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Caputo 00 vs King Arthur pizza flour
Caputo 00 Pizzeria (blue) vs Caputo Chef’s (red) vs King Arthur 00 vs Bob’s Red Mill — which bag for which oven.
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00 is a mill grade, not a brand. Protein, not the flag on the sack, decides the dough. Weigh it.
Which bag
| Flour | Hot outdoor oven | Steel / kitchen oven | Long cold ferment | Easy to find |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caputo 00 Pizzeria (blue) | Yes | Sometimes | No | Sometimes |
| Caputo Chef’s (red) | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | Sometimes |
| King Arthur 00 | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bob’s Red Mill | No | Yes | Sometimes | Yes |
Tick = yes. Dash = no or not the job. Bar = only sometimes.
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What owners repeat
Not planted quotes and not five-star theatre. These are the two lines that keep showing up when people have paid: the reason they keep it, and the reason someone sends it back.
Caputo blue
They keep it becauseStretches in a loud oven. The Naples reference bag.
They complain thatNot always on a US supermarket shelf. Wrong bag for a long cold ferment in a home oven.
King Arthur 00
They keep it becauseGrocery-store 00. Consistent. No Italian romance required.
They complain thatNot the same mill as Caputo. Fine. Do not pretend it is.
Common questions
- What is 00 flour?
- An Italian mill grade: very fine. You can make pizza with bread flour. 00 is what a lot of shops reach for when the oven is loud.
- Caputo blue vs red?
- Blue (Pizzeria) for very hot, short bakes. Red (Chef’s) for a steel and a two- or three-day cold ferment. Not the same flour.
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