Serious Eats - seriouseats.com

Hmm, I tried posting an update with a hopefully correct link, but the system seems to have eaten it. I'll try again. The comic strip is called Cul de Sac, and it's on Comics.com. Let's see if this link works -

CulDeSac

I wonder if smaller ones would be good for fondue? Hmmm, one pot of oil and one of melted mozzarella.... I'll have to experiment a bit.

"I will perform Science on it!"

It does look like a nice little snack pizza.

I'm in Frazer, Pennsylvania (far, far western suburbs of Philly, technically part of the Main Line). My favorite local place is called Mediterranio Pizza. I'm more of an extra-cheese-and-mushrooms kinda guy, but I've tried their gourmet Margarita, and it's pretty darn good!

@BigWoollyMammoth;

Yeah, Gino's was great, as chain burger-joints go. I remember it fondly mostly because my friends and I would hang out there after school. They've re-opened recently, some former employees decided to bring it back. They still have the Giant, but now instead of being a Big Mac clone (which I always liked better than the Mac) it's a Five Guys level double burger, with a bunch of topping choices. Too bad the prices aren't as low as they were back in the '70s, but that's progress I guess.

@dmcavanagh;
I'm in the far western suburbs of Philly, a town called Malvern. When I went into HD to look for the tiles, I didn't see them at first, just a lot of slate, stone, and glazed tiles. When the HD guy in that department asked if he could help, I told him what I was looking for, and he said "For cooking pizza? Yeah that's these tiles here." They were kind of tucked into a corner, and they only had four left. I guess there's a lot of "thrifty" pizza cookers in this area.

By the way, what's the best way to clean these things after I've over-cheesed and made a mess? I'm using a small brass brush right now, but that doesn't seem to get the more set-in stains.

What's the official difference between calzones and stombolis? Around here (Philly area) the difference seems to be that calzones have ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, and no tomato sauce; strombolis have sauce and mozzarella. Also, "standard" calzones have ham. Strombolis have darn near anything, although pepperoni seems to be popular.

Stack them in the corner to age properly, then throw them out. I don't have trash service at my apartment, due to my landlady having a fight with the local company, so I have to sneak my trash into the dumpsters at a local office park.

Maybe you could make your own version of Pizza Hut's "Cheesy Bites" pizza. Several of them, probably.

@Adam Kuban:

The Pizzone was that stromboli-ish thing they had.
I hate to admit this, but way, way back - when dinosaurs walked the earth - Pizza Hut had a Taco Pizza that I really liked. It was the only thing on their menu that didn't give me massive heartburn (same problem with Domino's)

Interesting. There's a chain in the Philly area called "Bravo Brick-Oven Pizza". They have about a dozen locations, but each one seems semi-independent. Variations in menus and such. Most of them get good reviews (especially the ones in college towns like Bryn Mawr and Collegeville [yeah, that's the town's name-guess what they're famous for!])

@Kerosena,

I've found that silicone caulk/sealer works wonders for sticking things to tiles. Use a few thumbnail-sized dabs spaced around the magnetic strip (try to space them out so they'll be on solid tile, and not on any grout or seams) and give it a couple of days to "set up". I once managed to accidentally stick a shampoo bottle to the tile in a bathroom, and had to cut the bloody thing off!
If you use the clear variety that will make it less noticeable if any oozes out into the open when you press it on.

I've found that the mushrooms sold in jars have a little better taste, and stand up to cooking like the canned ones. Of course, it may be all in my head.....