Pizza Economics...

BS Gal

BS Gal

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After seeing this thread this a.m., I went and got the stuff for pizza. :lol: Got to get the dough started.
 
GWguy

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Larry Gude said:
There's a local pizza place I like but I think of it as kinda pricey; a 16" with pep/saus/mush/green peppers and onions, with tip, if I get delivery, is nearly $25.

So, off to the store I went to make one at my way and do some math;

Don Pepino sauce (used the whole can) $2.19
Boboli thin crsut $4.00
pretty much 8 oz of mozz $3.00
Most of a pound of ground sausage $2.00
1/2 fresh tomato $1.00
1/2 thing of fresh mushroom $1.00
1/3 package of fresh spinach $1.00

Total goods; $14.00
Less cooking

So, while I was surprised it costs as much as it did (I am not much noted for spending much time considering grocery prices) it's still a good bit less than call out and, my pizza had a HELL of a lot more stuff on it and was a better pizza. I shoulda taken a picture; sum##### musta been 2" high.
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Gotta remember 2 things:
The pizza store buys in bulk, so your price for ingredients seems more expensive. If they bought the way you did, the price of a pie would be way more than $25.

The price of almost all ingredients has gone up astronomically in the past few months. They pay much more for flour than they ever have before. Look at bread: just about doubled in price in the last few months.

All that said: yeah, this thread is making me hungry... :drool: gonna go get some of those pricey ingredients!
 
vraiblonde

vraiblonde

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FYI, I am over my Boboli fixation. Giant has fresh dough, ready made in the deli section. I keep that in the fridge, then just pat it out and make pizza whenever I want. Makes a pretty good crust, especially when you grill it.
 
GWguy

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vraiblonde said:
FYI, I am over my Boboli fixation. Giant has fresh dough, ready made in the deli section. I keep that in the fridge, then just pat it out and make pizza whenever I want. Makes a pretty good crust, especially when you grill it.
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Saw that. I haven't tried it, been disappointed with frozen pizza dough before.
 
BuddyLee

BuddyLee

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If I ever make a homemade pizza I always add a special ingredient to the crust.

Cinnamon is amazing!
 
GWguy

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Oh man, I'm stuffed. Just had a homemade pizza. Took Vrai's advise and got the crust from Giant. Wasn't bad, but I had the oven just a bit too hot, 500. The top got done perfectly, but the bottom could have been much more done. Crust was better than I could have made.

Used both mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, onion and pepperoni. Chased that down with a BlackBeary Wheat beer.

Ok, I'm going to waddle into the tv room and crash now.
 
StrawberryGal

StrawberryGal

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toppick08 said:
Ya know, I used to buy those Chef-B'r-Dee(sp), make your own pizza mixes, in the box, and doctored it up from there.....I guess they still make those. Haven't looked in a while....
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They still sells them. You can find them in the Spagetti's (spelling?) sauces section.
 
daisycreek

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amazingly.... if you take a pita and lay it flat then add your sauce and toppings... its yummy! good for kids also cuz they can make their own..

pop em in the toaster oven
 
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cattitude said:
I've been making my own pizza for years. Most of the time I use the Pillsbury pizza dough (in the roll section) and either make a tomato sauce mixture or if I'm in a hurry, I'll use Ragu or some other jar sauce and add things to it. I spray the pizza pan with Pam, etc. and lightly coat it with cornmeal. I precook the crust for about 5 minutes and then put the sauce, whatever and cheese on it and then cook for about 9 minutes....all at 425.
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:yeahthat: ..... :drool:
 
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