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#1 ·
Making pizza from scratch is reaching for me but doesn't seam hard. I more of a buy pizza frozen or at costco. The price of pizzeria pizza has gotten out of control, $18+ for a regular pie, ugh. Costco, walmart and Digiorno ard good alternatives and when you get pack of 3 Digiorno for $13 at BJs or walmart brand $7 even costco for $10 they will remain my choice pizzas. I found these don't seem olive oil based sauce so I drizzle some good olive oil over the pie before backing and it reallg wakes up the flavor. Anyone else had enough of pizzeria prices
 
#2 ·
Most of the pizza I eat, I make. I've not sat to eat in a dedicated pizza joint in a long time. I'll do take and bake from Papa Murphy's every few years. I eat some Costco pizza at friends when they supply it. I've bought a few Costco pizzas when my evening collapsed unexpectedly. 

Most of the this commercial stuff is just OK at best. It's worth making your own. 
 
#3 ·
My "go-to" bar pizza is what I call "Cracker Crust Margarita".

I start w/ simple flatbreads @ +/- .99¢ for a pack of 8. Throw on a spoon of pesto and smear it around. What is that ... .10¢? Slice up a plum tomato, .30¢. 3 slices of mozz or provolone .35¢. Sprinkle of oil and pinch of basil, .10¢ ... 5-minutes in 500* oven ... VOILA! Good cheap eats.
 
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The pizza I make at home is more expensive than what I buy at a restaurant or at Costco. I use mostly organic high quality ingredients. Living in NY there are great pizza places and we indulge in them too. Im not much of a penny pincher when it comes to food. There are other areas in my life that I don't waste money but in my opinion quality whole food is important to being healthy and avoiding cheap processed food can help us ward off illness and costly medical conditions. Most commercial pizza sauces are full of sugar and it may be cheaper but that sugar does add up.
 
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My "go-to" bar pizza is what I call "Cracker Crust Margarita".

I start w/ simple flatbreads @ +/- .99¢ for a pack of 8. Throw on a spoon of pesto and smear it around. What is that ... .10¢? Slice up a plum tomato, .30¢. 3 slices of mozz or provolone .35¢. Sprinkle of oil and pinch of basil, .10¢ ... 5-minutes in 500* oven ... VOILA! Good cheap eats.
 
#7 ·
Just cooked and ate whole wheat pizza with my family inspired by  "The Art of Pizza Making: Trade Secrets and Recipes" by Dominick A. DeAngelis. It was pretty good, the second 1 came out a little undercooked and needed to be cooked for longer. Getting the timing down for homemade pizza seems to be real tough.

PS. as a side note I thought I would never get the taste of salt out of my pizza sauce, and lately I've been trying tomato paste with salt, pesto, garlic, sugar, and olive oil. It tastes just about how I want it now.
 
#8 ·
NO, I don't make "pizza bagels". The flatbreads I use are +/- 8-10 inches.

Sorry KK, and I apologize for having to tell you this, but ... there are NO great pizza places in NYC. That is a very unfortunate fallacy that the people who live there are confused with. I know this is a hard concept for you residents to comprehend and truly understand. It hurts me deeply to tell you this. I also don't feel good compounding the problem and heap more bad news on this conversation. I apologize sincerely, but NYC doesn't have any good hot-dogs either. Sorry.
 
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Yes. The prices have gone up, and the pies have gotten smaller. $18.99 for a "Medium" is more like a Small, & that's not counting the tax and the tip. And, they're no Wolfgang Puck. I'm trying to cut down on bread (carbs/sugar), and try to go with whole wheat or whole grain. (The sauce is probably full of sugar, as well.) Sometimes, you're paying for the convenience, not quality. Homemade is usually better and healthier :)

No bagel pizzas, but how about a bagel pizza?

http://foxeslovelemons.com/everything-bagel-pizza-lox/
 
#13 ·
Chicago has the most amazing pizza flavored casseroles. Unfortunately this prevents them from being able to identify what a real pizza is.

Personally the best pizza I've eaten in my life has been in Italy and NYC pizza at least resembles it in size shape and flavor. Can't same the same about the Chicago casseroles though.
 
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Hey ... It's OK. Boat a youse guys can think whatever it is youse likes. You're covered under 'da Constitution. Dere's dat "Americans with Disabilities" Commandment of like 1990's-ish or so. It says you-all can't be discriminalizated for any mental intellectual disability, or you know, bein' goofy in general. It's all OK and all that. Youse just don't know about dese pizza things. You're still humans wit rights 'dough.

OOOPS ... I guess it's all tree a youse guys now. Sorry.
 
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With the swill they call pizza here yinz all sould be counting your blessings. The one saving grace about pizza here is that i can drive to Italy and get one in about 30 hours. Alas, no delievery[emoji]128530[/emoji]

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I have to pay 18$ a pound for pepperoni, on the rare occassion you can find it here.
 
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With the swill they call pizza here yinz all sould be counting your blessings. The one saving grace about pizza here is that i can drive to Italy and get one in about 30 hours. Alas, no delievery[emoji]128530[/emoji]

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I have to pay 18$ a pound for pepperoni, on the rare occassion you can find it here.
But, you can probably get Ikea's Swedish meatballs quicker than I can get to Ikea (here). lol
 
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If your making a pizza at home with store bought ingredients which are mast produced aren't you in the same boat. Eating a store bought frozen pizza once or twice a month isn't a great health risk and they all aren't bad. It's not like your eating the whole pie yourself and who knows were pizzerias are getting their ingredients from, I bet lot are buying pre made stuff now.

http://www.digiorno.com/products/rising-crust/rising-crust/11155/supreme

Yes it list a lot of ingredients but they can't just say flour, sauce, cheese, everything has to be listed no matter how small. Would you take dominos over digiorno or costco

One more thing, you got to buy a Roomba. This is the way men were ment to vacuum :D
 
#22 ·
Casserole pizzas are the best. Who doesn't want a metric ton of toppings on their pizza??? Extra cheese, garden veggies, extra onion, meat layer you can't see through...etc...

Just be sure to eat your slice with your hands...

Even pizza places do really well on toppings, warehouse pizza is reminiscent of a deep dish, it's like a fine bread (in that pizza crust sort of way) with pizza toppings. You can always ask for double crust too if you suspect it will be short at restaurants. There always seems to be extra cheese without asking.

For homemade, that crust is tricky though...especially with the casserole type pizza...the top part of the crust, under the mountain of toppings just doesn't want to cook.
 
#23 · (Edited)
Casserole pizzas are the best. Who doesn't want a metric ton of toppings on their pizza??? Extra cheese, garden veggies, extra onion, meat layer you can't see through...etc...

Just be sure to eat your slice with your hands...

Even pizza places do really well on toppings, warehouse pizza is reminiscent of a deep dish, it's like a fine bread (in that pizza crust sort of way) with pizza toppings. You can always ask for double crust too if you suspect it will be short at restaurants. There always seems to be extra cheese without asking.

For homemade, that crust is tricky though...especially with the casserole type pizza...the top part of the crust, under the mountain of toppings just doesn't want to cook.
We're trying to convince you to make it at home.

Here ya go ;-)

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2013/06/things-you-can-and-cant-make-in-a-waffle-iron.html

http://dailypicdump.com/quesadilla-and-pizza

P.S. Frozen pizza tastes like soggy cardboard, IMO.

P.P. S. Yes, I've had Roombas since they came out.

P.P.P.S. Don't count Cal- i-for-n-i-a out in the Pizza Dept (wolfgang puck, and california pizza kitchen. The latter, depends on personal taste.)
 
#24 ·
I buy pizza dough from the store - .79 cents  - I can't make it that cheap and it's good.  I let it rise then roll it out to fit my Detroit Pizza pan which I grease with bacon drippings.  Then I cover and let that rise again in a warm spot.  That gets deflated a little and into a 450 oven for maybe 8 minutes to set and then I build my pizza.  Doesn't matter what I put on it - everyone loves it.  The crust is airy and crisp and I make the sauce that day by blitzing fresh tomatoes, garlic and herbs.  It's the best pizza I've ever made and I was a pizza maker when I was younger and experimented a lot.
 
#26 ·
We are trying to encourage you to cook from scratch, as much as possible. Most of your posts/threads are about convenience foods. Not saying anything is wrong with that, but there are "Cooking" sites out there that thrive on Penzy's, Trader Joe's (frozen foods), & cooking on a grille. (In fact, they come here, & try to emulate this site.) That being said, RUN. Chef Talk, imo was meant to share & learn from people that have experience with real cooking - not frozen or prepackaged, or take-out. Topics re pizza, burgers, and fast food always pick up speed, but one can only lead a horse to water....

@flipflopgirl, rather than disagree with me, how about contributing to or answering the OP. Thanks.
 
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