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READ THIS FIRST: This recipe should help you achieve the best deep-dish pizza you will ever bake at home. Instructions are for making a 12" deep dish pizza. Please take the time to read through the entire recipe before you start. Also, it will help greatly if you have the following baking equipment: 1 round deep-dish pizza/cake pan - 12” diameter by 2” in height, 1 Pizza Stone (optional, but recommended - place on bottom oven rack), Fine mesh Strainer and Bowl (for draining excess liquid from tomatoes), Large Spoon or Ladle (for spreading tomato sauce.), Sturdy mixing spoon, Stainless Steel/Plastic Bowl, and food service gloves (for kneading - optional), a wide roll of heavy duty aluminum foil, Pan Gripper and/or Pot Holders, Serving/Cutting Spatula, Extra bowl, cooking spray, plastic wrap, and a warm place (for rising dough). For a more detailed recipe with conversions for other pan sizes, & info on other styles of Chicago Pizza, Check out RealDeepDish.com