Reheating Pizza

[Green Jets & Ham]

Since we NYers eat a lot of pizza, just thought I would let you guys in on a little secret:

Tired of taking pizza out of the micro and having to chew it like its shoe leather?

Tired of the cheese getting burned and hard in toaster ovens?

The best way to reheat pizza is in a big stick-free frying pan, no oil or grease, low flame and covered.

If the pan has an associated cover, fine, if not, use tin foil, just make sure its completely covered so the heat does not escape. The time is approximately three to five minutes if the pan is preheated as it should be, but take an occasional peak and stop the moment the cheese is sufficiently melted. DO NOT go beyond that and burn the cheese, otherwise it will quickly harden when you take it out of the pan and the pizza loses its taste, similar to the toaster oven effect.

The low flame is so the bottom won't burn and get too hard, and the cover insures that the cheese will re-melt and get soft, just the way the pizza comes to your house when its delivered. Thats how it should be if you don't overcook it and do it right, it should taste exactly the way it did when it was freshly made.

 

[jetgreen13]

Since we NYers eat a lot of pizza, just thought I would let you guys in on a little secret:

Tired of taking pizza out of the micro and having to chew it like its shoe leather?

Tired of the cheese getting burned and hard in toaster ovens?

The best way to reheat pizza is in a big stick-free frying pan, no oil or grease, low flame and covered.

If the pan has an associated cover, fine, if not, use tin foil, just make sure its completely covered so the heat does not escape. The time is approximately four or five minutes if the pan is preheated as it should be, but take an occasional peak and stop the moment the cheese is sufficiently melted. DO NOT go beyond that and burn the cheese, otherwise it will quickly harden when you take it out of the pan and the pizza loses its taste, similar to the toaster oven effect.

The low flame is so the bottom won't burn and get too hard, and the cover insures that the cheese will re-melt and get soft, just the way the pizza comes to your house when its delivered. Thats how it should be if you don't overcook it and do it right, it should taste exactly the way it did when it was freshly made.

LOLz hammer, great information!!

being in maryland for the last 10 years i almost forgot what great NYC pizza tastes like..

but there is a spot down here called ledo's that is close to being on par with legit NYC pizza..

i will absolutely try your reheating method..

 

[Bigmoe]

I always reheat in the oven and can never get the " pizzeria " taste
Tried low heat
High heat
Now I gotta try a frying pan

 

[Green Jets & Ham]

I always reheat in the oven and can never get the " pizzeria " taste
Tried low heat
High heat
Now I gotta try a frying pan

Thats the whole point, Bigmoe, only the frying pan method recaptures the pizzeria taste. All other methods fall short, but the frying pan, if you follow the directions I laid out and do it right, makes the pizza taste like it did when it was delivered.

 

[ucrenegade]

def have to try it being down here in va haven't found a pizzeria that reminds me of home yet

 

[jetgreen13]

def have to try it being down here in va haven't found a pizzeria that reminds me of home yet

any ledo's in VA renegade??

 

[ucrenegade]

any ledo's in VA renegade??

closest one to me is 76 miles away. I guess next time i head north I might stop in one.

Maybe on the way back from the jetsfansunited meet game I will go there. Then again Elias can just take me to a genuine NY pizzeria.

 

[jetgreen13]

closest one to me is 76 miles away. I guess next time i head north I might stop in one.

Maybe on the way back from the jetsfansunited meet game I will go there. Then again Elias can just take me to a genuine NY pizzeria.

bummer..

ledo's is legit..

 

[Golden Rott]

Reheating doesn't matter when all you get is the deep dish stuff that passes for pizza around here. Not much pizza here worth reheating.

 

[Football51]

From our life hacks thread...............

 

[Mugatu]

What's "leftover" pizza...I've never encountered it at my place.

 

[Green Jets & Ham]

From our life hacks thread...............

I didn't know about that, sounds good, I'll try it

Thanks 51

 

[The Wicker Man]

it works! Thanks Ham!

 

[Green Jets & Ham]

it works! Thanks Ham!

I wouldn't steer you guys wrong. Obviously you did it right, which is not easy, you gotta stop as soon as the cheese is soft so the bottom or top doesn't overcook, but if you get it just right, it works

 

[Johnny Unite Us]

Great advice. I've been reheating pizza this way for years and people think I'm nuts.

Only drawback is if you're reheating several slices (for kids or whatever), can only do one large slice at a time.

Another option is microwave just until cheese starts to melt, then drop onto a hot skillet for a minute,. Skillet seers and re-crispifies the crust. Good eats.