Homemade Pizza or restaurant bought?
I make pizza at home all the time! It really is much better than what you can find at fast food places. I had a zucchini pizza (dough, alfredo, zucchini, shredded parmesan, and spices) earlier this week.
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agree with you on the fact that its better than fast food places, do not agree on your choice of pizza tho
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I haven't bought restaurant pizza since... last summer(don't really remember, maybe even earlier). Always doing pizza at home. Not only pizza but other recipes too, but mostly bean stew(I google translated the name of recipe, don't know if it's the same thing :P) with rice. Not because it's the only thing I make, but it's what I like the most.
I can't open the imgur page for some reason, so I hope the result was good :P
EDIT:Now that you fixed it, the pizza seems good.
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Since I ordered from almost every single pizza delivery service in my location I know my favorites and that's why I have to go with Restaurant bought.
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I get pre made from the super market.
And in one case, eat it a year later.
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Did you change your avatar ahead of schedule? Normally, you don't seem to change it until I've just gotten used to it.
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Someone in Backlog Attack occasionally tells me to change my avatar, so I changed my avatar.
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I have to say I'm not the biggest fan of this one, it's hard to make out whats going on when it's the size it is now :P
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Weird, but actually the premade one from a local supermarket was leagues better than an otherwise good pizzeria's self-made pizza. At half of it's price :D Luckily not all frozen things are disgusting (though some of the manufacturers think that they need to keep up doing that :D )
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Good restaurant' pizza is probably unbeatable in quality - but in terms of price to value, homemade is the one that's above everything. Especially if you take into consideration that you can customize every single dish you make - not only your pizza, but even your stew, pasta, anything. Usually I just check a few recipes before I start to cook, but I don't necessarily follow any of them - as long as I keep the ratio of the main ingredients, if can't be that bad. Sooo I'm rather into the experimentation part of cooking :)
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The part that is hardest to replicate at home is a proper pizza oven. I've always heard good things about using a pizza stone, but I simply don't make enough pizzas to ever invest in one.
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I heard you can go to the hardware store and buy an untreated paver stone to substitute but I don't know if I trust it.
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A pizza stone or a dedicated pan that you preheat in the oven will help you get the crust you seek.
Using a top broiler to finish off the last few minutes of cooking will help you get the golden brown cheese and lightly toasted top crust that you look for.
In our convection oven at work we have pizza stones that remain there always for our flatbreads that we do. The pizza place in town I used to manage had an amazing cast iron pizza oven from about 1903. Thing was beautiful. You can also get cast iron dishes to cook them in if you prefer to do chicago style pizza or deep dish.
Either way if you use something besides the rack to hold heat and allow it to get hot during the preheating, you will get a much more crispy crust. Also, don't be afraid to adjust your Oven temp. Not all ovens are created equally, and you know yours better than those pizza makers.
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I've always been tempted to try making a Chicago-style pizza. I've already got some cast iron pots that I love and one of them would be perfect for a pie. It already makes the most amazing cornbread.
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Chicago Style pizza is fun but can be very messy. I'll never forget the face of my chef during our American Regional class when we made Chicago pies and I took mine out perfectly using just a rubber pie spatula. He had no idea I ran a pizza place before I went to school lol.
Just be ready for the meal you are about to make if you do make one lol. It's a lot more pizza than a standard 12-14" pie.
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I do loads of cooking, although I usually just get pizza delivered. I do tend to make some homemade pizzas from scratch towards the end of summer, when there are plenty of vine-ripened tomatoes and fresh basil. So basically, only when I have a chance to make a proper pizza. In fact, I think the only thing I haven't ever made from scratch is a pie crust. Something about it just intimidates me.
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When I think about it making it totally from scratch is the way to go. But then again. I don't grow tomatoes or basil, so most of the stuff I get is from the store. I used Ragu's Pizza Sauce for this one.
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pie crust
If you can make a pizza from scratch, pie crust is a breeze. I assume you are talking about a typical flour based crust and not some sort of fancy weird gluten free, vegen friendly franken food crust.
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I make pasta from scratch, pizza dough, gnocchi, coq au vin, basically anything you can think of, but something about a pie crust just causes some kind of visceral reaction. Regardless of the quality of the fruit, a pie hinges entirely on the crust.
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how long would it take to make pasta from scratch?
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You'll need to knead it for about 10 minutes, and you'll need to let the dough rest for like 30 minutes, but otherwise it's not too bad. If you don't have a pasta roller, you'll have to use a rolling pin, which can be a bit of a workout, plus you'll never get it thin enough for some styles of pasta. But you can still use it to make thicker, more rustic pastas like orecchiette.
I usually go for a thicker, rougher pasta when I do a nice pork ragu that I've slowly braised for hours in a tomato sauce. The sauce comes are really hearty, so having a hearty homemade pasta to go with it is amazing.
If you wanted something finer, like fettuccine or linguine, it'll either be a good amount of rolling, or require a pasta roller.
But homemade pasta is pretty amazing. And it a good arm workout.
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I usually make my own food. Maybe 1-3 times a month I'll get something premade (costco pizza or something). I grew up eating home made meals. Polish family in USA, yeah we rarely ate fast food, never ate anything that came in a box (well you know what I mean, still ate noodles and things like that).
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I make pizzas and buy pizzas, but moreso bought since they are usually better than what I can make.
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Make lots of stuff at home (or at least try to, lol), however not pizza. Usually I just order it somewhere, since I don't have a proper (wood-fired) oven for it.
Try chicken, chicken is easy and tasty XD
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You never used the oven? Blasphemy! :)
I enjoy cooking and I must say, it is one of the most useful tools in the kitchen.
Btw, your pizza does look great.
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homemade food, always cheaper and healthier.
double yes.
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Homemade pizza - if i dont boring - of course.l can make pretty good muffins and mostly any sweet.
But i have to admit that this pizza you make for a first time it looks awesome.Makes me wanna pizza right now.
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I cook all the time, my friends rarely cook, or cant even boil pasta. I always take it for granted I can cook and just assume everyone knows how to follow along to make things like pancakes and cookies.
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my best cooking attempt previous to this one was making ramen, and i can make pretty good ramen
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homemade pizza > pizza from restaurant :)
edit. better + cheaper in one :D
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I make a lot of stuff at home, but pizza is usually not one of them. I once made a pizza out sub par ingredients (Tortillas and provolone cheese with tomato soup) because there was no food in my house. It turned out alright.
I can still pretend it was fancy - It's a handmade tortilla-crust pizza topped with thick cuts of provolone cheese, with a tomato sauce seasoned with dried parsley, basil, oregano, minced garlic and crushed mustard seed.
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You would have done better to cut down on the sauce. A tortilla pizza is just fine though!
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I cook all the time. Just made a cheesecake a few days ago. Ive made pizza and white bread a lot. The recipe that I use to use, since lost, suggested leaving the dough in the fridge overnight to help develop the flavor.
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it looks delicious! i make pizza at home too but i'm lazy :[
mine is just literally a bread roll with a layer of tomato sauce and cheese
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I still can't believe that people that do not eat onions exist in this world..
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Oh my god, this gif makes me cringe.
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Lol, great movie.
I also dislike onions very much and green/red peppers a great deal.
So when I goto family get togethers, they all ways have a copule sausage & pepper dishes, which I never eat.
And of course many of the other dishes are loaded with onions. Bah, guess I'll stick to soda, chips, and cake. -_-
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I only hate onions, however, with a great passion. My family knows that when I'm at home and they make a dish with some onions I won't even touch it, so they usually prepare some small portion of it onion-free, so that we can eat together :P
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Same for me! Small side of pasta sauce sans onions for me. :D
Though they don't make me any onionless onion & potato soup, as I understand that just ruins the flavor and is too much effort.
I swear to god onion juice literaly burns my tongue.
I now do not feel alone. thanks
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Congrats :p. Keep practicing and experimenting!
While I enjoy making my own, there's a bakery 3 minutes on foot from my apartment that makes the most delicious pizza focaccia in the history of deliciousness, so I usually buy it there.
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Wow, looks delicious!
And I live in Italy, I have seen many good pizzas.
(I don't even know the places where you have always bought it)
Well, I have cooked a lot for myself, but never made a pizza.
I baked a lot of stuff for my girlfriend, from cookies to cakes, and she was always happy with them, telling me that they were better than the bakery's ones.
(she could have lied)
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I volunteer! I am willing to test your cooking. For the truth! I'm totally doing it for you -wipes mouth discretely-. It's going to be a huge sacrifice but I'm a really nice person.
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Sorry, I do it only for her.
u.u
Thanks anyway for volunteering, I appreciate it.
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Yup, made pizza. If you feel adventurous try a cauliflower base... :D Might be a step too far though... ? :P
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There are so many varieties of pizza it would be silly to cut out a large portion of them just because of where it's made. Eat all the pizza. Love all the pizza. And burgers.
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i made pizza, also bought pizza, from a good place not that fast food nonsense... bought is still better :P, but homemade is cheaper. And i prefer quality over quantity :P
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Your pizza looks delicious! Nice try!
I usually order pizza, due to the fact it's cheaper that way, but I occasionally make some at home, just not during summer (Oven + outside heat = sauna :) )
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Hey fellow gamers,
Dupetank(Tankmaster) here. So today I made Pizza. At home. By myself. I know scary right?
I've always bought pizza from the likes of Domino's, Pizza Hut, Little Ceasar's, and Papa John's. Never did I think that I could make one myself. Cause I mean, who can rival their deliciousness? Well today I learned. I can.
I woke up this morning with one thing on my mind. I'm hungry. And a small craving for pizza. I scraped through my wallet and managed to scrounge up $8. Not good enough. To feed me and my sheeplike(cause they can't do anything for themselves) brothers I would need at least 2-3 pizzas.
Then I thought. Wait. Maybe I can MAKE THE PIZZA'S!!!!!
This in itself is a novel method of thought amongst me and my brothers. So then I hit the web, skimming through websites, and Google pages looking how to go about making pizza. I managed to wrap my head around the general idea and ingredients. But the scary part was the oven. I've never in my life used an oven. Or even thought of it.
Of course it was always there. But we(I) always used it to store random things like pots and pans(hidden cases of beer).
The process was shaky and full of nervousness. My brothers hung around behind me, practically breathing on my neck, and occasionally looked over my shoulder to see how it was going along.
This was the result.
This result made me change my attitude about restaurant bought foods and homemade foods.
To be sure there shall be more homemade food than takeout at my place from now on.
SO my question to you guys(and some gals) is. Do you make stuff at home? Specifically, have you made pizza at home before? If so, how did it go? Also any other suggestions on what I should take on next?
EDIT: How rude of me. I totally forgot to include the giveaways!!!!
Well, better late then never......
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EDIT: To those of you asking for a recipe. I followed this one to the letter. Except for the pepperoni part.
I used a 16" Pan from my local walmart(yeah yeah i know).
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