Instant yeast is what most of our doughs are written for — straight into the flour, no blooming. SAF Red (the vacuum brick) is the one bakeries keep because it is predictable from bag to bag.
Weigh it. Keep it in the fridge once opened. A few grams raise a kilo of flour. Check the date on Amazon; yeast is alive, not a souvenir.
Buying guide: Best yeast for pizza dough
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4.8 · 16k · Amazon
Star score from Amazon. We don’t copy their reviews — read them on Amazon, then buy if the bag or oven still looks right.
What they like
- — The vacuum brick bakers keep in the freezer
What they flag
- — More yeast than a weeknight pie needs