Pizza Calculator

The most over-engineered pizza calculator ever!

Requirements

• python3
• pytest
• Hunger for 🍕

Usage:

Run

$ python3 pizza.py

Enter your inputs to the recipe:

• number of dough balls
• ball weight
• hydration amount
• etc...

It will print out the appropriate measurements to make the best tasting pizza pie.

Example output

Number of pizzas (8): 4
Size grams (250g): 240
Hydration (65%): 65
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Flour (100%): 571g
Water (65%): 371g
Salt (3%): 17.13g
Yeast (0.08%): 0.46g

It will also remember the previous inputs provided to make it easier to tweak a good recipe.

Tests

Install pytest

$ cd pizza/
$ pytest
================================================== test session starts ===================================================
platform linux -- Python 3.11.2, pytest-7.2.1, pluggy-1.0.0+repack
rootdir: /your/path/to/pizza
collected 4 items                                                                                                        

test_pizza.py ....                                                                                                 [100%]

=================================================== 4 passed in 0.02s ====================================================

Roadmap

• Save previous recipe
• Customise hydration %
• Timestamped recipes, rolling history
• Customise yeast %
• Customise salt %
• Proving time calculation ?
• Different yeast types ?
• Adjust for room temperature ?
• Instructions for making the dough ?
• Sourdough :S