00 Flour

00 flour is a very finely milled Italian white wheat flour with a silky, powder-fine texture. Its low ash and moderate protein yield supple doughs that stretch easily and bake with delicate crumb and crisp edges. Cooks use it for fresh pasta, Neapolitan-style pizza, and tender pastries, typically sold as finely sifted soft-wheat flour.\n\nThe “00” designation comes from Italy’s grading system for flour fineness, where 00 is the most refined. It became standard in Italian pasta and pizza making and spread globally with pizzerias and specialty grocers. Millers grind soft wheat very fine and sift to a low ash level to meet the 00 spec.