Dough from flour up, two pies, one oven, real bragging rights. It is a $ at home date that runs about 1-3 hrs, in three steps.

Updated October 2026

Scratch Pizza Duel

Dough from flour up, two pies, one oven, real bragging rights.

Strike 1Make dough from scratch together, then split it and top rival pies in secret.
Strike 2Bake back to back and keep the toppings hidden until both come out.
Strike 3Blind taste, score out of ten, loser cleans every pan used tonight.

Upgrade itAdd a secret-ingredient round pulled from whatever is buried in the fridge.

RaincheckStore-bought dough keeps the duel alive on a night with no time.

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