Aurelio's Dough Process Via TikTok - Pizza Making - April 2026

Yesterday, I posted about salt in pizza dough and talked about how I am always collecting tips and tricks and ideas when it comes to pizza making.  So, whenever I get a peek behind-the-curtain of a pizza place, I usually sit up in my chair and try to learn something.  But, when that place is the home of my childhood pizza (and...the source of my own Pizza Cognition Theory basis of pizza), then, I look over the video like I'm watching the Zapruder film.  Here, below, is a TikTok from Aurelio's that shows off their Homewood location.  There, you'll usually hear about the 'old ovens' as a source of the best pizzas.  But, it appears that in addition to older ovens, they also have some other, pretty great, old equipment.  

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There' so much to see in this video. From the mixer (the mixer!) to the dough trough.  The liquids.  Three of them?  Oil.  Water.  What's the third?  A poolish?  Liquid yeast/starter?  The elephant skin on the big dough mass.  The machine that portions the dough.  And rounds. The dough ball stored in giant backs on pans in a rack.  But not perfect balls.  Then, flattened, floured and sheeted.  Panned.  Then...the color of the skin changes.  Darkens.  Sure seems like curing.  Is it just cured that day?  Then, docked and topped.  

Good thing TikTok's repeat playing the same video. I've watched it dozen's of times.