Cottura: Pizza Dough

Cottura – Pizza Dough Calculator & Proofing Planner

For everyone who leaves nothing to chance with their pizza dough. Cottura helps you calculate amounts cleanly and plan the proof so that exactly the pizza you have in mind comes out of the oven.

Smart yeast calculation

Instead of generic tables, Cottura uses a temperature-based model (Q10, reference 20 °C). You set hydration, salt, oil and your proofing stages and temperatures – the app calculates the right amounts of fresh and dry yeast. The model has been checked against common references and delivers consistent results.

Pizza styles with sensible defaults

Napoletana, New York, Tonda Romana, Al Taglio, Pinsa Romana, Detroit, Chicago Deep Dish, Sicilian and Focaccia. Each style comes with tuned ranges for hydration, salt and oil, plus typical proofing plans and baking recommendations. Plus a free mode for your own recipes. For every style you can choose three time profiles: fast (~24 h), normal and long (48–72 h).

Plan the proof – forward or backward

Whether you plan from the dough start or from your desired serving time: Cottura works out the schedule. Example: "Pizza on Saturday at 8 pm" – and you immediately see when to start the dough. New: with the fixed finish time you set the serving moment and see the date and time for every proofing stage – if you start late, the plan adjusts automatically without moving the finish time.

Bake mode for real life

A large, easy-to-read ingredient view and step-by-step kneading instructions – by hand, spiral or stand mixer. The display stays awake. A timer for every proofing stage with local push reminders.

Adaptive yeast calibration

After each pizza you can rate the result (under-, perfectly or over-proofed). Cottura gradually adjusts the target times per style – tuned to your kitchen, your flour and your yeast. Manual changes are possible any time.

Ice calculator for target dough temperature

Calculates the water or ice amount needed for your desired dough temperature. Especially helpful in warm environments.

Tips & basics

Compact, practical notes on topics like yeast storage, minimum proof, spotting under-proofing, mixing & kneading (incl. autolyse), final proof, oven setup and tools.

38 classic recipes

From Margherita to Detroit style. Topping amounts scale automatically with your pizza count and can be exported as a shopping list.

Apple Watch

Active proofing stage and timer right on your wrist. In bake mode: ingredients at a glance, without constantly reaching for your iPhone.

Statistics

Keep track of your bakes: total flour used, favorite styles and yearly overview.

Privacy

No accounts, no tracking. All data stays on your device.

Eight languages

German, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Dutch.