Wood-Fired Pizza Class at Il Pizzaiolo – Colfax, CA

Ready to level up your pizza game? 🍕

A brand new hands-on wood-fired pizza class is coming to Il Pizzaiolo — and this isn’t just a cooking demo. This is the real deal.

📍 Location: Il Pizzaiolo 230 S Auburn St, Colfax, CA
Mar 8th from 9am to 3pm

COST: $82

This immersive class walks you through the full Neapolitan-style process — from flour to flame.

What You’ll Learn:

🔥 Dough formulation (flour types, hydration, baker’s percentages, yeast, salt)
🔥 Fermentation science and how it affects flavor + digestibility
🔥 Proper dough ball portioning and gluten relaxation
🔥 Shaping techniques that protect the cornicione
🔥 How to build and manage a live wood-fired oven
🔥 Peel handling, launching, turning, and pulling pizzas
🔥 Topping strategy (less is more!) and how high heat changes everything

You’ll gain a deeper understanding of why techniques work — not just how to follow a recipe.

This class is perfect for:
• Serious home cooks
• Backyard oven enthusiasts
• Aspiring pizzaioli
• Anyone who wants to truly understand pizza at a technical level

About the Instructor

Michael McGrath has spent over a decade teaching traditional wood-fired pizza and Italian cooking techniques. His focus? Ingredient science, clarity, and hands-on execution you can actually use.

If you’ve ever wanted to master authentic Neapolitan pizza — this is your chance, right here in downtown Colfax. 🍕

Spots will fill quickly for this one. Stay tuned for registration details and get ready to fire it up. 🔥

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