Pizza is like sex

Avatard · 05-19-2010, 11:56 PM

When it's good, it's amazing...and when bad, it's still pretty fucking good.

OK, it's an old joke, but a damn good one.

But I'm in search of the "truly amazing" here. Pizza, that is (doing OK in the sex dept.). Anyway, I've always wanted to learn how to make a good pizza crust. But let's be honest, pizza is, when you get down to it, just a piece of bread.

Now, I'm a pretty decent cook. In fact, I'm pretty damn sure I could make a positively killer red sauce for a pizza...and from scratch...but bake bread? Make a crust? I'm clueless. Ready made? Meh...why even try?

Making bread. It's one of the things I've always promised myself I'd learn, but still haven't had the courage to really try in earnest, I have no idea how many years later...still, I contemplate the killer pizza...and then I spot an article.

Hmmm...could it be this is the how-to I was looking for?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/dining/19pizza.html

Cutty72 · 05-20-2010, 12:18 AM

It's not delivery... it's digiorno

Rangerscott · 05-20-2010, 12:19 AM

You know...................there is pizza porn.

anthonyk · 05-20-2010, 12:26 AM

Wow, I never considered making pizza on the self-clean cycle. I like it!

Homeslice · 05-20-2010, 12:42 AM

This place in St Louis IS THE SHIT..........awesome cracker-thin crust. Obama went there once, and the chef even went to the White House kitchen on request.

http://www.restaurantpi.com/

Papa_Complex · 05-20-2010, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

This place in St Louis IS THE SHIT..........awesome cracker-thin crust. Obama went there once, and the chef even went to the White House kitchen on request.

http://www.restaurantpi.com/

The best pizza that I ever had, if you can actually call it that, was the exact opposite. It was made by a couple from Chicago who had moved to Brampton and opened up a pizza place, was vaguely rectangular, and the crust was fully three inches thick.

Rider · 05-20-2010, 08:42 AM

The best pizza? Gino's East in Chicago. Hands down.

101lifts2 · 05-20-2010, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rider

The best pizza? Gino's East in Chicago. Hands down.

Gino's East is VG...but Giordanos is better.

Rider · 05-21-2010, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Gino's East is VG...but Giordanos is better.

Is that the one across the street from Nike Town?

marko138 · 05-20-2010, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

The best pizza that I ever had, if you can actually call it that, was the exact opposite. It was made by a couple from Chicago who had moved to Brampton and opened up a pizza place, was vaguely rectangular, and the crust was fully three inches thick.

Love the thick crust deep dish type deals.

05-19-2010, 11:56 PM	#1
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	Pizza is like sex When it's good, it's amazing...and when bad, it's still pretty fucking good. OK, it's an old joke, but a damn good one. But I'm in search of the "truly amazing" here. Pizza, that is (doing OK in the sex dept.). Anyway, I've always wanted to learn how to make a good pizza crust. But let's be honest, pizza is, when you get down to it, just a piece of bread. Now, I'm a pretty decent cook. In fact, I'm pretty damn sure I could make a positively killer red sauce for a pizza...and from scratch...but bake bread? Make a crust? I'm clueless. Ready made? Meh...why even try? Making bread. It's one of the things I've always promised myself I'd learn, but still haven't had the courage to really try in earnest, I have no idea how many years later...still, I contemplate the killer pizza...and then I spot an article. Hmmm...could it be this is the how-to I was looking for? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/dining/19pizza.html __________________ Insert free thought here.

05-20-2010, 12:19 AM	#3
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	You know...................there is pizza porn.

05-20-2010, 12:26 AM	#4
anthonyk WERA White Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: '01 Aprilia Falco Posts: 1,041	Wow, I never considered making pizza on the self-clean cycle. I like it!

05-20-2010, 12:42 AM	#5
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	This place in St Louis IS THE SHIT..........awesome cracker-thin crust. Obama went there once, and the chef even went to the White House kitchen on request. http://www.restaurantpi.com/

05-20-2010, 08:42 AM	#7
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	The best pizza? Gino's East in Chicago. Hands down.