Stupid - Why go through all that trouble, For only $10 you get a fresh Italian marinara pizza pie anywhere in the world. NY or Phila PA is the best & Chicago deep dish is not Pizza -- its a thick sandwich with extra garbage meat you don't need. The Temp of a pizza oven is 850 to1100 degrees Fahrenheit. Home ovens at 550 won't cook all the dough throughout.

Step 1> find number, Step 2> order pizza, Step 3> pay, Step 4> eat pizza

i'm a tough critic of pizza, but that crust looks magnificent for pan style! but you ask, why do it by hand...?

- it's fun! (and only requires planning, not patience)
- you can experiment and customise it exactly the way you want.
- you can invite people over for a little pizza party where everyone gets to make a custom pie. a guaranteed awesome time.

Here in Brazil we are used to have a big difference between professional and home made pizzas, and that is because the home made ones don't have the "catupiri*" boarder.
Basically, they spread the boarder of the pizza so they can fold it back on top of a ring of catupiri all around the pizza's boarder.
That filling is guava jam on sweet pizzas.
*catupiri - google if u want.

aquiring some cooking basics, fun and easy to do, cheaper than bought, and you can be creative. so why go and buy one ? except when eating at a very nice italian restaurant.