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Title: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: duffjr on November 07, 2005, 11:16:29 pm
why does day old pizza suck?  you think it would taste really good cold or coming out of the microwave.  life messes with you like that, i guess.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: Zero_Hour on November 07, 2005, 11:41:12 pm
Cold pizza is hit or miss, I find that cold pie from a real pizzaria is usually much better than from a chain though.
Microwaving any pizza is just nasty - it totally messes up the crust. You deserve better - take a little longer and put it in the oven - even a toaster oven will do a better job that a microwave.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: billf on November 07, 2005, 11:42:18 pm
Zero posted while I was typing this out

cold pizza works for me
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: duffjr on November 07, 2005, 11:54:55 pm
i have tried the toaster oven method, and it seems to do slightly better than the microwave, but the difference isn't enough for the extra 5 minutes.  this thread reminded me that i had cold pizza waiting.  some cold pizza really sucks from good pizza places.  i think my problem is that i left it in the box, so that it became hard instead of a plasticbag.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: billf on November 07, 2005, 11:59:26 pm
left over pizza, wrapped in aluminum foil in the 'fridge, tastes good cold the next day IMO

pizza should be kept away from microwaves
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: DrewKaree on November 08, 2005, 12:01:46 am
Throw a piece of bread in with wherever you store the pizza.  It'll keep the pizza a bit softer.  The problem is that the dough dries out.  Sometimes the toppings taste like ass the next day too, but usually those keep better overnight.  The freshness of the crust is what  "makes" the pizza for you, and it flat sucks the next day. 

Got a steam room?  Cook it in there ;)
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: pointdablame on November 08, 2005, 12:06:00 am
are you kidding?

Cold pizza rules, and reheated pizza in the toaster oven is often better than when its fresh.

Man I love day old pizza :)
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: duffjr on November 08, 2005, 12:11:39 am
those tips are good.  i just realized i must have given the cashier an extra 5 bucks the other night cause i'm short. 
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: quarterback on November 08, 2005, 12:33:15 am
Cammy says, "Pizza is gooooooooooooood"

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Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: missioncontrol on November 08, 2005, 12:39:39 am
cold pizza is best if your hung over
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: AC. on November 08, 2005, 12:56:59 am
I had leftover pizza for lunch today.  The only reason I ever bought a toaster oven is to reheat leftover pizza.  350 for 4-5 minutes.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: AC. on November 08, 2005, 01:00:37 am
Throw a piece of bread in with wherever you store the pizza.

Also, when hiking, try this:
Put a pinch of sage in your boots and all day long a spicy scent is your reward.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: allroy1975 on November 08, 2005, 01:14:38 am
I've heard throw a damp paper towl over your pizza when microwaving it. 

I don't know that I'll get ANY arguement about this one:

Day old pizza > Day old sushi.

Allroy
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: duffjr on November 08, 2005, 01:19:04 am
do you mean the sushi in the rice because you can eat that a week later.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: allroy1975 on November 08, 2005, 01:22:29 am
do you mean the sushi in the rice because you can eat that a week later.


ugh......who the F eats rice after a day?  it gets all hard and hard rice is nasty.  Pizza the next day is still good.

Please don't start accusing me of thinking sushi is only raw fish.  I know it's not.  Pizza is just always good. 

did you guys ever see that one movie?  I don't remember...maybe threesome when the guy says something like
Pizza is like sex.....no matter how bad it is...it's still pretty good.

I like that.  :)

Allroy
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: duffjr on November 08, 2005, 01:29:20 am
i don't know.  i've had california rolls a week later in the sealed package, and it's just sweet sticky rice to me.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: SOAPboy on November 08, 2005, 02:23:28 am
why does day old pizza suck?
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: duffjr on November 08, 2005, 02:29:00 am
yea, i used to eat a box cold.  then i realized i was fooling myself.  papa john's reheated with the garlic sauce is great.  anyone like peterpiper?
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: missioncontrol on November 08, 2005, 02:33:46 am
the trick to reheating pizza is not to heat it up.

just add hot sauce or tobasco to the cold pie...
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: duffjr on November 08, 2005, 02:35:38 am
domino's did a special a few months ago where you got unlimited toppings for $6.  i got every one including the jalapenos and it was damn good.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: missioncontrol on November 08, 2005, 02:37:06 am
I would have stock piled my fridge with the extra toppings  ;D
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: Bones on November 08, 2005, 02:37:19 am
the trick to reheating pizza is not to heat it up.

just add hot sauce or tobasco to the cold pie...
Man, what is it with you Americans referring to pizza as pie?? I noticed this disturbing trend in Seinfeld some years back and it has been aggravating me ever since.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: duffjr on November 08, 2005, 02:38:58 am
i think the east coasters do that.  i was talking to someone online, and he was like i'm making a pie, ordering a pie, pie this, pie that.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: missioncontrol on November 08, 2005, 02:39:35 am

Man, what is it with you Americans referring to pizza as pie?? I noticed this disturbing trend in Seinfeld some years back and it has been aggravating me ever since.

I think I read it earlier in this post and it subliminally ended up in my post
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: Ed_McCarron on November 08, 2005, 07:46:52 am
i think the east coasters do that.

Think it depends on the amount of Italian in you, too.

One of my friends, if you are at his house for dinner, you do NOT call the red stuff on top of the pasta 'sauce'.  Its 'gravy'.

He also calls 'pizza' 'pie'.

Waiting...
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: Scott84 on November 08, 2005, 07:50:53 am
After finish eating the pizza. Wrap in aluminum foil..

And throw the pizza into the oven or toaster oven with the aluminum foil on. It takes a while to heat up. But tastes fantastic.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: ErikRuud on November 08, 2005, 08:26:03 am
I wouldn't say it's an Italian thing, it is mostly an east coast thing.

My in-laws were born in small villages in the mountains east of Rome.  They never refer to pizza as "pie".

They use "Gravy" instead of sauce.

I do believe that "Seinfeld" is largely responsible for spreading the use of "Pie" beyond the east coast.  I seem to remember that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles using the word pie on occasion.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: Stingray on November 08, 2005, 08:26:46 am

Man, what is it with you Americans referring to pizza as pie??

I've never heard anyone in Oklahoma call a pizza a pie. I think that's something only east coast fairies (NTTAWWT) do. ;) ;)

I also like cold pizza, but I agree that if you're going to reheat it, stick it in the oven.

-S
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: pointdablame on November 08, 2005, 10:49:28 am
i think the east coasters do that.

Think it depends on the amount of Italian in you, too.

One of my friends, if you are at his house for dinner, you do NOT call the red stuff on top of the pasta 'sauce'.  Its 'gravy'.

He also calls 'pizza' 'pie'.

Waiting...


dead on with the sauce/gravy.  You'll get kicked out of my house if you ask for more pasta sauce.

I do think "pie" is an east coast thing though, Italian or not.  It's certainly commonplace here in Jersey.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: MameJunkie on November 08, 2005, 10:54:24 am
Can never eat cold pizza.  Have to get it toasty in a toaster over.
And yea, never in a microwave.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: whammoed on November 08, 2005, 11:00:01 am
When I was a youngster before the days of microwaves, we would heat pizza by getting a cake pan, putting some water in the bottom, covering tightly with aluminum foil, poking holes in the foil, put the pizza on top and pop it in the oven.  Lotta work.  Just nuke it these days, way too impatient even for the toaster oven.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: Stingray on November 08, 2005, 11:09:12 am
If you must microwave, stick a coffee mug with about an inch of water in it in the microwave with the pizza. It will still be nasty, but at least the crust won't turn to rubber.

-S
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: ChadTower on November 08, 2005, 11:11:22 am
ugh......who the F eats rice after a day?
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: allroy1975 on November 08, 2005, 11:14:15 am
ugh......who the F eats rice after a day?  it gets all hard and hard rice is nasty. 

I do, because if you know how, it can be reheated to be good again.

well just keep all the good secrets to yourself!   >:(
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: ChadTower on November 08, 2005, 11:15:18 am

Pssst... foods that are steamed don't reheat well with dry heat.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: Ed_McCarron on November 08, 2005, 11:30:25 am
That doesn't help the maki the next day...  How am I supposed to reheat cold food???  ;D
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: ChadTower on November 08, 2005, 11:32:24 am

Your mistake is simple.

You have to start with food to end up with food.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: Ed_McCarron on November 08, 2005, 11:41:44 am
Well, its not like its a salad.  At least theres some kind of meat in there.  In my book, meat=food.

Vegetarians are eating the rain forests and must be stopped.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: ChadTower on November 08, 2005, 11:45:49 am

No, some meat is food, but not for us... for the our food.

Small meat is what food eats.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: PetitMorte on November 08, 2005, 01:59:02 pm
How I reheat Pizza:

Stick it in the microwave and nuke it until the cheese starts to melt.

Then drop it in a frying pan, and fry it on medium for a few minutes to get the crust all crunchy again.

This makes for very happy reheated pizza, and you don't have to wait for an oven to heat up.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: ChadTower on November 08, 2005, 02:06:39 pm
Fried pizza... dude, you weigh about 450lb or something?   ;D

Guys, make it easy on yourselves and use a toaster oven.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: Harry Potter on November 08, 2005, 02:08:02 pm
Fried pizza? WTF? Will no one be truly satisfied until all is dipped in boiling oil and tastelessly annihilated?
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: missioncontrol on November 08, 2005, 02:10:30 pm
Introducing the missioncontrol tried and true TM way of reheating a pizza......

step 1. position self on couch with a beer
step 2. yell "hey wench where's my damn pizza at"

















































step 3. catch pizza as it comes speeding at your head.

note: at the speed she threw the pizza the friction should have warmed it up nicely.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: ChadTower on November 08, 2005, 02:13:07 pm

We know your wife, bro, don't front like she didn't eat all the pizza already.
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: Stingray on November 08, 2005, 02:13:26 pm
Sadly, using MissionC's method, you will have no teeth left with which to chew the pizza. :)

-S
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: Harry Potter on November 08, 2005, 02:14:49 pm
Sadly, using MissionC's method, you will have no teeth left with which to chew the pizza. :)

-S
step 4 Liquify pizza and attach to feeding tube
Title: Re: whyyyyyyyyyy
Post by: missioncontrol on November 08, 2005, 02:27:25 pm
just gum it till you BYO false teeth