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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm from Michigan and had never heard of this "Detroit style pizza" stuff until the last year or so. Whatever.

At any rate, the last few times I've ordered Domino's or Papa John's it's been worse than a frozen pizza. So now I just keep one of the better frozen ones in the freezer.

Bc in Detroit they would just call it pizza it’s “Detroit style” everywhere else just like Chicago or New York etc. Now that is popular they use it. I remember when I first moved to Michigan and had pizza at buddys I was like wtf is the bread pizza w sauce on top. Now I make it at home all the time. I really miss their antipasto salad too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm from Michigan and had never heard of this "Detroit style pizza" stuff until the last year or so. Whatever.

At any rate, the last few times I've ordered Domino's or Papa John's it's been worse than a frozen pizza. So now I just keep one of the better frozen ones in the freezer.

Bc in Detroit they would just call it pizza it’s “Detroit style” everywhere else just like Chicago or New York etc. Now that is popular they use it. I remember when I first moved to Michigan and had pizza at buddys I was like wtf is the bread pizza w sauce on top. Now I make it at home all the time. I really miss their antipasto salad too.

I agree. It was never “Detroit style.” We just called it ‘square pizza.’ If we were getting square pizza it was always from Jet’s. We fought over the corner pieces.

[Anonymous]

Agree. Delivery is no longer doable. I was on a work trip last week and therefore not even paying myself and I scuttled plans to order pizza delivery. After fees, tip, and outrageously pricey menu items the bill was going to be $70! I ordered room service from the fancy hotel spa where I was staying and it was cheaper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't order it, don't make it, don't eat it voluntarily.

Well this is definitely the thread for you, then

[Anonymous]

I've wasted enough ingredients trying to make pizza at home (and pastries and any kind of fish). Fortunately, We've got several options within about 3 miles. I do pickup since I'm too cheap/impatient/stubborn for delivery. None of them would be DCUM acceptable, of course; Ledos, Manny and Olgas, Pizza Hut.
It's just pizza.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, pizza has not gotten easier to make.

It actually has. It's easier then ever to make good pizza at home with the availability of tabletop pizza ovens, better quality pizza stones/steels and other at-home tools, and much better guidance on how to do it well via YouTube videos and online recipes.

At the same time, delivered pizza has gotten more and more expensive and declined in quality. Delivery takes longer than it used to and often shows up cold. Restaurants tag on so many different fees. Even if you go to pick up, it still comes home cold and then you have the inconvenience of having to go there and probably wait for your order.

Unless you are lucky enough to have a really good pizza place that is a short walk from your house, the scales are definitely tipping in favor of making it at home these days, if you have any inclination or skill with cooking.

I feel the same way about bakeries. I'm a decent baker but have been motivated to step up my skills recently because bakeries are charging so much these days. What they make is better than what I make, but is it 10x as good? Because it costs 10x more.

[Anonymous]

The problem is that your kitchen oven isn't good enough..it's a stone cold hard fact that home ovens simply cannot get hot enough to get a really nice pizza with leoparding and appropriate Malliard reaction to get the right flavor of the dough. Even with a pizza stone home cooked pizza will never be as good as commercial pizza since their ovens are so much hotter.

You're stuck being bent over a barrel for a good pie paying outrageous prices for a food they probably has about $2 worth of ingredients. We only go for pizza when we have an extra craving and know we are getting reamed. It's not worth it to make at home for a subpar product.

[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.

"Just throwing this out there"...for what? Why would I give a single shyt whether you order delivery pizza? You think I'm going to change what my family chooses to do because of your rambling soliloquy on the evils of delivery pizza? Get a life.

And yet you read it and responded. Where’s your life?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Delivery is no longer doable. I was on a work trip last week and therefore not even paying myself and I scuttled plans to order pizza delivery. After fees, tip, and outrageously pricey menu items the bill was going to be $70! I ordered room service from the fancy hotel spa where I was staying and it was cheaper.

Pretty sure the spa didn’t make your food. You ordered it from the hotel and their kitchen made it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

"Just throwing this out there"...for what? Why would I give a single shyt whether you order delivery pizza? You think I'm going to change what my family chooses to do because of your rambling soliloquy on the evils of delivery pizza? Get a life.

+100.

I cringe at how many pizza-delivery-lovers on this thread seem defensive and feel like they have to explain themselves to OP.

Really, people. OP is nothing. Who cares what she thinks?

Neither are you.

I like OP better than the “why bake cookies when I can get 4 huge perfect cookies from the amazing bakery I won’t name for only $12!” poster.

[Anonymous]

DCUM: look at us, endless trips, private schools, handbags, etc.

Also DCUM: Pizza is just soooo expensive these days, I either skip it or make it in my kitchen.

[Anonymous]

I live next to Puppatella. I order pizza. Sorry you live on Dominos land OP

[Anonymous]

It’s not delivery, it’s DiGiorno !

[Anonymous]

Eh. I have $40 to spare but I don't have 30 minutes to spare.

[Anonymous]

I do love homemade pizza. But it is becomes a huge PIA if I’m feeding more than 4-5 people. And/or if teens are the eaters.

One batch of dough makes two pizzas and my family of 5 eats all of this. Sometimes there are a few pieces left over for kids’ lunches.

But if I need to make more than this, now I have to make two batches of dough, roll out flour pizzas, and do multiple rounds in the oven. That is both time consuming, makes a big mess, and is difficult to manage in my small kitchen with not a lot of counter space.