Types Of Flour For Pizza
Double-zero flour, or 00 flour, is usually used for baking pizza doughs, especially traditional Neapolitan pizzas, which are baked in wood-fired ovens. There are various strengths of 00 flour, ranging from a minimum of 7 percent gluten, all the way up to 14 percent. There's even a version of 00 flour made from durum wheat designed for making pasta.
Caputo blue flour is one of two special pizza flours used by Italian chefs and people all across the world. It is designed for cooking pasta, bread and most notably, pizza. These flours are different from other types of flour since they contain more gluten and protein, which is ideal for baking pizza.
Yes, 00 flour is the best for pizza. No self respecting pizzeria in Italy would use anything else. I am sure there would be some sort of punishment for doing so. :) The best pizzeria in Naples, Italy uses special water to mix with the 00 flour and lets the pizza dough sit for 36 hours before using it.