20 Best Yeast For Pizza (2022 Updated)

This is my first time with SAF and I will never use anything else. I’m an avid bread baker and have always used active dry yeast. What a difference. CAUTION – there is supposed to be a variable between SAF Gold and SAF Red.

Red is for everyday breads (sandwich, Italian, French, dinner rolls, etc. ) and SAF Gold is for breads that have a sweet dough like Hawaiian where there is at least 1 Tbsp. of sugar per cup of flour.

\n\nNot researching the difference prior, I ordered Gold instead of Red. I’m still getting fabulous results. For a good yeast lesson, visit the King Arthur Flour website. It is very informative on SAF and it is what they use in their kitchen.

\n\nThe first photo attached is the biga pre-fermentation made last night to go into a ciabatta bread today. The recipe (King Arthur website) for the biga called for 1/8 of a teaspoon of yeast and this is what greeted me this morning.

The second photo is an Italian bread recipe baked in a bundt pan greased and sprinkled with cornmeal. \n\n.

Best I’ve ever used, and I’ve been a baker throughout my 20 years in the US Air Force and 36 years since I retired. I doubt you have control of this, but I would recommend making it available in smaller quantities–maybe four or eight ounces.

Cost is not the issue, simply the desire to know that the product is still viable. For a guy who often uses a sourdough starter about half the time, when I’m not in a one-day hurry), a 16-ounce( package of instant yeast would out-last me!!! HA.

Excellent product, though.

I bake bread far too often to bother with little packets of yeast. This one pound bag of SAF-Instant yeast is a more economical choice as well as providing predictable, excellent results. The contents fit nicely in a repurposed spaghetti sauce jar so I can easily keep it fresh and accessible in the refrigerator.

Today, I used some to make potato rolls and the texture is a delight.

Have been using this yeast with the gluten free flour from the same company, with excellent results. Love not having all the single-use packets to throw away. Metal can is recycleable; only lid is plastic.

We tried the much cheaper bulk yeast from Sam’s Club while keeping everything else the same. We didn’t think it would make a difference. It did. Much thicker crust. Who would have thought!

I didn’t care for this product for multiple reasons. The expiration date is short. Only good thru July 2022. I’ve used it twice and it makes the pizza dough taste very bitter.

I bake my own bread, and previously bought yeast at the supermarket to bake bread, but it was quite costly, sold in small 3 packs. Someone told me about these large packs. I’ll be honest, I was skeptical at first.

it would represent a HUGE COST SAVINGS, sounded too good to be true. I wondered if somehow the yeast in these large packs would be less effective. The answer to that question is “NO”!!! Much to my delight, there were no surprises; it is the SAME YEAST you buy in the store, often even the same brand, only the small packs supermarkets sell at a much higher cost by weight.

So. you get the same high quality product, but at a fraction of the cost when you buy these 1 lb packs. If you don’t mind saving LOADS of money on yeast, you are gonna LOVE these (2) one pound yeast packs.

One of these 2 packs lasts me a while; I feel that it is super handy to have in the house, in supply, so that I can bake homemade dinner rolls or breads anytime the feeling moves me. I was also told that yeast is great to use on septic systems, that it is highly effective for use to dissolve bacteria, and I use it for that purpose as well.

once/month. I am not expert on this, but I can understand where it’s action might have that effect, can’t hurt, so I have used it there as well. Truth be told, I am not thrilled about using chemicals in/or near my home, therefore, using yeast as a non-chemical treatment to my septic systems sounds good to me as well.

so, it also has multiple purposes. I think these 1 lb yeast packs (2) are AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME, outstanding for any regular bakers like myself. I suspect the yeast is also effective in septic systems, although I am no expert on that.

I feel like it cannot hurt. While the cost for these yeast packs is small, the cost of septic repairs is HIGH. As for my septic, I will feed it some yeast, hoping to keep it in good operating condition; I consider it money well spent.

I was skeptical about buying but glad I did. Fleischman’s Instant Dry Yeast is just as good as the regular one. The only difference is the wording “instant. ” I made cinnamon rolls and could not tell any difference when kneeding the dough or rising of the dough.

The same observation applied when making pizza dough. Smiles.

I have used this brand for years. It always produces good results and the price is excellent. When the pandemic hit and people started hoarding, yeast disappeared off the shelves, along with paper towels, toilet paper and peanut butter.

I had to buy my yeast online at four times the price, and that was only one package! I was so happy to see this again at Sam’s and at a very affordable price. I won’t use any other brand.

Excellent quality. The package was sealed well, and it was dry and fresh. By adding the SAF instant dry yeast to my dough, it only took short amount of time to rise. I could see it rise within several minutes.

It’s easy to use, and I am very satisfied with the result and the taste. I would definitely buy it again , and I highly recommend this yeast to other bakers. it also costs so much less than the yeast I purchased at the grocery store.

A+++.

Lesaffre SAF instant yeast is the only yeast I use when baking bread. It makes my dough rise perfectly. This package lasts forever. After I take some in a small jar for daily use, I store the rest in the freezer for freshness.

Who wouldn’t want to save a lot of time in the kitchen by eliminating a step in proofing? Just throw this stuff in the flour and then add the liquid. Instant yeast has shaved at least 30 to 40 minutes off prep time for yeast breads and rolls in my bakery.

And it does rise a bit faster, too. Great stuff!.

This is the first time I tried this kind usually I order a box but this came in package of three my niece and I enjoyed it and also shared with my other family members.

This is THE ONLY yeast we use, especially for homemade pizza nights. It’s always super effective (despite being a few months past the Best Buy date) and something about the flavors just screams pizza dough.

I always give it a little head start in some warm sugar water, but this is the secret to my light, airy, toss-able crust success.

The packets of pizza crust yeast are exactly as pictured at a very fair price. My local grocery store never has it in stock and we really love making and eating this pizza crust, easy to make pizzas and very delicious! Im new to making pizza.

Tastes like pastry dough. “Pizza” yeast tastes nothing like pizza dough. Tastes like a pastry dough. Gross!

The main reason I never would make pizza crust is waiting on the dough to rise. You don’t have to wait with this. I use Ree Drummond ( The Pioneer Woman) crust recipe with this yeast and have the best pizza crust.

NOW Walmart has quite selling it. I find myself going to Walmart less.

I was having trouble with my cough consistency. I bought the yeast, scales, semolina flour and always use 00 for the dough. My dough is now consistently good.

This yeast works well and the size is perfect. This is the first time I tried this yeast and will keep using it. I use it mostly for pizza.

I use this all the time for breads mixed in my bread machine – challah, pita, even english muffins – and they come out great. I even use it for pizza dough made in the food processor. There’s no need to measure the temperature of the water.

I store the yeast in the freezer and I never have to worry about running out. A single package goes a very long way in my kitchen.

I just tried this yeast out on a loaf of homemade bread, and it turned out great. It got more lift than what I was getting from the regular yeast from the grocery store. This definitely lives up to the “premium” name.

Excellent product. I use it for baking bread in my Hamilton Beach bread machine. I’m new to this kind of bread baking — that recommends using INSTANT yeast, like this product. I’ve already baked at least 20 loaves in the three weeks or so that I’ve had the machine.

Stale bread, especially the crusts, make great BREAD PUDDING. Great for croutons too! Cut up some chunks, and watch them get dry and crunchy! This kind of bread gets stale fast, since there are no preservatives.

I’m now baking smaller loaves. more frequently. so I don’t have so much leftover stale bread. This INSTANT yeast is perfect. No problems ever. I bought 2 pounds. I’m going to FREEZE all of it; then scoop out what I need for each baking job.

Life is short. I’m 74 and have enJOYed a lot of it. But I have no time to waste! Buy this marvelous product. and get on with your baking! Keep it frozen. And grab more when you need it!.

The last pack of yeast has kept me baking for four years! This is a superb yeast for making bread. As my experience shows, keeping it dry for years does nothing to reduce its capacity for raising bread, and since a large loaf only needs a teaspoonful a pack this size is excellent value.

Before mixing your sugar solution, make sure the water is not hotter than you can stand to keep a finger in it, and not cold to the touch and you will have happy little yeasts ready to make delicious, light airy bread.

The yeast is great. First time buyers might want to know that the package appears to be rock hard before opening(like hardened salt), because it is vacuum packed. Upon opening it immediately becomes nicely granulated yeast.

I still prefer Red Star active dry yeast over the popular instant yeast because I can activate it in hot water and see that it’s alive and well. It gives me more control. I love the 1 pound vacuum sealed bags that can be frozen after opening and will last forever.

Getting 2 lbs. for this price is a great deal.

I have used Fleishman and Red Star, I found the results with Hodgson Mill exactly the same. I bake wheat and white bread. It is packaged with a “tin foil like liner” (each individual package) This is conducive to a long shelf life.

My first package of 48 packets had an expiration date of 2yrs. from the date I bought it. I have only had my current supply for 4 months and I am now reordering a second package of 48 packages. I have noted that a common mistake people make is proofing their yeast with water that is to hot.

This will obviously kill some of the yeast, which will produce a very inferior baked good. If you use a bread machine you can get away with not proofing your yeast. I have tried not proofing the yeast when not using a bread machine and it does not always work.

Some people let their yeast rise 3 times, I personally don’t have good results when I do this or let it rise to much on the first rise. Also I have never heard of a yeast were you only let it rise once.

Any one know what that yeast is called? I am very happy with the results I get with Hodgson Mill yeast. And thrilled with the price!.

Although it is a “fast rise” yeast, you still have to double rise – unlike it’s “rapid rise” contender. This being said – it Does rise faster than traditional yeast. I find rise time to be about an hour for each and the little extra works well with whole wheat as well.

I have never used a bread machine so I cannot speak to that, but for home-made bread, kolaches, and cinnamon rolls, I find it to be very friendly. I love the yeasty smell of rising and fresh baked goods.

I am very happy with my new discovery.

It is currently April, 2022. I ordered two boxes of yeast. The use-by date is May, 2022. Not acceptable.

I normally use Allinsons Easybake yeast as thats all I can get in our local supermarket. The Dried Active yeast takes less than half the time to do its initial rise in my bread dough just under an hour compared with 2 hours.

Takes a little under an hour for the second rise too compared to an hour plus. It is more consistent than the easybake, which I found variable in its rise times. A real time saver in the morning. I also think it tastes better too.

Great to be able to bulk buy.

I usually use fresh yeast from a supermarket but it is sometimes a hassle to get it I have to travel 20 miles round trip. Bought this partly on the reviews and partly cos I needed an emergency reserve.

Actually I may use it instead of fresh yeast because it appears to work at least as well and possibly better. And partly because I always use the sponge method for making bread which is a long slow process for the bread not for me and this yeast works perfectly The first few loaves also seemed to taste better but is that my imagination Certainly a lot better than the alternative speedy yeastsLater Edit I have now given up fresh yeast having decided this yeast gives a better flavour to the bread and a better fermentation must be a different strain of yeast to that used in Supermarket bakeries.

Because it ferments so well I only need to use one teaspoon per 1 and half Kilo bag of flour.

I am so glad that weve now been able to get some more Allinsons dried active yeast. Weve found over many years of home baking that its the best thing for all kinds of traditional baking by hand without a breadmaker.

I did manage to get instant yeast to work tolerably well with my loaves, but the results were always a little flat on top. The photo shows a loaf 5050 strong wholemeal and spelt which was the first thing I baked with this new consignment of the dried active yeast.

Using this yeast, my husband was able to bake his brilliant calzone pizzas and focaccia loaves again. Its also good to be able to buy it in batches of 10 tins which will keep us going for several months and I cant fault the company we bought it from nor the delivery service.

I was delighted to be able to buy 2 large packets of high quality baking yeast at the height of panic-buying in the Spring, when we regular breadmakers were in difficulties. Whilst supermarkets were empty and price inflation was happening everywhere else, Bakery Bits kept their price fair and rock steady.

The purchase,was easy, using the customer-friendly website and the package arrived speedily. Altogether a most satisfactory company to have dealings with and I will certainly use them again in preference to supermarkets or Amazon.

Currently I still have a fair amount of yeast in the freezer!.

Brilliant, instant yeast. Always gives my bread making a good rise. I keep a jar of this dried yeast in my fridge for immediate use, and the remainder is sealed and placed in the freezer until it’s needed.

This way it keeps very well. I highly recommend. Brilliant service, packaging and delivery from Bakery Bits. Thank you!.

I found this product during an internet search for bread making yeast when the usual small tins had totally disappeared from supermarkets early in the lockdown. It performs just as well as my normal brand, so I didn’t have to stop making my own bread.

I fill a small container for regular use and tightly wrap and seal the foil package and keep it in the fridge. I can’t comment on how long it will last but so far it remains fresh and effective.

TranslateShow in original languageFunciona bien, el pan qda esponjoso (incluso en panes sin gluten) y lo bueno es q no lleva emulsionantes, solo levadura.

TranslateShow in original languageLa utilixo para hacer pan sin luten en la panificadora. Correcta

TranslateShow in original languageAcostumbrado a otras levaduras instantáneas, con esta no le pillo el punto, para mi pan de trigo sarraceno

Good yeast. I don’t really notice any difference in the finished bread when compared to more commercial brands. It works the same, but there’s piece of mind knowing it’s organic and without the pointless wax emulsifiers / flour treatment agents (and other ingredients) used in the commercial brands.

This was a revelation to me as I had always used supermarket packets, but when the supermarkets let me down I turned to BBs. It has a lovely ‘fruity’ smell and gives the bread something special. I find it doesn’t give an agressive rise so add a little bit more than my bread maker recipe states and it comes out beautifully.

This yeast is equally great for those requiring gluten free or not!, and is organic. Yay! The service from BakeryBits is superb, and their passion for all things “bread”! Very helpful, and prompt dispatch! Many thanks!.

As a novice baker, I’ve tried all the yeasts available in my local grocery stores. I never had much success with rising. I tried the Francine and from the first time it activated quickly and aggressively.

When I ran out I went back to the American brands and couldn’t get them to work as well so I bought an officially-expired pack of Francine on closeout on a different site (everyone was out at the time, I think due to the supply chain issues?) and it still worked like all the other times.

So now I stock up on it to never run out, and have the fluffiest baguettes I’ve had in the US.

This was my first time trying this yeast. It works beautifully for my breads! I will be purchasing it again. Great price for the quality too.

Usually international products are easier on my digestive system