Wood-fired pepperoni pizza with Calabrian chilies and chili oil, steam rising at the oven

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Pizza Guides, Tips & Topping Answers

Independent pizza guides: what cini and evo mean, large-pizza slice counts, Hunt Brothers bake times, and size charts. Not a restaurant.

What is cini? Slice guide

Unusual pies — what topping is that?

Spicy and uncommon pizzas. If you have to look twice, that is the point.

Pepperoni pizza with a green-gold peperoncini drizzle and pickled peppers

Peperoncini drizzleNot pesto. That tangy green line is how a lot of people meet cini.

Black squid-ink pizza with mozzarella pools, chili flakes and lemon zest

Squid-ink doughIt is not burnt. The crust is ink, chili, and lemon.

Spicy gochujang pizza with a runny egg yolk, sesame and green chili

Gochujang + eggKorean chili paste, not marinara. The yolk is the tell.

Fiery red nduja pizza with melted mozzarella and basil

NdujaCalabrian chili sausage spread — it melts into the cheese.

Margherita pizza finished with puddles of extra virgin olive oil and basil

EVO finishThose gold puddles are extra virgin olive oil, added after the bake.

Street-corn elote pizza with charred corn, chili powder, lime and crema

Elote (street corn)Mexican corn, chili, lime, crema — not a white pie.

Popular Pizza Guides

Topping answers, size charts, reheating tips and copycat recipes

Cini Topping

CINI peperoncini sauce, not cinnamon

Slices + Party Calculator

Large = 14 in, 8 slices

Evo on Pizza

Extra virgin olive oil

Hunt Brothers

Bake, reheat & air-fryer times

7 Inch Pizza

18 cm, 4 slices, size compare

Copycat Domino's Dough

Hand-tossed crust + garlic seasoning

Little Caesars Sizes

14-inch large, 8 slices

Pizza Box Sizes

Dimensions chart, in and cm

Common Pizza Questions

What is cini pizza topping?

Cini is usually CINI sauce (say chee-nee): a tangy peperoncini drizzle. Not cinnamon sugar and not a meat topping.

What is evo on pizza?

EVO is extra virgin olive oil, typically drizzled after baking. It is not the same as cini sauce.

How many slices in a large pizza?

Most large pizzas (14 inch) have 8 slices. Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa John's and Little Caesars all use that as the default.

How big is a 7 inch pizza?

A 7-inch pizza is a personal size (~18 cm), usually 4 slices — enough for one person.