Good pizza.

[mugs]

Originally posted by: loki8481
I've never had home-made pizza that I really loved.

I think the number one reason people fail to make good homemade pizza is because they use the wrong kind of pan. Even most of the pans that are sold specifically for pizza suck. With a stone you can make pizza that's as good as NY style pizzaria, and with a pan with large holes (~1 cm) you can make a really good super-thin pizza. With a cookie sheet or a pan with tiny holes you can make crap.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Sentrosi2121

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
For a good pizza that beats all the chain crapizza places you can't beat Home Made. The quality and cost can't be beat.

Edited for correctness.

Very few people can make a decent home made pizza. It's cheaper to get one at your local pizza joint. Any place with Gino's, JoJo's, Angelos, or any other name that ends with an O will do I have to have paper thin crispy crust with layers of toppings, then covered with cheese.

 

[Howard]

nm

 

[tboo]

I LOVE Costco chocolate dipped ice cream bars with nuts-they must weigh about 3lbs each!. I also love their churros.

 

[biggestmuff]

What the eff are you talking about? That pie sucks. It tastes bad. However, the price is nice so it shall suffice!

 

[jonnyjack]

Originally posted by: QueBert
Sams Club has better pizza if you ask me, and you can get chili + cheese on the hot dogs. So Sams Club for teh wins!

i wish costco would add chili cheese dogs...

 

[Ika]

Agreed. Costco has huge pizza for a great price, and it's delicious to boot!

 

[tfinch2]

Sam's pizza kicks the shit out of Costco's...

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

wtf Costco is a piece of crap. it's a good price, but it's nasty.

i'd take pizza hut over that, but seriously get real pizza.

 

[Sentrosi2121]

Really, the only chain-store pizza place I enjoy their pizza at is Pizza Hut and their Pan Pizzas. Other than PH, my mouth only touches home made pizza. Both traditional New York style and, my favorite, Chicago style.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Good pizza only comes from New York. Seriously, it's the only place on the planet that you can get good pizza. You can get decent pizza from a number of places, hell, I make a decent pizza, but good pizza only comes from New York.

Jules speaks the truth.

 

[gamepad]

The quality of pizza at a pizza chain depends on the location. Some Pizza Huts are amazing/bad.

/thread

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Good pizza only comes from New York. Seriously, it's the only place on the planet that you can get good pizza. You can get decent pizza from a number of places, hell, I make a decent pizza, but good pizza only comes from New York.

are you sure it isn't great there, and good elsewhere? because even shitty pizza is "decent". i mean, i've never stopped eating a pizza because it was less than good or great, so it must at least be decent... just sayin

I was trying to stay within the parameters set by the OP in the topic title.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: Sentrosi2121

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
For a good pizza that beats all the chain crapizza places you can't beat Home Made. The quality and cost can't be beat.

Edited for correctness.

bingo

ive been to one chain that had good pizza: Breadeaux

its a small chain in the midwest; very good stuff.

locally we have two italian places, i make good homemade pizza thats very similar to the newer place, but two italian guys have been in town for 20 years with a delicious new york style pizza that i cant get close to duplicating. its fantastic when its fresh.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Anyone remember the name of the pizza place in Portland, Oregon that was featured on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations: Pacific Northwest episode?

I think there are a few problems that are typical of homemade pizza. Wrong type of pan, as some stated earlier. Wrong type of dough would be another. Wrong type of oven would be yet another, especially when people are using a dough recipe that was made with an oven in mind that goes up to 500F+.

 

[imported_yovonbishop]

Originally posted by: Hayabusa Rider
We need a Costco here. Sam's isn't nearly as good.

:thumbsup:

I second that. I've never been to a Costco - the closest one to me is in King of Prussia, PA which is about 3 hours away. Sam's pizza is okay once every couple months. It's too greasy and bleh for me.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven
Anyone remember the name of the pizza place in Portland, Oregon that was featured on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations: Pacific Northwest episode?

I think there are a few problems that are typical of homemade pizza. Wrong type of pan, as some stated earlier. Wrong type of dough would be another. Wrong type of oven would be yet another, especially when people are using a dough recipe that was made with an oven in mind that goes up to 500F+.

I make my own pizza dough. It's quite good but still doesn't compare with NY pizza.

 

[Dirigible]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven
Anyone remember the name of the pizza place in Portland, Oregon that was featured on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations: Pacific Northwest episode?

I think there are a few problems that are typical of homemade pizza. Wrong type of pan, as some stated earlier. Wrong type of dough would be another. Wrong type of oven would be yet another, especially when people are using a dough recipe that was made with an oven in mind that goes up to 500F+.

I make my own pizza dough. It's quite good but still doesn't compare with NY pizza.

Seeing as I'm not in NY often, I'm glad I don't live in your topsy-turvy world. NY pizza is good, but far from top of the heap.

For cheap pizza, Costco slices are more edible than most.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Dirigible

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven
Anyone remember the name of the pizza place in Portland, Oregon that was featured on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations: Pacific Northwest episode?

I think there are a few problems that are typical of homemade pizza. Wrong type of pan, as some stated earlier. Wrong type of dough would be another. Wrong type of oven would be yet another, especially when people are using a dough recipe that was made with an oven in mind that goes up to 500F+.

I make my own pizza dough. It's quite good but still doesn't compare with NY pizza.

Seeing as I'm not in NY often, I'm glad I don't live in your topsy-turvy world. NY pizza is good, but far from top of the heap.

For cheap pizza, Costco slices are more edible than most.

I'm from NY originally. I went back in October '07 and had good NY pizza again. I had actually forgotten how good it is and how bad most pizza is in comparison.

There is nothing topsy-turvy about it. I guess you've just never had real NY pizza...There are many pizza joints that happen to be in NY that make average pizza and there are others that just make out of this world great pizza. I don't make these facts up, I merely comment on them.

 

[Savarak]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Good pizza only comes from Chicago. Seriously, it's the only place on the planet that you can get good pizza. You can get decent pizza from a number of places, hell, I make a decent pizza, but good pizza only comes from Chicago.

fixed.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Savarak

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Good pizza only comes from New York. Seriously, it's the only place on the planet that you can get good pizza. You can get decent pizza from a number of places, hell, I make a decent pizza, but good pizza only comes from New York.

fixed.

repaired.

BTW-You suck at fixing things.

 

[Dirigible]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Dirigible

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven
Anyone remember the name of the pizza place in Portland, Oregon that was featured on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations: Pacific Northwest episode?

I think there are a few problems that are typical of homemade pizza. Wrong type of pan, as some stated earlier. Wrong type of dough would be another. Wrong type of oven would be yet another, especially when people are using a dough recipe that was made with an oven in mind that goes up to 500F+.

I make my own pizza dough. It's quite good but still doesn't compare with NY pizza.

Seeing as I'm not in NY often, I'm glad I don't live in your topsy-turvy world. NY pizza is good, but far from top of the heap.

For cheap pizza, Costco slices are more edible than most.

I'm from NY originally. [Clear bias.] I went back in October '07 and had good NY pizza again. I had actually forgotten how good it is and how bad most pizza is in comparison.

There is nothing topsy-turvy about it. I guess you've just never had real NY pizza...There are many pizza joints that happen to be in NY that make average pizza and there are others that just make out of this world great pizza. [The ever-popular defense that I didn't try X from the right place, thus ensuring my experiences can never count for evidence.] I don't make these facts up, I merely comment on them.

Some of your things bolded, with my comments underlined. I am entertained by the discussion. I think your brain's been addled by too much time in the SoCal sunshine.

I'm off to watch the Tour of CA prologue. Probably won't have any pizza while doing so.

 

[Sphexi]

I agree that the best style of pizza is a big, flat, NY style pizza. Doesn't necessarily mean that you can only get it in NYC though. Back in VT we had a place called Bingo's that made fantastic pizza, I really miss it. Here on Vancouver Island all you can get is tiny little "large" pizzas, no real style either. They're like DiGiorno(?) crusts, that kind of neutral hand tossed but not deep-dish or NY style, nothing really that stands out. And friggen $18+ for a large that's only 14" across? Hell no. The best pizza here is Dominos it seems, at least their Brooklyn style is fairly passable.

I miss the East Coast

 

[Sumguy]

I pretty much only eat Domino's pizza, save for a local pizza shop when I happen to be close by it. He makes NY style pizza.

Given the choice I'd rather eat at the local shop, but pizza in general is hard to fuck up and Domino's is significantly closer.

 

[lucasorion]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Good pizza only comes from New York. Seriously, it's the only place on the planet that you can get good pizza. You can get decent pizza from a number of places, hell, I make a decent pizza, but good pizza only comes from New York.

NYC, and Country Pie Pizza in Ashfield, MA. If you're ever passing through western mass, I highly recommend a swing by this place. Absolutely delicious pizza.