So one of the the menu items that I obsess about is our M’Rita pizza. To me, this is the pizza which sets the bar by which all other pizzas on our menu can be judged. And the most important part of this pizza is the type of mozzarella cheese that is used to make it. Ever since we first opened, we have sampled and resampled every type of mozzarella that we could get our hands on, trying to find one that worked the best with our pizzas and our ovens. It turns out that the type of oven you are using and how you cook your pizzas in it makes a big difference on which cheese will work well for you. For example, our ovens do not get to a high enough temperature that a more watery mozzarella cooks well in them. We have tried buffalo mozz, which is the standard for true Neopolitan pizzas, however, it is extremely expensive and doesn’t cook that well in our oven. We briefly tried making our own mozzarella, but that was a disaster because one batch would be perfect while the next would be mediocre. While our staff is good, making perfect mozzarella is practically an art form and there is nothing worse than poorly made mozz. In any event, we are about to roll out a new mozzarella from a company in Wisconsin that makes awesome cheeses. We would share the name with you but we don’t want to give away all of our secrets. The curd they use to make the cheese is all from hormone and antibiotic free cows and the cheese contains no additives or random ingredients. It is just cheese made from happy cows. The best thing about this cheese is that it has the texture that is similar to homemade mozz when made perfectly. Smooth and milky and not too watery when melting. I am really excited to start using it. Look for it in a week or two.

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