[LWJ]

In my experience the dough is not that big of a deal. Getting the oven hot enough is.

We use a premade dough from a local grocery store. Not high end. It is Winco if you live near here. I agree about Trader Joes. It is terrible.

Here is what got me cooking homemade pizza: my gas grill.

Heat the grill. Put some oil on the cooking surface. Roll the dough but do not top it. Place on top of the grill until the bottom is cooked. Remove. Flip dough over. Top. Cook on grill.

The flour needs to get hot enough to carbonize or something. I have a nice gas oven and crank it. It is close, but not as good as the grill. High heat = yum.

The sauce can be from a jar and still be acceptable. Certainly it can get better than the store bought stuff but I don't typically mess with it.

Toppings? Go crazy. I won't even tell you my favorites as it sounds disgusting.

Good luck. It only took my 17 years to figure this out. Prior to that, I didn't make pizza at home. It was too lousy.

Larry