I dont buy pizza.....reason being..... I notice the boxes tend to be soaked with grease on the bottom.. and its seepage from the pizza, not something the box sat on.... and I can't think of an acceptable reason for it to be like that... other than cheap ingredients and bad practices..
I never cared much for commercial pizza dough either. it was always a lot like calling wonder bread, "bread" and Im not goin for it..
So.. I make my own breads and pizza doughs..... sour dough, whole wheat...herbs in the dough.. cheese an whatever.... its all about using the real stuff... not "tastes like" not "cheaper" not "easier" or "we save .35 cents per unit for 500,000 units a week and corporate gets a cashgasam"....
So.... its about whole wheat...which actually has a flavor... real cheese.. non greasy sausage and pepperoni.. I like dried herbs... cause the flavors are more concentrated..... but a nice fresh basil is kinda sexy... so is fresh mozzarella... kalmata olives, goat cheese and morrel mushrooms once in a while...
Why pay for something that you can make better that you buy?
The bottom of my pizzas didn't have one spot..no supporating grease anywhere.. even cold.. it was still clean.. none of that crisco pie thing when it sat for a while......
Point of the diatribe being.... its worth the trouble to do... on every level.. and pizza doesnt have to be a heart attack in a box..
I like it for kids.. they engage with the whole pizza thing... and like setting up their own toppings, doing designs and and experimenting.. its time together and pretty much fun... a non-fucked up interaction with an adult or two...by which I mean the kids...not me...
Kinda fun with a girlfriend too, its all impressive cooking together and you can ply her with red wine....till she thinks your cute..and maybe do-able at some point...
Gotta say,, as someone who has lived off pizza , I allways thought the grease on the box was grease that isnt getting eaten.....
ReplyDeleteI do like proper pizza from a pizza resteraunt, as opposed to and arab take away better and it is less greasy, but the dont have midweek cheapo special offers, loll, I woud love to try some of your homemade breads,, Ive said it before ......pure bread porn, lmao, but I just cut bread out of my diet (along with milk) in an attempt to loose this gut....heres hoping
I use whole wheat flour... it doesn't fatten people up as easy... plus Im kind of careful about the types of oil I use.. no crisco or transfats..just olive or canola and not much of either... Plus I think my pizza cost about a dollar to make..and its better than something that costs 10 times more...
ReplyDeletethis is on my list, and i have a horde of small under 20's n mb a couple of over who will love it, pics will follow plus a blog
ReplyDeletenever mind the wine, just come a lil closer lol