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Old 05-05-2013, 20:03
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My local Tesco does Pizza Express pizzas and their Finest ones (which IMO are much nicer than Pizza Hut Pizza)
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Old 05-05-2013, 23:48
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Can't believe you think pizza hut's pizzas are a quality product or somehow authentic.
Why, because it's a chain it can't be "quality?"

"Authentic" Italian pizza is actually horribly bland from crust, to sauce, to simply using one bland cheese, mozzarella. By far the best pizza in the world comes out of New York. "Authentic" doesn't necessarily mean the best.
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Old 06-05-2013, 00:00
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Why, because it's a chain it can't be "quality?"

"Authentic" Italian pizza is actually horribly bland from crust, to sauce, to simply using one bland cheese, mozzarella. By far the best pizza in the world comes out of New York. "Authentic" doesn't necessarily mean the best.
As with most things, it's dependant on preference. I would much rather eat a light, crisp base with a fresh topping of sweet tomatoes, freshly torn basil, mozzarella and olive oil than a greasy stodgy base laden with equally greasy toppings.
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Old 06-05-2013, 00:58
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My local Tesco does Pizza Express pizzas and their Finest ones (which IMO are much nicer than Pizza Hut Pizza)
I like Tesco Finest Ham and Mushroom,. but there's a distinct lack of toppings. And at around 4.50 it's fairly hefty priced. I can get a lot from the chipper for that price!
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Old 06-05-2013, 01:27
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I make my own dough. It is easy. Then just go to the market for the toppings and save money.

I don't see what is funny about it. Plenty of people make their own pizza.

Why waste money on frippery?
They taste a lot better.
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Old 06-05-2013, 01:38
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My local Tesco does Pizza Express pizzas and their Finest ones (which IMO are much nicer than Pizza Hut Pizza)
I bought a margherita Pizza Express pizza once from sainsburys and was very disappointed.

It was small with hardly any cheese and sauce and over priced, even with it being on offer.

No idea why people go on about Pizza Express supermarket pizzas.
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Old 06-05-2013, 01:43
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I used to work at pizza hut, I haven't eaten one since its over priced muck.
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Old 06-05-2013, 02:14
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Well I decided to get off my lazy arse and go out shopping instead. I bought breaded chicken pieces , mayo, tomatoes, hash browns, Cumberland sausages, bread rolls, and a small pizza for all under a tenner!!! Less a crappy delivered one!
Bloody hell! Where do you shop? That's cheap!!
Really?! Sounds like a pretty normal amount to me. Maybe you are getting ripped off?
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Old 06-05-2013, 02:14
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I prefer homemade myself. If you use ready-made bases it takes five minutes to chop the ingedients and 15 minutes to grill, so doesn't take any longer than waiting for it to be cooked in a fast food restuarant, plus you get to cook it how you want it to be cooked - I always find fast food pizzas (including Pizza Hut and other, ahem, "quality" outlets) get really soggy and undercooked in the middle, and they don't put enough of the ingredients on it and then fill the gaps up with too much cheese, which is usually crap cheese too.

Also, reading this thread = no wonder Britain is so fat.
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Old 06-05-2013, 02:17
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Really?! Sounds like a pretty normal amount to me. Maybe you are getting ripped off?
Yeah it sounds normal to me too.
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Old 06-05-2013, 02:51
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the pizzas in our place are all freshly made, for large it is like 7.70 for a margarhita up to 15.00. more expensive than any supermarket ones but then the supermarket ones are shit in comparison so u get what you pay for and we have plently of ppl saying they are the best pizzas they have ever had.
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Old 06-05-2013, 05:30
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This thread embodies the complete insanity of this whole forum. Make your own pizza?!?! Hahahahahahahahahaha. Wow. It's like none of you go to work.
You're just chatting shit! I work full-time (50 hours some weeks) and strangely I still have the time to cook from scratch, and yes some of those meals are home-made pizzas which, if I say so myself, are far superior to the crappy and over-greasy slop served up at Pizza Hut.
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Old 06-05-2013, 09:00
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I've never cooked the bases but I now and then buy the ready made bases and make my own from there. Lovely!
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Old 06-05-2013, 10:10
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There is only one Church in Newcraighall, just at the roundabout where Boots is. It is called the Church Arts Centre and Santino's is the big red converted caravan just at the side. You will not be disapointed! Please remember that as this stuff tastes so good at such cheap prices he is pretty popular & can get busy at times, especially around lunchtime. It is WELL worth the wait! I just stay around the corner from this place & have to visit 4/5 times a week!
And this place does not use "pre made" bases. All bases are made fresh from scratch not like as someone else said "that over greasy slop" they serve at Pizza Hut.
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Old 06-05-2013, 15:56
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Why, because it's a chain it can't be "quality?"

"Authentic" Italian pizza is actually horribly bland from crust, to sauce, to simply using one bland cheese, mozzarella. By far the best pizza in the world comes out of New York. "Authentic" doesn't necessarily mean the best.
The best pizza in the world is not in Italy? Rubbish.
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Old 06-05-2013, 19:01
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There are cheats to make the time quicker. Some people make the sauce and bases ahead of time and freeze them.

Others use the bread maker and the slow cooker for the sauce.
I make a big batch of dough and freeze it in portions for home made pizza. The sauce.....I just buy some passata from the Supermarket and I made my own pizza herb mix with basil, oregano etc that I grind on top.
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Old 06-05-2013, 19:25
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The best pizza in the world is not in Italy? Rubbish.
I've traveled and eaten pizza all over Italy and like I said, the best pizza is from New York, and the surrounding area. Most Italian pizza is bland, like the original bland recipe, with a poor plain crust, lite flavored sauce and simply mozzarella, one of the most blandest cheeses you could eat.

Like I said, just because something originates somewhere doesn't mean the best of it comes from there.
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Old 06-05-2013, 19:31
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I like Pizza Huts deep pans more than any other, but would only fork out for one 3 or 4 times a year tops and only with the vouchers. If you look around there's decent pizzas for 11 or 12 quid or £20 including two other meals and a drink.

Even so, all takeaway ones are still expensive when you have a set food budget each weekand that's 1/3 of it.
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Old 07-05-2013, 13:03
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I've traveled and eaten pizza all over Italy and like I said, the best pizza is from New York, and the surrounding area. Most Italian pizza is bland, like the original bland recipe, with a poor plain crust, lite flavored sauce and simply mozzarella, one of the most blandest cheeses you could eat.

Like I said, just because something originates somewhere doesn't mean the best of it comes from there.
Oh please.
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Old 07-05-2013, 13:25
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Like I said, just because something originates somewhere doesn't mean the best of it comes from there.
Pizza comes from Naples, but I prefer the pizza I had in Rome. The quattro stagioni I had a restaurant there was one one the best things I've ever eaten anywhere.
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Old 07-05-2013, 13:38
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I've always been a fan of Sicilian pizza, with the cheese underneath the sauce. The way the cheese melts into the crust is just delicious.
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Old 07-05-2013, 13:56
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I like Pizza Hut deep pan pizzas and Pizza Express at the restaurant but don't like Dominoes or Papa Johns - both very bland
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Old 07-05-2013, 14:21
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I used to work in an independent pizza place so now I'm pretty fed up of em and can make them at home etc. They don't taste like Dominoes/Pizza Hut. They just taste better.

While I prefer fresh dough, if there's any left over it can frozen for whenever. A bag of flour, some dried yeast which is like 20p, the rest is pretty much cupboard stuff like chopped tomatoes, herbs etc.
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Old 07-05-2013, 15:19
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So how much experience do you have traveling around Italy and New York to compare them?
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Old 07-05-2013, 16:11
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I'm not surprised pizza in New York is good - when the first migrants from Italy went over there, they'd have taken their knowledge of cooking with them, and added distinctly American twists to the recipes. That's how food gets better, in my opinion
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