Re: Store bought, frozen pizza

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2025-05-20, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:

Jill McQuown wrote:
...pepperoni...

In my case it's likely because pepperoni tends to be greasy.  I rarely
have pepperoni (any brand) on pizza until it's diced or the grease is
well blotted off after the pizza is cooked.

>
  grease doesn't usually bother me.
>
  we make thin crust pizzas here and doctor them up with
onions, mushrooms and then another layer of swiss cheese.
>
  no blotting, doesn't bother me at all.  no pepperoni...
it's not a cheese swamp and there's hardly any grease
visible on the cheese.  guess it depends upon what kind
of cheeese you use.

>
Mozzarella (either sort) or provolone.  Only a barbarian would
use any other kind.  ;-)
>
Well, maybe a little Parmagiano-Reggiano for flavor.
>
I had my fill of government "cheddar" on pizzas during high school
and college.
>
It sounds like it has been a while since you've had pizzeria
pizza.  Cup pepperoni is notorious for holding grease.
https://www.seriouseats.com/the-pizza-lab-why-does-pepperoni-curl

  upthread i'd already stated i now don't eat pepperoni...

  i've had plenty of pizza's over the years and yes some of
them did have extra grease from the pepperoni if it had
them on there.  at those times in the past i wasn't having
notable trouble with pepperoni and i'd just eat them grease
and all.

  when i moved in here and Mom was buying some frozen
french bread pizzas that she liked i was eating them but
having troubles afterwards and so i stopped eating them
and the troubles stopped.  i've eaten some pepperoni here
or there since then and a few times it was not a problem
and other times it was a problem and it was different
brands of pepperoni.  since i don't care to ask each place
what brand they use and i also don't care to carry around
a list of brands i just don't bother to eat it - it isn't
a major part of my diet.

  peppers i've grown and eaten tons of by now, none of
them bother me.  i don't eat the superhots though.  i
don't need or like that kind of heat and it often comes
from a type of pepper i don't much like so i'm not missing
out on anything i care about there.


  songbird