Let's Talk Pizza

[Rule3]

NY style. If you need a fork, it's not pizza. If you can't fold it, it's not pizza. If it's square, it's not pizza!

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Here's the one I made last night. I was experimenting with a new wheat crust. Not too bad.. Generally I make it with a garlic butter crust.

If it has a Wheat crust it is not Pizza. May very well taste good but it is not Pizza

 

[VM]

I have no need to go out for pizza............
my wife makes her own sauce, and her own dough - can't beat a homemade pizza!

 

[USAF385]

If it has a Wheat crust it is not Pizza. May very well taste good but it is not Pizza

That's what the experiment was. It was good but I won't rush to do it again. Still, it was much better than the cardboard dominos and Pizza Hut uses in place of dough.

 

[ladder13]

Papa Johns

Last June I had to go to Louisville to help my brother out. One night my niece says "lets go get some pizza". I said " any transplanted NYer's around here"? She said, I know a good place....then takes me to Papa Johns. I forgive her, she grew up in Kentucky and doesn't know any better.

 

[DeathGrip]

That's how I like mine, basic pizza, none of that fufu stuff

A good pizza needs little. It's about three things. Crust, Sauce and Cheese. If it ain't good from there it ain't gonna be good smothered in toppings.

I'm not saying there's any thing wrong with toppings but if I try a cheese pizza and it sucks I ain't coming back to try it again no mater what they put on it.

 

[labworm]

That's how I like mine, basic pizza, none of that fufu stuff

Thin crust, Mozzarella and Parmesan small amount of corn meal in the bottom of the crust.

While in high school, all summer and every vacation, weekends.

labworm would be next to the oven at Mario's Pizza making pies for the public.

 

[USAF385]

I'm not saying there's any thing wrong with toppings but if I try a cheese pizza and it sucks I ain't coming back to try it again no mater what they put on it.

The plain cheese pizza is the true test!

 

[puckforbrains]

If it has pepperoni on it, I probably like it.

 

[Alnamvet68]

The plain cheese pizza is the true test!

Yes that's what I said; plain cheese with orange oil running down your wrist.

 

[sheepdawg]

I voted New York but you haven't lived till you've tried a good old Memphis style BBQ pizza.

 

[ladder13]

Bianchi's pizza, Revere MA

We are talking Italian I hope.

I'd give Boston 2nd place, to NY, but it wasn't an option.

 

[Sprefix]

Well now......., There is this little town in Alaska not far from Anchorage. It is known for hippies. Dope-smokin' or not, this little town is chock full of hippies. Now the interesting part is that since the majority of them "indulge", the few that work in the food industry "indulge" on the job and it can be to great benefit of the diner. The fact is they have the munchies and like organic foods. The result is great toppings and LOTS of them. The "Classic Italian" at the Chair 5 is never short of a masterpiece. A Midnight Sun Brewery Raspberry Wheat libation sets it off nicely. Lets NOT talk about the nachos...........

 

[Arik]

Fressuto (sp?) Pizza at Michaelangelo's in far NE Philly!

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[labworm]

I'd give Boston 2nd place, to NY, but it wasn't an option.

Too bad, so many great family Italiano restaurants in this area, and if we were included in the poll I would have given second place to NY,.

My problem is trying to select which one.

Outright discrimination, I'm filing a complaint with one of the moderators.

 

[Alnamvet68]

How many here have ordered up a pizza for delivery or to go?

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Speaking of "squares" or Sicilian pizza....

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Are we salivating yet?

 

[ditrina]

Home made.. Dough Sauce AND Sausage..Fresh Whole Milk Mozzarella

RM courtesy of S&W.. Grips.. Courtesy of the Elephant who no longer has a toothache..

 

[ditrina]

Too bad, so many great family Italiano restaurants in this area, and if we were included in the poll I would have given second place to NY,.

My problem is trying to select which one.

Outright discrimination, I'm filing a complaint with one of the moderators.

Any PARTICULAR one in mind????

 

[ditrina]

Thin crust, Mozzarella and Parmesan small amount of corn meal in the bottom of the crust.

While in high school, all summer and every vacation, weekends.

labworm would be next to the oven at Mario's Pizza making pies for the public.

ditrina was at Angelo's... Makin' Boxin' and Cuttin'

 

[Marlboroman]

Best deal in town, Safeway $5 Friday pizza, add more pepperoni, bell pepper, onion & garlic, bake 18 mins @ 425, voila! With salad and your favorite beverage, perfecto.

 

[sgt.207]

Thanks Mike. Next time i'm up that way i will stop by one of those and try them out.

Chris, Cacciatores on 6N right near Lake Mahopac, Sal's Pizza on Rt6 across from Putnam Plaza( Hannafords supermarket), and there's a little place in Mohegan Lake across from the firehouse near the new Asian restaurant. They're good pizza joints.
I'm kind of picky . I DO miss my Bronx pizza

 

[SW_shooter]

Like my o, wn home made pizza best. Make my own dough and sauce. Prebake the crust for just 6 minutes to get a golden brown, then the sauce and some Italian seasoning. Next browned ground round, green and black olives, onion, mushroom, canadian bacon, pepperoni and top it with a ton of mozzerella cheese. Serve with a glass of Cabernet!

When I lived in MN it was Godfather's Pizza if we ate commercial, since they aren't down here its usually Mamma's Pizza from Ft Worth.

 

[labworm]

ditrina was at Angelo's... Makin' Boxin' and Cuttin'

Both of us working pizza parlors

Mario's and Angelo's, now that's Italian.

 

[timn8er]

In Oklahoma there is a small pizza chain called Hideaways Pizza. I'm not sure what "style" they would be considered, but they are practically gourmet. They have a bunch of interesting combinations, & my favorite is the Southern Style BBQ Pizza(chicken or beef), with jalapenos added. Good stuff! Another favorite is Pappa John's Garden Fresh pizza, again with jalapenos. Without all the processed meats on it, I can at least give myself the illusion that its "healthy" pizza! Rationalization is a slippery slope.

 

[Onomea]

I lived in NYC, Manattan, mostly, for a dozen years in the '70s and early '80s. Pizza was great. You could walk down the street and buy slices of whatever you wanted, cheap, from pizzerias as you strolled along.

 

[ditrina]

Both of us working pizza parlors

Mario's and Angelo's, now that's Italian.

Fridaynight...
Got off the bus.. walked in..

MAKE BOXES.. 300 at a time
Roll Dough......
Work the oven till 1 A.M.

 

[wheelgun28]

Cant beat a NY style pizza, its hard to get just right but when it comes together mmmmm


No one made mention of a New Haven style, its on the list. Very thin flavorful dough. Formed in to a non conforming shape, think amoeba. Cooked in a very hot coal oven. The bottom gets just blackened and the top of the dough stays chewy. Toppings vary from sauce and cheese to diced clams and garlic.

If you eat clams, try a clam pie sounds odd but it works!

Now when you eat NY pizza, why do the reheated slices taste better than a fresh pie.

Ok, who wants a Calzone...

I know what I am having for lunch today!


I happen to like most all the other styles pizza too, they just arent "pizza" but they are good. Who does not like a Chicago casserole err I mean pizza, good stuff, it just not pizza to me.

 

[snubbyfan]

When we moved out here to the mountains of West Virginia we had to figure out how to make our own pizza's. After 13 years it's still evolving.
My Italian wife is somewhat picky about her Italian food. We found a frozen thick crust that she approves of and bake our pizza on a pizza stone in our oven.
The edge of the crust is coated with garlic butter and all the toppings, and sauce are homemade along with fresh grated mozzarella and parmesan cheese and our homemade spice mix.
She doesn't like them too greasy or too dry but with just the right amount of olive oil.
This one is pepperoni and hot Italian sausage.

 

[mkk41]

Since I don't know exactly what my favorite local family (real Italians from Sicily) owned and operated pizza joints round pizza fits into , I voted for my second favorite , their thick crust square pizza they call their Sicilian.

BUT truth be told , the absolute worst pizza I ever had was in , Sicily!

 

[Alnamvet68]

wheelgun28, a NY pizza does taste better the next day, but only if you reheat it in an oven, and not the microwave. The method I use and have used for over 4 decades is simple, put the cold pizza in a cold oven. Turn on the oven and set for 350 degrees. By the time the alarm sounds notifying you the oven is now at 350 degrees, the slice(s) are piping hot and perfectly reheated.

 

[USAF385]

wheelgun28, a NY pizza does taste better the next day, but only if you reheat it in an oven, and not the microwave. The method I use and have used for over 4 decades is simple, put the cold pizza in a cold oven. Turn on the oven and set for 350 degrees. By the time the alarm sounds notifying you the oven is now at 350 degrees, the slice(s) are piping hot and perfectly reheated.

Oh man.. soggy microwave pizza!

I use a toaster oven. So quick and it comes out perfect.

My wife bought a Breville counter top oven (it's so fancy you can't even call if a toaster oven) for our downstairs kitchenette. It's large enough for a 13" pizza. That thing is amazing. It works great. I can make a pizza from scratch in less than 20 minutes. By the time it heats up I'm still messing with the dough or putting on the sauce and such. It produces a very even temperature and when I checked the temp it was within 1 degree of what the display said.