Leftover pizza - hot or cold?

[speedog]

Blame tomcoPDR for this thread/poll but it will no doubt create more stimulating discussion as it appears that people are very passionate with respect to how to eat left over pizza.

Anyhow, leftover pizza - how do you prep it the next day for eating? For our home, it's left in the box, put into the fridge and eaten cold the next day. A really great lunchbox item, I could probably eat cold leftover pizza everyday out of my lunchbox. Warmed up leftover pizza just never is as good as freshly cooked and cold pizza is a different eating experience with respect to taste, different than when fresh but just as good and tasty.

The poll - just two options as people who throw out leftover pizza don't know what they're missing and people that don't order enough for left overs, well there's just something majorly wrong with them

[jwslam]

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[lilmira]

by hand or fork and knife?

[firebane]

by hand or fork and knife?

Always by hand.. fork eaters are weird....

Also best way to reheat is to use a flat skillet cast iron pan as it gets it nice and crispy again.

[Aleks]

I heat up my Hawaiian leftovers. Otherwise, may as well eat the closed cardboard box it came in since that's what cold pizza tastes like.

[Swank]

by hand or fork and knife?
Hand as much as possible, but if it's too hot sometimes the first piece gets utensils.

And for those who have such a hard on for cold pizza, do you eat it hot when it arrives or throw it in the freezer for 30-45 mins first?

[Tik-Tok]

Depends how hungry I am. If I'm eating just because it's lunch-time, I'll re-heat it (using a pizza pan that re-crisps the soggy bottom). If I'm eating it because I'm actually hungry, cold it is.

Also depends on brand and type of pizza. Some are just no good reheated, and others and terrible when cold.

[jdmXSI]

Either of, really depends on the pizza/ mood. I use one of those breville toaster ovens and it works great for keeping it nice and crispy!

[sabad66]

Reheat it if i have time, but never in the microwave. I just fire up the oven to 350F (don't bother preheating), pop it in, then take it out when it's hot/melty enough.

Depending on the type of pizza, sometimes it tastes better than fresh this way (thick crust like Beckhams pizza for example)

[TomcoPDR]

Warm it up ftw. Toaster oven. Or slow cook on pan (someone else mentioned that)

[speedog]

Hand as much as possible, but if it's too hot sometimes the first piece gets utensils.

And for those who have such a hard on for cold pizza, do you eat it hot when it arrives or throw it in the freezer for 30-45 mins first?

Eat fresh how out of the box, next day cold out of the box. Different tastes but both great.

ExtraSlow, give Bowtie Pizza on Centre Street just south of McKnight a try. We did this past week and it will now be our go to place.

[Seth1968]

And for those who have such a hard on for cold pizza, do you eat it hot when it arrives or throw it in the freezer for 30-45 mins first?

:werd:

Kind of like:

I usually don't eat the crust and then get the proverbial, "The crust is the best part!". To shut them up real quick, I just say, "Ok, then you just eat the crust and I'll eat the rest".

[TomcoPDR]

Next pizza poll, crust or no crust?

Some years I'd eat it all, some years I skip the crust (except for thin crust of course, and cheese stuffed crust)

[Seth1968]

Next pizza poll, crust or no crust?


Ah FAAK. What have I done. lol

[blairtruck]

wet napkin over top and hit the microwave for 20secs.

[Xtrema]

I can do Hawaiian cold. Everything else, warm it up.

[tonytiger55]

A friend heated up leftover pizza in one of those oven toaster things... OMG Game changer..

[npham]

I could do it either way, cold from the fridge or heated up in the toaster over. Depends on the mood, I guess.

[G]

Left over pizza heated up in a steam oven is amazing.

[ZenOps]

1500 watt toastmaster quickcooker, with actual "pizza" button. But must be put on tray because it vibrates all the cheese off the sides very quickly.

[Thaco]

the only real answer is missing, room temperature.... i hate it cold, and you cant re-heat pizza, unless you want to waste a lot of time and fire it in an oven... not worth the time/energy

[TomcoPDR]

Would it be a dragons den pitch, a business selling cold left over pizzas? Night before the business goes around and picks up uneaten, unsold slices thru different parlours or residence. (Free inventory) then sell it for lunch in some trendy area for 75% what a normal hot slice would cost.

[Thaco]

Would it be a dragons den pitch, a business selling cold left over pizzas? Night before the business goes around and picks up uneaten, unsold slices thru different parlours or residence. (Free inventory) then sell it for lunch in some trendy area for 75% what a normal hot slice would cost.

the trendy's wont buy it unless its at least 150%

[Seth1968]

the trendy's wont buy it unless its at least 150%

Then pretend there's a shortage, and they'll start paying 200%.

[The_Penguin]

Heated, and NOT in the microwave. Mrs. Penguin reheated in the microwave once. Once.
Toaster oven is perfect, toss it on the rack, hit toast.

[msommers]

Depends. Sometimes cold is nice but sometimes reheated on the stone makes it like fresh again!

[dirtsniffer]

Reheat if I'm not lazy. Buy not in the microwave. Usually oven. Gonna try the pan

[Disoblige]

Would it be a dragons den pitch, a business selling cold left over pizzas? Night before the business goes around and picks up uneaten, unsold slices thru different parlours or residence. (Free inventory) then sell it for lunch in some trendy area for 75% what a normal hot slice would cost.
http://foodchannel.com/2011/l-pizza-joint-sells-pies-cold-and-day-old

[jwslam]

http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/blogs/pizza-with-cold-unmelted-cheese-is-a-new-york-thing-you-wouldnt-understand-but-try-it?cid=soc_fb_Feast_Feast_News

Pizza With Cold, Unmelted Cheese Is a New York Thing, You Wouldn't Understand (But Try it Anyway)81148

[ExtraSlow]

Why cook it in the first place?

Be really trendy and have your meat, cheese and vegetables on dough in this new and innovative format! I call it the chilly calzone (tm)
81149

[TomcoPDR]

^ Dragon’s den pitch

[ExtraSlow]

^ Dragon’s den pitch

Want to join my company and help market this idea?

[HiTempguy1]

http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/blogs/pizza-with-cold-unmelted-cheese-is-a-new-york-thing-you-wouldnt-understand-but-try-it?cid=soc_fb_Feast_Feast_News


I don't care for the stupid unmelted pizza, but nothing like paying $1.50 for a HUGE slice of pepperoni pizza in the morning when staying in downtown New York :drool:

[TomcoPDR]

I don't care for the stupid unmelted pizza, but nothing like paying $1.50 for a HUGE slice of pepperoni pizza in the morning when staying in downtown New York :drool:


NYC per slice pizzas are the best

[Disoblige]

NYC per slice pizzas are the best
I always crave something like that when I'm watching the intro to Louie.