here.....You nailed it! Anyone surprised?!

What??? How am I just seeing this??? OMG I'm gonna cry... I mean try! Chef, Your WOLFGANG pizza dough was how I found this channel! I can't wait to make these! Ordering much needed supplies first! I LOVE your channel! Just made Greek Lemon Chicken recipe for dinner tonight. Happy Family! From the Bottom of my Heart Thank You Chef ♥️

0:06 Chicago deep dish pizza 9:25 Sicilian Christmas pizza (sfincione) 19:52 Detroit-style pizza 29:46 Buffalo-style pizza

this man helps me to sleep better i listens to his videos instead of sleeping pills

Perfect timing! Not only does Chef John get to take a well deserved vacation but I was just thinking, "I want to make pizza for dinner tonight and use up leftovers but I want to make a different crust." Yes God loves me this much. :)

Thank you Chef John! I was wanting to invent a "Chicken Cordon Bleu" casserole and realized it needed something on the bottom... I've decided to do a chicken cordon bleu deep dish pizza, I even mixed up the dough during your video. Fingers crossed it turns out well - white sauce, mushrooms sauteed in butter, ham slices, shredded chicken, and swiss cheese on top.

I JUST LOVE YOU CHEF JOHN. your humour is mine.

For those who want time stamps: 0:06 Chicago deep dish pizza 9:26 Sicilian Christmas pizza (Sfincione) 19:54 Detroit style pizza 29:46 Buffalo style pizza

I've never before heard of Sicilian Christmas pizza. Looks like I need to make it!

You just have to like the fact that he doesn't beat around the bush and gets right to the recipe. Was looking for "The Ol' Tapa Tapa" ( trademark Chef John saying) but I guess it wasn't warranted in this case. :) I also love when he tells you what to do at home then explains why he isn't doing it in the video. ( He is to hungry/ impatient) A true American Classic! Thanks John!

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Detroit ain't much to look at but it gets my mouth doing its thing

I'm only watching this to listen to Chef John talk for 40 mins

Great job chef John and God bless you. Please, bring more recipes to us, I appreciate you very much.

I love you Chef John. The lift of your voice and your corny jokes make watching this so fun. Plus, you explain things so well and it makes it so easy when I do your recipes.

As a former Chicagoan, I'd love to see Chef John do a real Chicago pizza - the square-cut, cracker crust, tavern style.

There’s so many and I love them all!!

Detroit pizza is still my go-to pizza recipe. Since you've already made calzone why not go for panzerotto next?

Detroit style is my favorite 😋😋😋i say it's to live for ❤gotta be careful what u speak💯

such a pleasant voice! A calm, casual approach to cooking. Thanks for great videos

As a Chicagoan that is not Chicago style but I love you chef John

As a Detroit-adjacent resident, I approve of the Detroit style deep dish. I was just at Buddy’s last week.

I love when you said. "Let's quit arguing about what's the best pizza...new york or Chicago. Let's be glad we can enjoy both

The music! I like this version!

All of these pizza recipes look so delicious Chef John.

Chef John, you truly are wickedly funny some times, i get most of your barbs, especially the jon kelly, 4 buffalo losses, and others, thruout this pizza video... and i learn alot from your reciepes, always. as always i 'enjoy'....

Perfect recipe for cool weather that will come,sometime..... 94 here today....

Detroit Style!! I used to work at Buddy’s and they have without a doubt the best pizza I’ve ever had.

That makes me so hungry for Lou Malnati deep dish pizza. We used to live in Chicago and now Yuma, Arizona.

I love all pizza but I have to say the D has the best pizza

These Best of Chef john's are great!!

An over 30 minute Chef John video. This is going to be a very good day.

Wow, that thumbnail looks absolutely delicious. Thanks for this recipe. ❤

Can you make a Chicago style Hawaiian pizza 🍕

Best Pizza: Make the Sfincione sauce with half the anchovy, do the dough as shown, top with cheese and toppings as if it were a "normal" pizza. Fry garlic in the anchovy oil and brush the outside ring of dough that will become the crust with the oil, cover the entire top dough and all with a light coating of parm-reg.

Poking the dough… so satisfying. 😊

Yum yum yum!

Wahoo, corporate John is back!

Loved this video and of course, I had to have pizza for dinner. Biz de la France

Master of language ....as well as food

I will admit I appreciate Detroit/Sicilian pizza. There aren’t many good examples of it in Chicago. John, You should know that most people from Chicago rarely order deep dish as their normal pizza. We feel obligated to entertain our out of town friends who always request it as a must try. I’ve yet to try NY pizza in NY, I’ll forget the experience I had in Long Island; which was a disgrace to pizza anywhere pizza is made.

Best quote: "Celebrate the fact we can enjoy both" - Amen "Look out the window and think happy thoughts." :-) "Pretty obvious that's the money bite."

I'm a thin crust pizza granny but I wouldn't turn down any of your pizza 🍕🍕🍕💪❣️

Go to NYC for Pizza. Start at Lombardi's for the history and then finish up at the Bleecker Street Pizza for an amazing slice of NY style pizza. Go to Chicago for these casseroles parading as pizza.

Wow!! Thanks so much. Me and my kids are so attached to the old sauce recipe in Chef Boy ar Dee pizza mixes. But I’m going to give this a try!!

Saint Louis never gets props for Stl style pizza .

Chef John, Margherita brand pepperoni is the best for your Buffalo style pizza. It can be ordered on line in stick form. That means you slice it yourself to the thickness you desire. As a native born Buffalonian, I can vouch that it is best for cup and char style with the traditional sweet sauce on pizza. Ironically my favorite pizza is from Pizza Oven in Lockport,New York. 😋

If Philly is the city of brotherly love, then Detroit is the city of fantasy and wonder and completely safe and crime free...

I don't care whatever you want to call a deep dish (id say it's a pizza pie/a cheese and tomato pie) and I love both styles of pizza. They equally have their own unique tastes and textures. People who pick one OR the other are needlessly silly and obvious are missing out on a delicious dish and experience.

So smart chief

Thank you so much Chef John!!!

Now that’s a Pizza PIE!

Here in Boston and the North & South shores we tend to have 2 styles of pizza that prevail - the Italian style and the Greek style. I think the Italian is similar to your NY style (do you have a video for that?), and the Greek style might be similar to the Buffalo style but it's round like the Italian style. I'd love to see your take on those. ✌️💛🍕

That butter laminated chicago dough it's the shit. If it's not butter laminated , isn't the same. Last one I made with that technique I finaly found the best Chicago deep dish I ever had but made it at home. 25 years making many styles of pizza and I'm still learning. So many variables. Water ph, minerals in the water. So many types of flour. Sauce is a whole different animal. As is cheese.. It's crazy. Give 10 peaople the same ingredients you'll get 10 different pizzas.

Great video!!!!!!! I’ve been working on my pizza game almost a year now and just recently picked up an Ooni. I live in the Chicago suburbs and your Chicago deep dish looks LEGIT!👍🏻 I just can’t do deep dish, give me a thin foldable slice and I’ll crush it. 😂😂😂 I know fellow chicago peeps gonna hate🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ Love pizza, absolutely love the video!! 🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕

I like the Chicago/New York rivalry, lol. I am from neither and never been to either, but I've been a Bears fan since Butkus was playing, so GO CHICAGO!

You make me learn and laugh sooooo hard!

Chuck Mangione of your Sfincione is goated

Gotta try all of these.

Learning sooo much! Thank You! Let's Go Brandon!

For a compilation video like this, it would be helpful to include time stamps in the description

Would Love to see a New York Style Pizza Recipe

ooooohhhh that looks so tasty!

St. Louis style pizza is the most awesome of all pizzas! Chicago and NY styles can die!

I'm going to remember that bread crumb and cheese topping. I bet there are so many things it would be good on.

You made me miss Buffalo :)

Apparently my mother made Detroit style pizza my entire childhood.

Love this! Always great recipes.... but please go back to the original microphone. This new one sounds too mellow, too flat or bassy? Need the high tones to hear your voice properly. That being said, I can't wait to try the deep dish pizza!! Thanks for your hard work John!

I'm going to try and make every one of these this week, is there any way you could do a st.louis style pizza? Maybe I'm bias but its definitely the best style of pizza.

Im making last one whole life and its really great and simple 😄😄😄

Feels So Good!

I have lived in Buffalo for most of my life..I had no idea there was a Buffalo pizza sauce😆 I personally use raw sauce.. with anchovy paste. I'll try that dough.. thanks "as always" Oh boy!!😉

Awesome 😎

Chef John you can find the Mini cupped pepperoni's at either winco or Walmart I believe they're made by hormel i make homemade pizza all the time! I live in merced county!

I think toppings for Chicago pizzas should be pre-cooked... especially sausage. I ordered a few Malnati's pizzas and it tasted like the toppings were very undercooked.

Awesome !! Need to make a Calzone style demo as well

The buffalo looks good too😋

If you're allergic to shellfish, skip this recipe. Looks great!

So many to choose from! It's like having only one kind of chili. Seriously, pizza is made how you like it!

I grew up in Brooklyn and no matter who made it I have never felt it was duplicated outside of NYC. That does not mean I have not been wowed by many pizza over the years...it just did not taste like what I knew. That said, some time in the mid 80s a NYC pastry chef moved out to Scottsdale Arizona and opened a NY style pizza shop. To me it was not close! What I got was the best tasting pizza I have ever had. It was rich and gooey and required a knife and fork. It later became Streets Of New York Pizza but it was not the same as what I got before it became a chain. We now live in rural PA and my go to pizza is Little Caesar's...great value and after we get it home and add our own fixings and expertly reheat it in a 12 inch cast iron skillet it rivals the best brick oven. Cup and char around here is ridiculous because what see is burnt to hell and always wonder...why this is not in the trash? To each his own.

Re a thicker smaller diameter pepperoni in SF, did you try Golden Gate Meat Company in the Ferry building? And also there is the more fiddly option of buying whole smaller pepperoni available at many Bay Area grocers and slice it yerself to just the right thickness...

Such a good channel.

Hey what about the D? The Detroit pizzas 🍕🙌😍... not little Caesars that's a all different thing

I’m compiling questions for a Foodwishes trivia game, here’s your first question (easy): What is Chef John’s favorite seafood herb?

hello from Canada

The Chicago deep dish recipe looked good. Sweet sausage is generally used most often. The debate still continues about the "stuffed" pie that has a top crust under the sauce. New York pie is good too. I hear the secret to the crust is the water there, but I dunno.

Disturbing lack of round pizzas. Lack of pi.

Nice

Chicago Deep Dish certainly originated and belongs to Chicago. However it is not the "original" Chicago pizza we ate all through the 40s - 60s. The original has a thin, crisp crust that is cut into squares instead of the more doughy New York pizza cut into wedges. Chicago also makes a much more intense use of spices and tomato sauce. It's possible to eat much more of the delicious toppings and not get bogged down in dough - like New York. So Chitown rates 1 & 2 for pizza and New York is a weak third, getting major demerits for actually watering down the cans of tomato sauce before use. I know. I watched it being done on multiple occasions.

“You are after all the Krusty the clown of your pizza from Chi town” would have also worked

Pie. Chicago pizza is a pizza pie. Pie is good!

At the risk of being banned from the channel, I have to ask: Do you think that the Sicilian Christmas Pizza is what Chef-Boy-R-Dee was going for with their pizza mix/kit? And the Detroit pizza says "Rocky Rococo" (A pizza chain in Wisconsin that was founded in Madison) to me.

Holy shit! This recipe is a turn on! 👍

Chef John, what kind of flour to be use in making pizza dough?