My toppings aren't cooked

If you find that your toppings aren't cooked, there are a couple of things to consider:

Wet toppings
Try to pre-cook moisture-rich toppings. For example, peppers, mushrooms, onions, whole tomatoes and spinach.

Less is more
For Neapolitan-style pizza, less really is more! Don’t pile those toppings high because this won't give the base of the pizza or even other toppings a chance to cook through.

The ideal amount of toppings for a Neopolitan-style Pepperoni Pizza:


Doming the pizza
To help finish cooking the toppings, doming is when you lift your pizza to the top of the oven where lots of heat is stored.