Where do you put cheese on pizza? - Page 2

Hamdrew · 04-21-2021, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Moose

This thread has me thinking...next time I make pizza, I may layer super-thin slices of provolone on the dough before I add the sauce and top layer of cheese.

try it, for sure. unless of course you can get brick cheese, or wanna order some provel. "swiss American" (i.e. white American) from Aldi's singles is pretty good, too.

i'll probably make a quick no-yeast cast iron pie for dinner tonight, to use up an open jar of marinara. those, pretty cracker-like, really benefit from cheese first, too. nobody wants a soggy cracker

halfcocked · 04-21-2021, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Moose

This thread has me thinking...next time I make pizza, I may layer super-thin slices of provolone on the dough before I add the sauce and top layer of cheese.

I would not place sliced cheese on the base. That will likely cause your toppings slide off the slice in one large sheet when eating.

Bill-Chicago · 04-21-2021, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by pmad

https://youtu.be/WnYYILRNSRw

1:20 mark

Perfect! Just how I like it.

Off the hook and in Flavor Town

tom b · 04-21-2021, 06:41 PM

usually topping on top of cheese but sometime both

Shadowdog500 · 04-21-2021, 08:19 PM

Depends on the pie. If I’m using mozzarella the cheese goes on top.
If Im making a Trenton style pie that uses cheddar cheese I put the cheese on the bottom, because the oily cheddar cheese doesn’t bind to the crust when it’s on top and it slides off of the slice.

Hamdrew · 04-21-2021, 08:30 PM

tonights yogurt dough pizza ended up with a little on bottom, little on top.

bowhnter · 04-21-2021, 09:46 PM

A very little on bottom, most on top. Reading this thread will make me vary it up a bit.

Dplorable · 04-22-2021, 01:50 AM

Pepperoni goes under the cheese so it doesn't turn into little grease cups with burnt edges. Everything else goes on top.

Stagg3r · 04-22-2021, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Dplorable

Pepperoni goes under the cheese so it doesn't turn into little grease cups with burnt edges. Everything else goes on top.

Uhhh... that's the whole point. I WANT the edges to get crispy. It's like bacon. Yea, it's good when it is simply cooked but it is transformational when it crisps up.

Anyway, I always understood it that Lou Malnatii's style deep dish or stuffed crust pizza or NJ pizza was toppings under. Everything else is toppings on, well, top.

-Chris- · 04-22-2021, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jkief

Put a thin layer on bottom, then toppings. Top it off with another thin layer of cheese on top of everything.

I worked at Domino's during High School and confirm this is the correct answer.

That is how I do it today.

"also make sure there is plenty of cheese near the crust as we want the last bite as good as the first." LOL

Chris

halfcocked · 04-22-2021, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Stagg3r

Uhhh... that's the whole point. I WANT the edges to get crispy. It's like bacon. Yea, it's good when it is simply cooked but it is transformational when it crisps up.

Anyway, I always understood it that Lou Malnatii's style deep dish or stuffed crust pizza or NJ pizza was toppings under. Everything else is toppings on, well, top.

^^^ Like he says re: the pepperoni.

Negolien · 04-22-2021, 02:58 PM

Jesus christ Tom pickles lol?

tom b · 04-22-2021, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Negolien

Jesus christ Tom pickles lol?

cheeseburger pizza

Hamdrew · 04-22-2021, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tom b

cheeseburger pizza

cubano pizzas are killer, too. mustard sauce, swiss, pickles, leftover cured and uncured bbq, maybe a little bit of a garlic bomb mojo sauce.. man..

TravelingJ · 04-22-2021, 11:43 PM

I don't think I've ever given it an ounce of thought, but I always love a new way to over think my food.

In the way back days of RV living, we would do grilled pizzas once a week. Our favorite then was a 'white' pizza with oil and cheese as the base, instead of sauce (mentioned earlier in this thread, too) but that was more about being a sauce replacement. I'm now realizing I don't really make pizza very often, or think too deeply about pizza when I order it.

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04-21-2021, 06:41 PM	#19
tom b somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-12-15 Location: Temecula, CA	usually topping on top of cheese but sometime both __________________ LSG 24x48 offset, MAK 2 Star General, Built in Santa Maria Pit, Weber Performer Deluxe 22 w/CB Rotisserie, Blackstone Pizza Oven, WGA, A PBC A 26'er AND A Jumbo Joe

04-21-2021, 08:19 PM	#20
Shadowdog500 is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 06-18-12 Location: Down the Shore!!!	Depends on the pie. If I’m using mozzarella the cheese goes on top. If Im making a Trenton style pie that uses cheddar cheese I put the cheese on the bottom, because the oily cheddar cheese doesn’t bind to the crust when it’s on top and it slides off of the slice. __________________ WSM 18 & 22, Performer 22, Genesis 330, Smokey Joe, Q100, Daniel Boone

04-21-2021, 09:46 PM	#22
bowhnter Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-05-06 Location: Van Alstyne TX Name/Nickname : Mike	A very little on bottom, most on top. Reading this thread will make me vary it up a bit. __________________ Mike Primo Oval XL Grilla Silverbac Weber kettle 22” and 26” Weber Genesis Blackstone 22 and 36 Weber Jumbo Joe for the RV Ooni Pro Pizza Oven Join us for the South East Bash in Lebanon, Tn. May 4, 2024 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...p=drivesdk)%5D Bash planning thread here https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/s...d.php?t=305951

04-22-2021, 01:50 AM	#23
Dplorable is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-13-18 Location: SW Ohio Name/Nickname : Rick	Pepperoni goes under the cheese so it doesn't turn into little grease cups with burnt edges. Everything else goes on top. __________________ -Rick Where are we going and why are we in this hand basket?

04-21-2021, 08:30 PM	#21
Hamdrew Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-18-21 Location: East St. Louis, IL Name/Nickname : Hamdrew	tonights yogurt dough pizza ended up with a little on bottom, little on top.

04-22-2021, 02:58 PM	#27
Negolien Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 04-08-20 Location: Sacramento, Ca Name/Nickname : christian	Jesus christ Tom pickles lol?

04-22-2021, 11:43 PM	#30
TravelingJ is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 09-07-12 Location: Independence, MO Name/Nickname : Justin	I don't think I've ever given it an ounce of thought, but I always love a new way to over think my food. In the way back days of RV living, we would do grilled pizzas once a week. Our favorite then was a 'white' pizza with oil and cheese as the base, instead of sauce (mentioned earlier in this thread, too) but that was more about being a sauce replacement. I'm now realizing I don't really make pizza very often, or think too deeply about pizza when I order it.