Why calzones are better than pizza?

Chef's answer
The structure of calzones allows room for more stuffings and toppings. Because the bread acts as a pocket for stuffings and toppings, you can fit so much more goodness into the dish. Unlike pizza, in which toppings are literally toppings, you can stuff all that and even more into a beautifully baked calzone.
Frequently asked Questions 🎓
Calzones never have tomato sauce inside the dough. They're always dipped. While stromboli is also dip-able, it's totally cool to put some sauce inside stromboli, pre-roll.
How to make Calzones:
  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Set pizza stone in oven to get hot while oven preheats (or use a baking sheet turned upside down).
  • Divide pizza dough into 8 portions. Roll a piece into a flat disk, about 1/4inch thick. Add about ? cup of toppings to one side, including a generous sprinkle of cheese.
  • 1) Preheat the oven to 400-degrees AND preheat the pan or pizza stone. This helps the bottom of the calzone get crisp enough and not soggy. 2) Prep inside ingredients while the oven is preheating. Today's example is turkey meatballs, shredded mozzarella, and fresh spinach.
    The calzone dough is kneaded shut at the end with the ingredients inside and baked until golden brown. When it graces your table, you can eat it with a fork and knife, or you can pick it up and chow down on that delicious, football-shaped creation with your hands.
    The calzone may seem as American as apple pie, but its roots trace directly back to Naples, Italy, where the pizza was born. Roughly translated to mean "pants legs" in Italian, the calzone was built for the guy or girl on the go. Traditionally, Neapolitans stuffed their calzoni with mozzarella, tomatoes and anchovies.
    450 to 500 degrees FPreheat the oven to 450 to 500 degrees F, then tear the punched-down dough into 4 pieces and roll each out on a floured surface..
    Originating in 1700's Naples, Italy, calzones were sold on the streets and intended to be eaten on the go.
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