YES God yes. Sometimes I specifically crave frozen pizza and no delivery pizza or restaurant pizza would fulfill the desire. It can be the other way around, too, I might crave delivery or restaurant pizza. But mostly, if I want pizza, I want the frozen stuff. It’s good. It doesn’t overdo the cheese/fat or toppings, the size is better, it is more predictable, the crust is must better. There’s just something about frozen pizza. 9 out of 10 times I prefer it.
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ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
Anyone else prefer a frozen pizza over delivery? Like, taste wise? Like it’s better than dominoes or pizza hut.
volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 7 months ago
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
A great trick for delivery/carry out is to heat up and lightly butter a skillet and place your slices in there on medium heat for like 3 to 5 minutes. It makes the crust crispy and the taste like twice as good compared to lukewarm soggy crust.
volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Thank you for the tip, but tbh I don’t want the big crust to be that crispy, then it is just a big dry piece of bread squeaking on my teeth. A soft crust I could kind of swallow but ugh just crust in itself is awful. Usually around here the crust is rather crispy to begin with. I just end up not eating it most of the time.
SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
If you find your brand preference then it’s just better in my opinion
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
For sure. Mine is tombstone. Their crust is just right for me. Thinner than many, but still not close to a thin crust. If it’s lacking in topping or flavors, I can add that on myself.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
At least most frozen ones Ive tried are usually terrible. Bready crust and lacking in toppings with a flavorless sauce.
But Ill usually do carry out over delivery.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
I add things on, usually. I like tombstone pizzas the most, for the thickness their crust is. Thicker than a thin crust, but still not too thick and bready. I’ll sprinkle on some fennel, oregano, garlic powder, crushed red pepper, and often times hot sauce. Then if it’s a bit lacking on cheese I’ll throw on some shredded mozzarella a few minutes before it’s done cooking.
paultimate14@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Local pizza places are usually both cheaper and better than chains, at least in every neighborhood I’ve lived in. I think they are better than frozen pizzas, but also about 2x the cost. Both vary from place to place though.
Aldi’s pizzas are my go-to for value. Usually around $6 a pop now (they were $3.29 pre-pandemic). I add extra cheese and toppings to remind myself I’ve made it in life.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
you know sometimes i forget that pizza chains exist in other countries, here in sweden (and i think generally the nordics) they simply are not a thing because middle eastern immigrants have outcompeted them from the start.
From a blogpost i found there are aparently some 70-ish pizzerias per person in NYC, whereas there are 400+ per person in sweden. It’s literally more likely to find a pizzeria in a small village than it is to find a grocery store, and theyr are ALL staffed by people from turkey/syria who are very likely to be family or at least know of each other. They also always serve other stuff like kebab or schnitzel.
It’s honestly such a fascinating phenomenon and i’m sad the rest of the world doesn’t effectively have pizza as a human right.
candybrie@lemmy.world 7 months ago
There are more pizzerias than people? Or is it 70 people to each pizzeria in NYC and 400 people to each in Sweden?
Takumidesh@lemmy.world 7 months ago
You go to new York and just immediately get bombarded with pizza, when you get off the plane they put a pizza around your neck.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
looked up the blogpost again and it’s per million people
olutukko@lemmy.world 7 months ago
we have kotipizza in finland. it’s shit. but it’s kinda allright sometimes. I always go to the little places. I even formed a sort of relationahip with one place because I used to go the so often I didn’t have to order to get just what I wanted. those little chain free places are special
mlc894@lemm.ee 7 months ago
lol, I wonder how they staff “70-ish pizzerias per person”. That’s one hell of a short-staffed environment! 1/70th of an employee per shop!
scytale@lemm.ee 7 months ago
This is what I do. Buy a large frozen supreme pizza at the grocery store, then add extra mozarella and other toppings at home before baking.