I don't know why people order pizza for delivery anymore

[Anonymous]

Yup, it’s nuts. $20 at a minimum now for a pie with no toppings. That’s before taxes and tip. RIP. OFF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Due to increased food and delivery cost, getting pizza delivered is not longer the bargain it used to be. You can sometimes find deals from the chains, but the quality isn't great and even those deals aren't always that economical.

You can make really good pizza at home without that much effort. I'm making Detroit-style pizza tonight and it's stupid-easy if you have a proper Detroit-style pan. I had to but the dough for the crust together on my lunch hour, but it took 10 minutes. I just made the sauce -- also 10 minutes. Now I'll put the sauce and toppings on and throw it in the oven. I'll have spent maybe 30 minutes actively cooking and we'll have pizza for tonight and either lunch or dinner tomorrow, for 4 people, for around $15 plus the cost of a salad ($6 on cheese, $3 on on sauce, $5 on pepperoni, $1-2 in ingredients for the dough - flour, yeast, salt).

The same amount of pizza ordered would cost us around $40, plus tip for the delivery driver. Even if we splurged on fancy toppings for pizza at home (sometimes we buy fancy peppers, mushrooms, olives, etc.), we're still looking at half the cost of ordering. My time is worth something too, but I enjoy cooking well enough and 30 minutes is nothing, especially when spread out over the course of the day.

Just throwing this out there. We haven't ordered pizza from a delivery place in years, and we rarely go out for pizza anymore either because we can eat such tasty pizza at home.

You can pay someone to spend that time so you don't have you. Amazing.

[Anonymous]

On Friday nights the last thing I want to do is cook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On Friday nights the last thing I want to do is cook.

+1. We get it maybe twice a month when we want something hot and fast. The wings are getting smaller so we might just airfry a bag of frozen ones to go with it.

[Anonymous]

Glad you could put the crust together on your lunch break. Not everyone has the luxury of working from home.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know why people order alcoholic drinks. They are the biggest ripoff, imo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pizza is usually the go to on days people don’t want to cook. It has definitely gotten expensive though. I’ve found that the quality of frozen pizza is so good now, it’s better than some of the places we order from! So now I just buy frozen pizza.

What frozen pizza do you like? I haven’t found one I find to be that good

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pizza is usually the go to on days people don’t want to cook. It has definitely gotten expensive though. I’ve found that the quality of frozen pizza is so good now, it’s better than some of the places we order from! So now I just buy frozen pizza.

What frozen pizza do you like? I haven’t found one I find to be that good

NP: I like the Rao's frozen pizza. It's expensive though so only get it when on sale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Due to increased food and delivery cost, getting pizza delivered is not longer the bargain it used to be. You can sometimes find deals from the chains, but the quality isn't great and even those deals aren't always that economical.

You can make really good pizza at home without that much effort. I'm making Detroit-style pizza tonight and it's stupid-easy if you have a proper Detroit-style pan. I had to but the dough for the crust together on my lunch hour, but it took 10 minutes. I just made the sauce -- also 10 minutes. Now I'll put the sauce and toppings on and throw it in the oven. I'll have spent maybe 30 minutes actively cooking and we'll have pizza for tonight and either lunch or dinner tomorrow, for 4 people, for around $15 plus the cost of a salad ($6 on cheese, $3 on on sauce, $5 on pepperoni, $1-2 in ingredients for the dough - flour, yeast, salt).

The same amount of pizza ordered would cost us around $40, plus tip for the delivery driver. Even if we splurged on fancy toppings for pizza at home (sometimes we buy fancy peppers, mushrooms, olives, etc.), we're still looking at half the cost of ordering. My time is worth something too, but I enjoy cooking well enough and 30 minutes is nothing, especially when spread out over the course of the day.

Just throwing this out there. We haven't ordered pizza from a delivery place in years, and we rarely go out for pizza anymore either because we can eat such tasty pizza at home.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We don’t order much pizza for delivery, but that’s mainly because we like Ledo’s, and they don’t deliver.

I don’t care whether you like Ledo’s or not, BTW.

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Ledo’s is THE WORST

[Anonymous]

I've started picking up a pizza from Costco to fill that void. It's not good but the kids like it and it's ten bucks for an enormous one. I'm would another vote in favor of sharing the Detroit- style pizza recipe!

[Anonymous]

I don't order pizza when I have 30+ minutes to cook. Pizza is delivery is for those nights when we're both working late and everyone's exhausted.

I do the Domino's $5 deals, everybody gets exactly the individual pizza they like and we spend about $40.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you have a go-to recipe for Detroit style pizza, OP? What pan do you like?
- Detroiter, missing Buddy's

Good question. When I want really good Detroit style, I use the Serious Eats recipes with some personal modifications. When I want to get dinner on the table with minimal effort, I use the one from the King Arthur baking site (actually a pretty good resource for simple recipes). Both are serviceable but the crust and sauce on the Serious Eats version is better. It's just more time consuming, so I'm more likely to make that on a weekend or if we have guests. I use the KA one for a weeknight when I'm tired. Had it tonight and it scratched the itch.

[Anonymous]

We order pizza 1-2x a week. It’s fantastic and several very good options nearby.

We also frequently order salads, sandwiches, burgers, Thai, Indian, Vietnamese, and occasionally a takeout spread from a nice steakhouse.

The post-Covid expansion of delivery options has been fantastic. My time is worth a lot more than the delivery fees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Due to increased food and delivery cost, getting pizza delivered is not longer the bargain it used to be. You can sometimes find deals from the chains, but the quality isn't great and even those deals aren't always that economical.

You can make really good pizza at home without that much effort. I'm making Detroit-style pizza tonight and it's stupid-easy if you have a proper Detroit-style pan. I had to but the dough for the crust together on my lunch hour, but it took 10 minutes. I just made the sauce -- also 10 minutes. Now I'll put the sauce and toppings on and throw it in the oven. I'll have spent maybe 30 minutes actively cooking and we'll have pizza for tonight and either lunch or dinner tomorrow, for 4 people, for around $15 plus the cost of a salad ($6 on cheese, $3 on on sauce, $5 on pepperoni, $1-2 in ingredients for the dough - flour, yeast, salt).

The same amount of pizza ordered would cost us around $40, plus tip for the delivery driver. Even if we splurged on fancy toppings for pizza at home (sometimes we buy fancy peppers, mushrooms, olives, etc.), we're still looking at half the cost of ordering. My time is worth something too, but I enjoy cooking well enough and 30 minutes is nothing, especially when spread out over the course of the day.

Just throwing this out there. We haven't ordered pizza from a delivery place in years, and we rarely go out for pizza anymore either because we can eat such tasty pizza at home.

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For Detroit, we use this one: https://www.amazon.com/LloydPans-Kitchenware-RCT-14927-PSTK-Pre-Seasoned-Resistant/dp/B01FY5UFCI/ref=asc_df_B01FY5UFCI/

Lloyd pans is considered well respected for Detroit pans and gets recommended a lot. But the key is that dark aluminum (achieved by anodizing the pan, conducts heat faster and gets you those crispy edges), the shape (different from a Chicago-style deep dish), and the right material. Some people prefer steel but I prefer aluminum because if you use a steel pan and load it up with the pizza plus topping, it's just really heavy getting in and out of the oven.