All the non-veg, as well as veg pizza lovers, would be confused once in their lifetime if they need to order pan pizza or hand-tossed. Though both taste delicious and it is your personal choice which one you would prefer but they do have some key differences and will taste differently if you order veg pizza or non-veg toppings.
Since pan as well as hand-tossed, have their own distinct qualities which make them stand out so let's have a discussion on their key differences to help you choose the one you would want to eat.
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Pan Pizza vs. Hand-tossed: let's discover the differences
The difference between the two is not only limited to the crust but also how the sauce is added, how toppings are added, and how the taste is blended. On pan pizza, ingredients are layered on the top whereas, with hand-tossed, they are mixed with the dough.
Though it is going to be a little challenging to decide which one is right for you as they both come with their own unique set of pros as well as cons but here is the breakdown of the differences.
1. The dough is the main ingredient. The main ingredient makes these two different from each other. Pan pizza dough is made with flour, yeast, salt, oil, and water. It's mixed in a mixer before being poured into a pan. This has a chewier texture and is denser than hand-tossed dough. Whereas hand-tossed dough is made with flour, yeast, salt, and water and kneaded by hands, and then rolled out and has a lighter texture.
2. The sauce. It makes another key difference between the two. Sauce for hand-tossed is typically made with tomatoes, olive oil, and herbs. And for the pan base, the sauce is made with tomatoes, tomato sauce, and herbs which taste slightly sweeter than the sauce for hand-tossed pies.
3. Another key difference between the two is in the crust. Hand-tossed crusts are typically thinner than pan crusts. This means hand-tossed aren't as filling as a pan pizza.
4. The toppings are another important difference between the two. Toppings are typically layered on top of the dough in pan pizza, while toppings are mixed in with the dough in hand-tossed pizza. This makes toppings usually thicker and more plentiful on pan base in comparison to hand-tossed.
5. The cooking process is different. One of the very important key differences is how they both are cooked. Pan pizza is cooked slowly in much slower heat to give the crust a crispy texture and hand-tossed is cooked in very high heat.
6. Ingredients that go into the making of pies are different and added at different stages. There are more ingredients in the pan base in comparison to hand-tossed because they are topped with extra cheese, toppings, spices, and ingredients.
7. The sizes are different. Pan bases are bigger than hand-tossed ones because they use more dough and have more toppings. So, if you want a big portion, only a pan base pie can satisfy your hunger.

8) Pan base pies have less cheese because they're not baked like hand-tossed. Instead, they are cooked on low heat which can make cheese very hard to chew.
9) To make the crust crispy, more sugar is added to the hand-tossed pies. But pan base dough doesn't need sugar because it is cooked not baked from the top.
10) A lot of people like pan base veg pizza because they can eat it comfortably as there's no crunchiness to get in your teeth when you bite it. And also, many feel that all the flavors blend better with each other when they bake together for longer durations.
11) Usually, toppings are added after cooking on hand-tossed pizzas but on pan bases, toppings are cooked with crust.
12) Hand-tossed pies are crustier because of the more sugar content in the dough recipe and pan base pizzas tend to have a crisper crust because they have more moisture in their crust from using oil in production.
13) When it comes to handling toppings and making a veg pizza, the pan base can hold more toppings. Being thin in the base in comparison to pan pizza, hand-tossed can handle very less and light toppings.
You can alter as many toppings as you want in both of the base types. But layering is important. If you want veg pizza, you can add tomato, mushrooms, onions, olives, corns, panner, etc. to your pan base pies and make it a good heavy afternoon meal. You can do the same and also add some meat, chicken, sausage, and pepperoni if you don't want just a veg pizza. If you are willing to have a hand-tossed base, you cannot load as many veggies as you want to make your favorite veg pizza. But you can add more cheese for sure because toppings are baked from the top.

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