Pizza: tournaments for the best pizza chef

When the passion for pizza turns into work

Sometimes it happens that a passion becomes a profession and that you can devote yourself full time to an activity you like. This often happens to the pizza chef and, perhaps, after spending time working in the shop, he realizes that this is really his way.

Once the "level pro" has been reached, the pizza chef does not limit himself to applying the assimilated techniques because, in reality, he never stops studying and experimenting, creating new doughs and new harmonies of flavors.

In fact, then, he amazes with his dexterity, which is real skill and compares himself with other professionals: in this way he acquires more and more experience and has the opportunity to challenge himself and others.

Tournaments for pizza chefs are not just opportunities to compete and determine who is "the best" at that moment: they represent an opportunity for training and networking, a way of evaluating one's knowledge and increasing it through comparison and competition.

Italian championships for pizza chefs

In Italy numerous championships for pizza chefs are organized every year from every region of our country, among which one of the most prestigious is the National Pizza DOC Championship which visits a different location every year.

All competitions are an opportunity to affirm the validity of a product that has its roots in a territory where it is particularly loved and appreciated, but they also represent an opportunity to test the personal skills of the participants.

In some cases these competitions take place "on tour" and cross several Italian locations, gathering the approval of the public and a number of passionate professional pizza chefs who aspire to conquer the title of national champion.

World championships for pizza chefs

But Italy also hosts an important world championship in which the best pizza chef in the world is proclaimed: the prestigious competition takes place every year at the Palaverdi in Parma and includes 800 competing chefs, 1054 tests (including 966 cooking), in addition to acrobatic freestyle performances to the rhythm of music.

Participants come from about 40 countries from every continent and the 12 competing disciplines include, among others, the creation of classic pizza, in pan, in shovel, gluten-free, Neapolitan TSG (Traditional Specialty Guaranteed) and the preparation of "four mani "which crowns the best pair of professional pizza chefs.

In addition to the inevitable competition that it generates among the participants, this championship represents a party, a day of meeting and comparison, conducted as a game where no one, however, is defeated.

Advice for the profession pizza chef

Knowing the factors that allow you to create a product of excellence is the necessary prerequisite to be able to qualify as a "professional" pizza maker: the strength of the different flours, the correct dough systems, the methods of effective leavening and, finally, the ability to create a pizza with all the requirements of taste and aesthetics.

When you aspire to practice the profession of pizza maker it is essential to create a basic training: in addition to the possibility of attending courses and masters, you can start from the home preparation of pizza, the true source of inspiration for any pizza chef "in the making".

Equally important to use the right tools for cooking pizza: the most modern pizza oven is electric and ensures in a few minutes a result of a level practically identical to that of a pizzeria, especially if the pizza is cooked on its ideal refractory base.

The design of these devices is also suitable for small spaces, the structure is made with materials that guarantee its efficiency and safety; using them allows you to acquire an optimal level of knowledge of cooking techniques, thanks to the ability of these ovens to reach very high temperatures, which simulate the heat of a pizzeria oven.

And if you want to work outdoors, there is the gas oven, with an elegant design and increased functionality, the ideal tool for the home training of the aspiring professional pizza chef ... waiting to participate in a tournament, dreaming of being decorated, a day, of the title of best pizza chef in Italy and - why not? - in the world.