Pizza: How Important Is the Outer Crust?

[Cripple Creek]

11 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

Listen . My opinion is the only one that matters. I’m an expert , a buffalonian , and a hardcore pizza lover 

 

if you dont have a good crust or outer crust you ain’t got ****

 

topping don’t matter if your base is ****

 

Dough , sauce + cheese make a pie

Would you say that the outer bare crust is the best part of the pizza?

Edited May 24, 2019 by Cripple Creek

[Blokestradamus]

I think the important thing to remember is that, whatever the crust, pineapple is the greatest thing to have on a pizza.

[Cripple Creek]

3 minutes ago, Blokestradamus said:

I think the important thing to remember is that, whatever the crust, pineapple is the greatest thing to have on a pizza.

If you also drizzle some good sweet/tangy BBQ sauce acrost the top and you have something special.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

8 minutes ago, Blokestradamus said:

I think the important thing to remember is that, whatever the crust, pineapple is the greatest thing to have on a pizza.

 

I like pineapple on pizza BUT it has to go on later int he cooking process otherwise it keeps the crust soggy (well OK I will blame the lousy cooks at the work cafeteria for that)  

 

[thebandit27]

The order of importance is as follows:

 

1) sauce

2) crust--with the critical element of the exposed crust being that there isn't too large of a border

3) cheese

4) toppings

 

Also of a critical nature: pineapple should never be in or on anything. It's literally the worst food on the planet.  I would rather be restricted to nothing beyond cod liver oil for the rest of my days than eat pineapple once more.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

23 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

I like a nice thick outer crust.  I prefer a good Sicilian (thick) pizza or a deep dish" with a sturdy bottom.   Just don't give me a pizza with gooey dough.  

 

By definition of a "dish"  I guess you could call it that     That ^^ is pizza crust in the shape of a bowl filled with stuff.  Like a Shepard's Pie or a Pot Pie.

 

 

Now this is a Thick Sicilian Pizza.   (God I miss Nino's) 

 

   

 

 

 

Invalid. Sicilian is always square.

 

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

8 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:

The order of importance is as follows:

 

1) sauce

2) crust--with the critical element of the exposed crust being that there isn't too large of a border

3) cheese

4) toppings

 

Also of a critical nature: pineapple should never be in or on anything. It's literally the worst food on the planet.  I would rather be restricted to nothing beyond cod liver oil for the rest of my days than eat pineapple once more.

 

You almost got an AWESOME ..... But your insults to pineapple soured they post.  lol. 

 

 Sauce IS the most important part. 

 

I usually have pineapple on ham for dinner, then eat the other left over slices.

The "Hawaiian" pizza's I get are usually a work thing as I'm the only one in the family that would eat one.  

5 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said:

 

Invalid. Sicilian is always square.

 

 

Square?   Square?    LOL  For the most part yes. 

 

But from Nino's Sicilian Pizza you can get a thick round or a traditional "square" (rectangle sheet) pizza.  

Edited May 24, 2019 by ShadyBillsFan

[LeviF]

7 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:

The order of importance is as follows:

 

1) sauce

2) crust--with the critical element of the exposed crust being that there isn't too large of a border

3) cheese

4) toppings

 

Also of a critical nature: pineapple should never be in or on anything. It's literally the worst food on the planet.  I would rather be restricted to nothing beyond cod liver oil for the rest of my days than eat pineapple once more.

 

Pineapple does not belong anywhere near pizza but bro the hate in this post

[thebandit27]

3 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

 

You almost got an AWESOME ..... But your insults to pineapple soured they post.  lol. 

 

 Sauce IS the most important part. 

 

I usually have pineapple on ham for dinner, then eat the other left over slices.

The "Hawaiian" pizza's I get are usually a work thing as I'm the only one in the family that would eat one.  

For the most part yes.  But from Nino's  Sicilian Pizza you can get a thick round or a traditional "square" (rectangle sheet pizza).  

 

Just now, LeviF91 said:

 

Pineapple does not belong anywhere near pizza but bro the hate in this post

 

Oh yes, it's an extreme hate for pineapple.  It's hideous.  The taste literally induces a gag reflex.  And that's a shame, because I love food, and I want to eat as many different types of food as I possibly can...but pineapple is awful.  It tastes like someone took a nice, juicy piece of fruit and cursed it with a pox.

 

And believe me, I've tried it so...many...times. I've tried coating it in cinnamon and brown sugar and roasting it.  Nope.  I've tried it fresh on tropical islands. Get it away.

 

The worst thing about it is that it's flavor just contaminates any dish it's in too.  Can't eat a delicious fruit salad because here comes pineapple to pollute the whole thing and make everything else taste like pineapple.

 

As far as I'm concerned, pineapple can can take a dive into the deepest abyss the world has known and never return.  And while it'd down there in its solitude, it can light itself on fire.

[LeviF]

2 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:

 

 

Oh yes, it's an extreme hate for pineapple.  It's hideous.  The taste literally induces a gag reflex.  And that's a shame, because I love food, and I want to eat as many different types of food as I possibly can...but pineapple is awful.  It tastes like someone took a nice, juicy piece of fruit and cursed it with a pox.

 

And believe me, I've tried it so...many...times. I've tried coating it in cinnamon and brown sugar and roasting it.  Nope.  I've tried it fresh on tropical islands. Get it away.

 

The worst thing about it is that it's flavor just contaminates any dish it's in too.  Can't eat a delicious fruit salad because here comes pineapple to pollute the whole thing and make everything else taste like pineapple.

 

As far as I'm concerned, pineapple can can take a dive into the deepest abyss the world has known and never return.  And while it'd down there in its solitude, it can light itself on fire.

 

Interesting.  I've never heard of anybody having that sort of reaction to pineapple before.  Kind of sounds like how some people are with cilantro.

[thebandit27]

2 minutes ago, LeviF91 said:

 

Interesting.  I've never heard of anybody having that sort of reaction to pineapple before.  Kind of sounds like how some people are with cilantro.

 

Mrs. Bandit used to be like that with cilantro, but she's managed to overcome it.

[Cripple Creek]

2 minutes ago, LeviF91 said:

 

Interesting.  I've never heard of anybody having that sort of reaction to pineapple before.  Kind of sounds like how some people are with cilantro.

He had a bad experience with pineapple in a locker room stunt gone awry.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

14 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:

 

 

Oh yes, it's an extreme hate for pineapple.  It's hideous.  The taste literally induces a gag reflex.  And that's a shame, because I love food, and I want to eat as many different types of food as I possibly can...but pineapple is awful.  It tastes like someone took a nice, juicy piece of fruit and cursed it with a pox.

 

And believe me, I've tried it so...many...times. I've tried coating it in cinnamon and brown sugar and roasting it.  Nope.  I've tried it fresh on tropical islands. Get it away.

 

The worst thing about it is that it's flavor just contaminates any dish it's in too.  Can't eat a delicious fruit salad because here comes pineapple to pollute the whole thing and make everything else taste like pineapple.

 

As far as I'm concerned, pineapple can can take a dive into the deepest abyss the world has known and never return.  And while it'd down there in its solitude, it can light itself on fire.

 

Sorry to hear that bandit  

 

A lot has to do with "ripeness".  Like most fruits it has to be just right so it's not too bitter or bland. 

[ExiledInIllinois]

26 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said:

 

Invalid. Sicilian is always square.

 

Agree.  @ShadyBillsFan is an invalid. BUT He can't help it.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

2 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Agree.  @ShadyBillsFan is an invalid. BUT He can't help it.

 

Like the OLD saying goes.

 

Hire the handicapped, they are fun to watch.  

[Gugny]

4 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

 

This is an Edwardo's (Natural) Chicago Deep Dish. I guess the edge is "outer."

 

 

I like the Edwardo's stuffed:

 

 

 

 

180°...Chicago Thin (or cracker) Crust:

 

https://steemit.com/food/@rulesforrebels/the-biggest-myth-about-chicago-pizza-or-true-chicago-pizza-is-tavern-cut-thin-crust-not-deep-dish

 

 

If you want to talk about lasagna, then start your own ***** lasagna thread.  This is MY thread and it's about ***** PIZZA ... not the crap you keep posting pictures of.

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Live view of Gugny's lunch. Just like his mom used to make.

[Doc]

The "outer" crust is useless empty carbs.  If some enjoy it, great.  I either give it to my wife or toss it.

[KRC]

You need a good outer (exposed) crust. Half an inch to an inch of a nice thick, crispy crust. 

 

Oh, and if you use a knife and fork to eat a pizza, you need to be institutionalized. It does not matter the type of pizza or the thickness of the crust. You eat it with your damn hands. Heathens.

[Seasons1992]

15 hours ago, Joe in Winslow said:

I'll side with Alton brown. According to him, the toppings are meaningless if the crust is wrong

 

15 hours ago, Teddy KGB said:

The outer crust only exists when it’s dipped in ranch