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| Green grass and high tides  |
Costco has some pretty good box pizza'a. Local store has all dijorno's on sale for under $5 ea recently. To be honest it is a bit of a struggle to cook them in our oven. Are they done or not, burnt, not done. seems to take waaaay longer than the instructions say. When done don't seem great. I dunno, I am picky. Thinking there are hacks to help with this. It can't just be me. Our best tasting pizza's home made using store bought crusts. But sometimes that is not an option. We usually add stuff to store bought ones. Extra cheese, olives, onion, meat, ect. What about you? What makes a great pizza for you? "Practice like you want to play in the game" | ||
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I tried some frozen pizza's and most were pretty sad. The best one was a plain marinara pizza, I can't recall the name but it had California in it and was one of the most expensive. Before putting it in the oven I put red onion, sliced hot peppers, and black olives on. It was the only one I actually thought tasted pretty good. No car is as much fun to drive, as any motorcycle is to ride. | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money  |
Some taste like cardboard... some are pretty good. But all suck if you overcook them. "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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| Green grass and high tides |
And are worse if you under cook them  "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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| Min-Chin-Chu-Ru... Speed with Glare |
Two very good frozen pizza brands are: Paul Newman Imported from Italy -- this is in a black box as opposed to the light colored regular Paul Newman pizzas. It retails for around $10 for a 12 inch or so pie; De Fara Frozen Pizza -- also around $10 for a 12 inch pie. Both benefit from a dusting of garlic powder, oregano, basil and extra pepperoni. | |||
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The best/better pizzas are expensive, in my book. I bought a Gozney Arc Xl pizza oven a year or so ago. I’ve made 34 pizzas so far, and still counting. 33 of them were the best I’ve ever had. Hand making dough is kicking my butt, but as with everything there is a learning curve. I use Don Pepino (Amazon) sauce and fresh buffalo mozzarella. Pepperoni, fresh basil, olive oil, and always, always, slice up a dozen or so Kalamata olives. Those olives are major flavor enhancers to my pizzas. I make Neapolitan pizzas. They cook in 2-3 minutes in the 900 degree oven. Sorry for the long reply but pizza is the only food I can make well. Billy | |||
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wife is GF, so we make a Namaste brand dough and dress up the crust, as far as the rest, since I am not GF, not gonna say best, but acceptable, Aldi's the fresh ones, flat bread, are pretty good, Aldi's the round frozen cheap ass ones are not too bad Red Baron is good, but sometimes the sauce is too much and they have given me heartburn Digornio rising crust, not bad dress them all up with extra pep, mozz, etc if you can, https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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- Don't take out of the freezer until oven is preheated - Place directly on the oven rack - I always add some garlic powder and crushed red peppers | |||
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We like the Home Run Inn frozen pizzas from Harris Teeter. The crust isn't my favorite but the topping seem fresh and tastes very good. https://www.harristeeter.com/p...-pizza/0003120505100 JP | |||
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| Master of one hand pistol shooting  |
One of the best pizza I ever made, not bought, was with the prepared bread crust in most stores called Boboli. Add your best sauce, cheese, pepperoni and what ever else. I think the crust/bread turns out good because it is already mostly cooked. But you have to pick a sauce and cheese that you know is good. There is pizza sauce, and there is good pizza sauce.... SIGnature NRA Benefactor CMP Pistol Distinguished | |||
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| Back, and to the left  |
I recently tried Freschetta (sp?) and was pleasantly surprised. I have been wanting to try Chicago Home Run Inn. I hear good things about the meat lovers version. | |||
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| Green grass and high tides |
Thanks guys, not really looking for Pizza brands here. We use a pizza stone. Not sure if that is part of the problem, maybe should just put on the oven rack instead? "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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I noticed with heavier pizza, or pizza that I've overloaded with cheese, I have to preheat the stone for at least 30 minutes and use a smattering of corn meal before I slide the pizza on. This way I get good browning on the bottom and the pizza just slides right off. | |||
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Pizza stones are great for homemade pizza but they're terrible for frozen pizza. It's better to put it on the rack directly or use a metal pan. We really like our Airbake pizza pan. For dressing it up, try adding some provolone on top and then finish it with the broiler the last couple of minutes to really brown up the toppings. J Rak Chazak Amats | |||
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^Totally agree with the above. Using a perforated pizza pan really upped my homemade pizza game. Wish I knew about them long time ago. They're cheap enough maybe you could give one a try, ORC. I'm a big Boboli fan, too, btw. | |||
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Thanks for this. We are planning to make more on the BGE this year, the tips help. You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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| Back, and to the left |
I should have pointed out that you should never use a pizza stone with frozen anything. I was under the impression it would lead to cracking/fracturing it. I use a stone with take and bake or if, God willing, I ever make a crust from scratch. It makes a huge difference but they have to be thoroughly pre-heated. | |||
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| On the wrong side of the Mobius strip  |
I used to buy this sauce at the local supermarket. Yellow can with a cartoon chef on the label. Pretty good stuff. | |||
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