A bake log beats a perfect Instagram arc.

Coke’s Pizza Info — Experimente mit Protokoll.

Red line: Mystery dough that even you can’t repeat.

A bake log beats a perfect arc—repeatability is the only flex.

Case note: Three equal dough balls, three different bases: oven recovery was the variable, not the dough.

Example: three pies back-to-back without recovery—the stone cools, not ‘the recipe’.

Setup check (concrete)

Sauce too wet? Reduce on the stove for three minutes—cheap win.

Autolyse isn’t magic; it’s buying gluten alignment with patience.

The failure mode we see constantly

Copying a hydration % from a different flour brand.

Skipping bench rest because you’re hungry—tears follow.

A mini protocol to try

One step: Phone photos lie on colour—note time and temp instead.

Write the outcome—or you’re repeating luck.

Stone heat vs air heat

Stone: contact crisp and bottom colour.

Air/broiler: top finish—easy to run away from you.

If tops burn and bottoms lag, you’re solving the wrong half of the problem.

If your bake isn’t repeatable, Instagram colour is lying—use the one-variable protocol and what we log vs what we flex.