Pizza: How Important Is the Outer Crust?

[Buffalo716]

  On 5/24/2019 at 12:19 PM, Cripple Creek said:

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

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 I do love a great crust

 

 

[Greybeard]

  On 5/24/2019 at 12:15 PM, 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) 

 

   

 

 

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        I love Sicilian pizza, but it is very hard to find.  I don't think any of the chains make it and probably not 1 in 10 local places do.  On the other hand, I don't consider Chicago style pizza, pizza. 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Who knew pizza could inspire such passion?

 

[snafu]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:06 PM, Greybeard said:

        I love Sicilian pizza, but it is very hard to find.  I don't think any of the chains make it and probably not 1 in 10 local places do.  On the other hand, I don't consider Chicago style pizza, pizza. 

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NYC (and Long Island).

Every single Pizzeria serves sicilian.

Very recently, most also have started making Granny style (sometimes also called Brooklyn style).

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 24, 2019 by snafu

[Greybeard]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:11 PM, snafu said:

 

NYC (and Long Island).

Every single Pizzeria serves sicilian.

Very recently, most also have started making Granny style (sometimes also called Brooklyn style).

 

 

 

 

 

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             I never get to NYC or Long Island but if I do I will keep this in mind.   What is Granny style pizza?

[Bray Wyatt]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:07 PM, Joe in Winslow said:

Who knew pizza could inspire such passion?

 

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I am surprised we havent got a poster to come in and say they dont like pizza

[Cripple Creek]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:03 PM, Buffalo716 said:

 I do love a great crust

 

 

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But, you fail to answer the question as posed by the OP. Is the bare outer crust the best part of a pizza?

[Buffalo716]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:30 PM, Cripple Creek said:

But, you fail to answer the question as posed by the OP. Is the bare outer crust the best part of a pizza?

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Yes if done right 

[Cripple Creek]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:32 PM, Buffalo716 said:

Yes if done right 

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So, you prefer breadsticks to pizza. That makes two of you.

[snafu]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:15 PM, Greybeard said:

             I never get to NYC or Long Island but if I do I will keep this in mind.   What is Granny style pizza?

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Rectangular.  Crust isn't regular NY style or as thick as Sicilian.  There's less cheese, more sauce.  More Oregano seasoning, or basil leaves. An old school, home made type of pie.

 

 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:33 PM, Cripple Creek said:

So, you prefer breadsticks to pizza. That makes two of you.

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False. It makes three of us. A great crust MAKES the pizza. A lousy crust can't be hidden

 

 

 

[Buffalo716]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:33 PM, Cripple Creek said:

So, you prefer breadsticks to pizza. That makes two of you.

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There can be some pepperoni on the crust ?

[snafu]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:35 PM, Joe in Winslow said:

 

False. It makes three of us. A great crust pizza dough MAKES the pizza. A lousy crust pizza dough can't be hidden

 

 

 

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There ya go.  Fixed it up.

 

 

 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:38 PM, snafu said:

 

There ya go.  Fixed it up.

 

 

 

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Well duh.

 

[Cripple Creek]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:37 PM, Buffalo716 said:

There can be some pepperoni on the crust ?

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Not according to the OP.

[Buffalo716]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:43 PM, Cripple Creek said:

Not according to the OP.

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716 has spoken

 

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[Cripple Creek]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:35 PM, Joe in Winslow said:

 

False. It makes three of us. A great crust MAKES the pizza. A lousy crust can't be hidden

 

 

 

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Nobody is saying that you can have a good pizza with lousy crust. What you and 1.5 others (I have 716 leaning) have said is that the bare outer crust sans sauce, sans toppings, sans cheese is the best Bart of a pizza pie.  More power to you.

[Misterbluesky]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:45 PM, Buffalo716 said:

716 has spoken

 

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You have the best sauce in b-low and you have those original buffalo pizza logs on your menu..you must do that as a courtesy to somebody?

[Buffalo716]

  On 5/24/2019 at 6:50 PM, Cripple Creek said:

Nobody is saying that you can have a good pizza with lousy crust. What you and 1.5 others (I have 716 leaning) have said is that the bare outer crust sans sauce, sans toppings, sans cheese is the best Bart of a pizza pie.  More power to you.

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You didn’t get me fully to commit!  I said I like pepperoni on the crust! Sauce is fine too!

[teef]

  On 5/24/2019 at 5:58 PM, Bray Wyatt said:

 

Basin Pontillos is by far the best pontillos.That being said I have always been a J&L’s guy

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We had J and Ls recently and it was good. They had outstanding boneless wings actually. Even perinton pizza is good. There’s so many above average pizza places around here.