Monday, June 13, 2011

How to: make delicious leftover pizza in the oven.



I meant to write this on Sunday, because everybody orders pizza on Saturdays, and there's almost always leftovers. But whenever you try to microwave it, the cheese is either weird or the pizza is soggy. Ick. But I've found a way to make delicious leftovers every time.

You do need a pizza stone for best results, which can be fairly expensive (ranging from 30-50 dollars). However, you can buy a three piece stone set at target for 13.89here: (http://www.target.com/Bialetti-3-pc-Pizza-Stone-Set/dp/B000UC1A52. It comes with the stone, a pizza cutter, and handles (which are convenient, because pizza stones can get really hot!)



What you do:
1. Place the pizza stone, by itself, into the oven.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 F (~200 C) with the stone in it.
3. Once the oven is preheated, put the pizza onto the heated stone.
4. Cook the pizza for 5 to 10 minutes, depending on how crispy you like your pizza. My advice is to experiment. Put it in for five minutes at first. Poke it/move it to see if its the crispiness/meltiness you like. If not, put it back in the oven for two minute incriments until its perfect for you.
5. Pull it out, add desired flavors(romano cheese, garlic, crushed red peppers)-Optional
6. Let it cool, enjoy!

Reminder: When you are cleaning the pizza stone, do not use soap! Using soap will embed a soapy taste into the stone, and every reheated pizza you make from now on will have it. Simply run warm/hot water over it after it is cooled, and scrape off anything that is stuck to it with a plastic card, or scrub it off with a wet washcloth.

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