| You've heard the expression "Don't judge a book by | | | | shops use a variety of different cheeses some use |
| its cover", so should you judge a pizza by its look? | | | | mozzarella, while others use provolone, and some |
| When it comes to food, appearance is a major factor | | | | even use a blend. For most pizzerias the cheese is |
| in a persons review of a food product. Pizza is | | | | what makes their pizza, it's that stringy flavorful topping |
| consumed at a rate of approximately 350 slices per | | | | that we all love. Some pizza shops will load up your |
| second in the United States. This statistic alone stands | | | | pizza with 100% real cheese while others may seem |
| to reason that all pizza shops should concentrate on | | | | to be a little stingy and use a cheese that maybe oil |
| the appearance of their pizza. Besides appearance, | | | | filled. The overall expectation of cheese should be that |
| how else can one judge the overall expectations that | | | | it covers the pizza to give a great appearance. |
| a slice of pizza should offer your taste bud's? Here is | | | | The final factor that you should take into consideration |
| a list of what we look for when reviewing a pizza. | | | | when reviewing a pizza is the dough quality. A great |
| Appearance of a pizza can do wonders for the | | | | pizza dough will be filled with flavor and have a nice |
| overall taste! When you receive your pizza and flip | | | | crunchy outside with a soft chewy inside. This can be |
| open the box, you are expecting to find a product that | | | | accomplished by a number of factors the overall pizza |
| is satisfying to your eyes. You quickly glance over the | | | | dough recipe, the kind of flour that is used, and the |
| meat and veggie toppings and the cheese in hopes | | | | bake of the pizza. When you are reviewing a pizza, |
| that they are evenly distributed over the whole pizza. | | | | you should check to see if the crust has a nice even |
| Next you quickly glance at the crust to ensure that it | | | | golden brown appearance. If the crust isn't evenly |
| isn't burnt. Finally your hands reach for a slice of that | | | | baked, then you will find different shades of golden |
| heaven and hope that the pizza is actually cut all the | | | | brown over the entire pizza. Another factor to check |
| way through the crust. | | | | is spotting on the pizza crust, if you find small circles |
| Topping distribution on your pizza is a quality issue that | | | | with dark shades of brown on your pizza crust, this |
| so many pizza shops often deal with. In order to have | | | | could mean that your pizza dough wasn't very fresh. |
| a proper bake and appearance of a pizza, the pizza | | | | Using these four factors can help you make a great |
| toppings should be evenly distributed over the entire | | | | decision when deciding on which pizzeria you are going |
| pizza. If the pizza toppings aren't evenly distributed | | | | to offer your hard earned money to. We as |
| over the pizza, this can lead to a doughy center. When | | | | Americans love to eat pizza so next time you dive into |
| this happens, it is often referred to as center loading | | | | that doughy goodness, perform your own pizza |
| meaning that the pizza toppings are bunched near the | | | | review and you might just find out some interesting |
| center of the pizza. | | | | results. |
| Another factor in reviewing pizza is the cheese. Pizza | | | | |