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Rod Speed

Jan 1, 1970
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Rick Onanian said:
Michael A. Terrell wrote
You can reheat a pizza in a microwave and have it dry out?
Yep.

I've never nuked any piece of pizza that didn't come out soggy.

The trick is to do it on one of those big pizza reheating thingos
that you zap for 10 mins before putting the pizza on it to reheat it.

Works great.
 
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daffyd

Jan 1, 1970
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The trick is to do it on one of those big pizza reheating thingos
that you zap for 10 mins before putting the pizza on it to reheat it.

Works great.

He is still around...
 
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Rick Onanian

Jan 1, 1970
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Michael said:
Amateur! I can make it look and feel just like I walked in the door
with it in the box.

Share your pizza-nuking voodoo with the world, or at least with me. I
currently have to use the toaster oven. I bow to your pizza-nuking
superiority.
 
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gamer

Jan 1, 1970
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Michael said:
Rick Onanian wrote:




Amateur! I can make it look and feel just like I walked in the door
with it in the box.
You must like Pizza Hut. Is Red Lobster your choice for fresh seafood
as well? How about Smokey Bones for BBQ?
 
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Sam Goldwasser

Jan 1, 1970
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Forget bugs! How about a couple hundred stacked like a video wall,
and use it at a political debate to really turn the heat on the
candidates? ;-)

In any case, bugs won't care. They are too small and they won't heat up
significantly in the time needed to fly by. But the microwave wavelength
is well suited to politicians though. :)

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Michael A. Terrell

Jan 1, 1970
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gamer said:
You must like Pizza Hut. Is Red Lobster your choice for fresh seafood
as well? How about Smokey Bones for BBQ?


Pizza Hut is overpriced. I don't eat seafood, or BBQ. Pizza really
isn't on my special diet, but I cheat about once a month.

My favorite pizza was from any of the Cassano's pizzerias in SW Ohio,
but I haven't been there since 1987.

I grew up in the midwest, and the seafood and fish was trucked in. I
just couldn't eat it, because it was so bad.

BBQ makes me sick within a half hour of eating it, so I haven't
touched it in over 30 years, even if it was a free meal.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
 
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Michael A. Terrell

Jan 1, 1970
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Sam said:
In any case, bugs won't care. They are too small and they won't heat up
significantly in the time needed to fly by. But the microwave wavelength
is well suited to politicians though. :)


Make sure to remove the individual timers from each microwave. With
any luck at all, they'll be well done by the time the moderator rings
his bell.

My only question is when to call hazmat to clean up the biohazardous
waste? ;-)


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
 
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Michael A. Terrell

Jan 1, 1970
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Anthony said:
Why would anyone want to reheat pizza? Cold pizza is excellent.

Anthony


Hot pizza is even better. If you like it cold, just grab a frozen
pizza and dig in.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
 
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Michael A. Terrell

Jan 1, 1970
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Rick said:
Share your pizza-nuking voodoo with the world, or at least with me. I
currently have to use the toaster oven. I bow to your pizza-nuking
superiority.


It sounds like you are trying to fix a frozen pizza in a microwave.
They have never been cooked, so they have too much moisture. I used to
fix them on a "Black Angus" rotisserie oven by baking the crust on the
top, then putting it into the oven to melt the cheese, and brown the
toppings.

I wrote a simple timer program for my computer to tell me when to
move the pizza, and when to remove it. You couldn't tell it from a
pizza from a pizzeria.

I have been looking at one of those countertop pizza ovens, but I
can't justify the cost.

--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
 
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George

Jan 1, 1970
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Michael said:
Hot pizza is even better. If you like it cold, just grab a frozen
pizza and dig in.

Naw, fresh hot pizza is great and next day cold "breakfeast pizza" is
almost as good. Reheated pizza is mediocre.
 
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Rick Onanian

Jan 1, 1970
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Michael said:
It sounds like you are trying to fix a frozen pizza in a microwave.

Nope. I used to do that, but it's just too icky. I'm talking about
reheating the product from the common local pizza joint. Maybe there's a
regional difference in locally-produced pizza product style?
They have never been cooked, so they have too much moisture. I used to
fix them on a "Black Angus" rotisserie oven by baking the crust on the
top, then putting it into the oven to melt the cheese, and brown the
toppings.

These days, for my frozen pizzas, I use a toaster oven with gimmicky IR
cooking elements which works surprisingly well and quickly. It's pretty
well balanced, although it could stand to be hotter on the bottom element.
I have been looking at one of those countertop pizza ovens, but I
can't justify the cost.

Like what? The Presto Pizzazz? I have one, it doesn't crisp the bottom
at all. Whatever it says about heating the bottom through the pan is a lie.

The aforementioned toaster oven that I like is a Panasonic "Infrared
Toaster Oven" and IIRC is pictured on the box cooking a pizza.
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-NB-G100P-7-2-Quart-1300-Watt-Infrared/dp/B000063UZV
It's worth it's weight in high quality cheese, at the very least. I'll
surely replace it with the same when it falls by the wayside.

It's frozen pizza setting is perfect for a Tony's frozen pizza the way
my wife likes it. I like my pizza cooked until before the cheese starts
to bubble, when it's just liquified (but not browned and hardened much
of anywhere) and the sauce is at least warm.

The same oven is what I use for decent reheating of local pizza...but
I'd still prefer 45 seconds in the microwave on a plate to 2 minutes in
the toaster oven on a piece of foil, if I could get a decent result.
 
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Rick Onanian

Jan 1, 1970
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George said:
Naw, fresh hot pizza is great and next day cold "breakfeast pizza" is
almost as good. Reheated pizza is mediocre.

....which brings us back around to the question of how to reheat it
quickly and tastefully. "Mediocre" is the best rating I can give
microwave-reheated pizza; but reheated a toaster oven, pizza from one
particular local place is even better than fresh.
 
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Homer J Simpson

Jan 1, 1970
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Like what? The Presto Pizzazz? I have one, it doesn't crisp the bottom at
all. Whatever it says about heating the bottom through the pan is a lie.

How else can you cook a pizza from frozen in 13 minutes? I have one and it
works fine. You need to set it correctly for the style of pizza.
 
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Goedjn

Jan 1, 1970
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It sounds like you are trying to fix a frozen pizza in a microwave.
They have never been cooked, so they have too much moisture. I used to
fix them on a "Black Angus" rotisserie oven by baking the crust on the
top, then putting it into the oven to melt the cheese, and brown the
toppings.

I wrote a simple timer program for my computer to tell me when to
move the pizza, and when to remove it. You couldn't tell it from a
pizza from a pizzeria.

I have been looking at one of those countertop pizza ovens, but I
can't justify the cost.

I've been told that the best way to make a
pizza at home is to shove the thing in the oven,
and set it to "self clean".
 
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gamer

Jan 1, 1970
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Rick said:
...which brings us back around to the question of how to reheat it
quickly and tastefully. "Mediocre" is the best rating I can give
microwave-reheated pizza; but reheated a toaster oven, pizza from one
particular local place is even better than fresh.

My vote is the for toaster oven (though I don't agree it's better than
fresh / original heating). I prefer to reheat on a pizza stone, but
I'm not willing to wait for the stone to heat up, just for a slice or
two. I can't believe any pizza out of a microwave is edible - unless
perhaps Pizza Hut is your standard.
 
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Jim Land

Jan 1, 1970
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In any case, bugs won't care. They are too small and they won't heat up
significantly in the time needed to fly by.

Oh. You've already tried it? (c:)
 
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Rick Onanian

Jan 1, 1970
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Homer said:
How else can you cook a pizza from frozen in 13 minutes? I have one and it
works fine. You need to set it correctly for the style of pizza.

Well, the toaster oven I described does it faster than 13 minutes. How
do you set the Pizzazz to crisp the bottom of the pizza without
vaporizing the top, or indeed to crisp the bottom at all?
 
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Meat Plow

Jan 1, 1970
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Well, the toaster oven I described does it faster than 13 minutes. How do
you set the Pizzazz to crisp the bottom of the pizza without vaporizing
the top, or indeed to crisp the bottom at all?

I have a Sharp combo micro-convection that does frozen pizza nicely in
about 10 minutes.
 
Hi!
Is it OK to put large quantities of SPAM in a microwave?

Yes, just be sure to take it out at some point, otherwise it will begin
to smell like burning or turn rancid. I don't even want to imagine
rancid spam--the real stuff (junk mail) is bad enough.

Oh, and if you do--crank the power up to the "hotter than hell"
setting, so that the spammers can get a good taste of where they are
going.

William
 
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