PIZZA! Thick crust or thin crust?
Is your favorite pizza a thick,doughy crust or a thin crispy crust?
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41 Comments:
No contest - thin only.
PerkyMac at 6:01PM on 12/11/08
well done thin crust.
dearrie at 6:07PM on 12/11/08
Thin.
As thin as possible, actually.
LoCo at 6:07PM on 12/11/08
Both! Depends what I'm in the mood for... Chicago-style deep-dish and ultra-thin crispy are truly different beasts. Honestly, they probably shouldn't both be called pizza, but it is what it is.
Embackus at 6:08PM on 12/11/08
Thin & crispy for me, thick for my OH.
brooke29 at 6:12PM on 12/11/08
either but cold and leftover for breakfast : )
NanaJoie at 6:23PM on 12/11/08
Yes.
lemons at 6:34PM on 12/11/08
Both but thick needs to be chicago style
thepirateking at 6:37PM on 12/11/08
@lemons: LOL.
I want thin. I'm talkin cracker thin. Nothing better than a crispy, super thin pizza.
Butrflygirly at 6:37PM on 12/11/08
thin.
Keight at 6:47PM on 12/11/08
Thin, definately, with a hand tossed semolina crust.
Mares at 7:09PM on 12/11/08
@Mares- please tell me about your semolina crust recipe!
dmcavanagh at 7:12PM on 12/11/08
Thin is the winner for me.
5starfoodie at 7:28PM on 12/11/08
Wahfer theen. Like the mint in Monty Python.
beth1 at 7:29PM on 12/11/08
thin if I have to pick, either if I don't :)
joyyy at 7:40PM on 12/11/08
very thin and crisp hands up.
pjracz10 at 7:48PM on 12/11/08
I only like thick if it is done well and that is not too often. Thin mostly and not thin that is crap that tastes like cardboard. Has to be be light and airy and have chew factor.
JerzeeTomato at 7:59PM on 12/11/08
Wafer thin and burnt to a crisp, baby!
Traveller at 7:59PM on 12/11/08
Well, when in Rome...
But, then there's Chicago...
And NY...
wookie at 8:11PM on 12/11/08
THIN! Extra crispy.
izatryt at 8:23PM on 12/11/08
I like the medium kind, the big slices you can fold in half. In my hometown of Milwaukee people seem to love square-cut pizza with crust that tastes like burnt saltless matzohs, but I like a big triangle that has just a hint of flop to it.
BangieB at 8:27PM on 12/11/08
Thin, if I have a choice.
dbcurrie at 9:30PM on 12/11/08
If calories didn't matter, I would choose a nice doughy crust, but in the interest of good health and not becoming a blimp, I usually go for thin.
runnereater at 9:34PM on 12/11/08
Thin but not crunchy. I don't like pizza on a cracker.
VerasTastyFreeze at 10:01AM on 12/12/08
Both, depending on what I'm in the mood for. I usually prefer thin for more "gourmet, fine resturant-style" pizza - think artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, feta....or brie, pears, prociutto....something like that. But when it comes to just wanting good, old-fashioned, "comfort style" pizza, nothing but thick, chewy, doughy crust with sausage, extra cheese, and more unhealthy toppings will do.
kimberlymac at 10:02AM on 12/12/08
thin...in a wood-fired brick oven...heaven.
juliebugsmama at 11:10AM on 12/12/08
Thin! Un-thin does not seem like pizza to me!
HeartofGlass at 11:14AM on 12/12/08
thin for me as well, altho i have occasionally been treated to some decent thicker crusts. seems like there's quite a consensus on here tho, which i didn't expect.
gastronomeg at 1:12PM on 12/12/08
Thick, doughy crust. Please. Thin crusts never have enough flavor for me. Maybe I'm eating the wrong thin crusts?
nightowl at 3:18PM on 12/12/08
Chewy/crispy on the thin side usually. Although there was this place in Plattsburgh, NY called Monopole's that made a terrific sicilian--not too thick, and not too dense and they grated garlic right into the cheese...yum!
dhorst at 3:24PM on 12/12/08
Hey, forgot to mention something my sister loves as do many a drunken college student--deep fried pizza rolls. No, not those Totino things. A pizzeria back home in Canton, NY takes dough shaped into a football and fills it with cheese and sauce with or without pepperoni. Fold over (think calzone, no ricotta, sauce on the inside), seal and throw in the deep fat fryer until golden brown. I, myself, don't care for them, but I'm generally not a fried food kind of gal.
Here's a picture of a guy enjoying one:
http://www.bowenn.net/photos/NY34.JPG
See definition #1:
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If you have any New Year's Resolutions, eat this before January 1st!
dhorst at 5:03PM on 12/12/08
@dhorst- What's the name of the place in Canton? I spend some time up in Ogdensburg in the summer, maybe I'll check it out.
dmcavanagh at 7:04PM on 12/12/08
@dmcavanagh, Sergi's in both Canton and Potsdam. On Main Street in Canton and on Market Street in Potsdam. What are you doing up in the 'burg? When I was growing up in Canton, we used to go through Ogdensburg to go to Ottawa for concerts and Brockville to go drinking. My grandmother used to live in Renselaer Falls and always went to Ogdensburg on those "big shopping days" once a month. Anyway, check out Sergi's for the deep fried pizza rolls. My sister loves them and has to have one or two whenever she visits home. I once heard a friend say, "State fair fried dough meets pizza--a match made by a fried food, pizza lovin' cupid." A pretty accurate description in my opinion.
dhorst at 7:45PM on 12/12/08
@dhorst-Have family in the 'burg, also a camp on the river between Oburg and Morristown. Don's Fish and Chips in Brockville is my summer mecca.Keep in touch.
dmcavanagh at 8:17PM on 12/12/08
My favorite is definitely thick crust pizza!! I'd rather eat the crust than the pizza itself in most cases.
amandalovesfood at 4:48PM on 12/13/08
@dmcavanagh--I'll have to check Don's out the next time I'm up. We also used to go to Brockville for Chinese food, although we usually went to Cornwall, Ontario for Chinese at the Jade Garden. Boy, you know you're living in the sticks when you have to go to another country for decent Chinese food.
dhorst at 7:22PM on 12/13/08
dmcavanagh, don't have a recipe for it, unfortunately my attempts at making pizza dough have always been horrible. My favorite pizza parlor makes the best pizza, with a thin, hand tossed semolina crust, and baked in a brick oven. Just crispy enough, with a lovely chewy crust and a slightly nutty flavor.
Mares at 7:46PM on 12/13/08
thick, thick, thick!
and chewy.
I don't understand people who don't like crust..I usually end up eating theirs. I don't care if it's gross, they're gross for not eating the crust haha
machellebelle at 8:11PM on 12/13/08
oh, thin crust, all the way.
AlisonEats at 10:55AM on 12/15/08
nice thick sicilian style crust!
mepolo at 11:05AM on 12/15/08
As a rule of thumb I will say think because my favorite pizza is that style, and it is hard to come across a good flavored thick crust. have yet to find that ethereal thick crust flavor.
FrostyGhost at 1:25PM on 12/15/08