Cold Pizza - A Surprisingly Divisive Topic

You can find just as many people who love cold pizzaoven or do you need to reheat it to enjoy another
as you can find who hate it. Interestingly, this topic canslice?
create a wide divide between best friends, siblings, andRecipe for Reheating Pizza
even spouses. The question of whether cold pizza is aThis is the best way to get that fresh from the oven
delicious treat or a disgusting blob of congealedflavor out of leftovers.
cheese remains an individual choice.What You Need
Most people tend to agree that reheating pizza in theLeftover pizza slices
microwave results in a soggy slice that is notHow to Make It
appetizing. Room temperature pizza seems to bePlace a cast iron skillet on low heat. Set your cold
okay for most, but not all people. Those who chooseslices in it and let it gradually warm up. The cast iron
to reheat prefer doing so in an oven or toaster ovenskillet will create a nice crisp crust and gently warm the
so the crust remains crisp.cheese.
The crust seems to be a deciding factor for some.Another method is to turn the oven on its highest
Different crust recipes react differently when cold.setting. Place your pizza on a pizza pan or cookie
Some are still tasty and delicious. Others seem to turnsheet and place in the oven. While the oven is
into hard substances that are difficult to bite and chew.warming up, it heats the pizza. By the time the oven
This reasoning seemed to be divided along the lines ofhits its target temperature, the slices are ready.
premium pizza restaurants and chain stores, thoughHere is yet another method. If you have a pizza stone
not everyone makes that distinction.or some unglazed quarry tiles, place them on the rack
The majority of people who enjoy cold pizza seem toin the oven. Cover with slightly crinkled foil to allow
like it for breakfast or a late night snack. At other timesmore airflow beneath the slices. Set the oven to 475
they want the pizza to be hot. The type of pizza alsodegrees Fahrenheit and you will find your food heated
factors in on whether it is good cold or not. Some doperfectly by the time the oven reaches temperature.
not like it cold if the toppings are greasy, like pepperoni.Note: When reheating leftover pizza, it is important to
Others do not care and will eat any pizza cold. Someonly reheat those slices without ingredients that would
will only eat cold slices if it is a gourmet recipe withoutbe harmed by heating. Pizzas that have lettuce and
a lot of melted cheese. Of course, you can do thisother toppings that do not reheat well will not taste
same debate with homemade pizza. Do you makegood.
one that tastes as good cold as it did right out of the