#pizza log

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January 28th 2020

Pizza: 3 slices of Digiorno four cheese crispy pan pizza Temperature: Fresh from oven Thoughts: I’ve had this pizza once before but it was reheated in an oven and it was still good. Fresh from the oven it was really great. It’s still a little too saucy but the thickness of the dough makes up for it. There could be a little more cheese on the middle pieces but the advantage of the pan pizza is the edges are great. The crisp but still chewy nature of the edges is really fantastic. Rating: 8/10

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December 23rd 2020

Pizza: 1 slice papa John’s green pepper stuffed crust pizza

Temperature: Cold

Thoughts: Green pepper (and onion) is my favorite kind of cold pizza. The snap and crunch that the green peppers give you while eating it cold provide a wonderful respite to the solid mass of bread and cheese that you are eating. And this slice did not disappoint. The pizza itself was fine, it could have used a little more sauce, but this type of thin crust is at it’s best when it is cold. It retains the rigidity while not being too doughy so the bread starts to get chewy. But the big question is “how did the stuffed crust do cold?” And the answer is, better than I thought. Taking away the complaint I have already had about it being too bland and needing a flavor dusting, it held up well. The cheese had a good flavor and was like eating a cheese stick snack wrapped in bread. It wasn’t the best version of this pizza, but it definitely wasn’t bad and not a disappointing way to eat it.

Rating: 7 / 10

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December 22nd 2020

Lunch:

Pizza: 2 slices papa John’s green pepper stuffed crust pizza

Temperature: Reheated in air fryer

Thoughts: I thought ahead using what I have learned over the last year and reheated these two slices for 5 minutes. The first slice was a little crispy because of the thin body of the slice. But had a good cheese pull and the green pepper still had a crisp crunch to it so the body of the slice was good. The crust was a good temperature but by the time I finished the first slice it was getting cold. The cheese in the crust never got really melty but much longer in the air fryer would have started to have had diminishing returns with the main parts of the pizza. It definitely wasn’t bad, but not as good as last night. I also used the garlic dipping butter on the crusts as well and I was a little worried about using that versus traditional marinara, and I don’t think it was the ideal choice but it worked better than I anticipated.

Rating: 7.5 /10

Dinner:

Pizza: 2 slices papa John’s green pepper stuffed crust pizza

Temperature: Reheated in air fryer

Thoughts: These slices were a little smaller than the slices I ate at lunch, so the five minutes in the air fryer treated them a little better. The body of the pizza was the same, but the crust was just a smidge better. The cheese was a little bit warmer and not just a cheese stick in the crust. Otherwise no real difference but it does deserve a better rating.

Rating: 7.75 / 10

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December 21st 2020

Pizza: 3 slices papa John’s green pepper stuffed crust pizza

Temperature: Carry out

Thoughts: This was the first day that stuffed crust pizza was offered at papa John’s. After my last experience I kept it simple and my expectations low. But this was pretty good. I was impressed by how much cheese there was in the stuffed crust, and it was very fluffy and doughy which was really good. But the crust was a little bland. It could have used a little of the Parmesan dust that many of these chains are using recently. But it certainly wasn’t bad. The body of the pizza was fine. A little thin for my liking. And they were very sparing with the green peppers for the topping. But overall it was solid. I think the Pizza Hut stuffed crust is better, but just barely and this pizza didn’t leave my hand or face greasy like Pizza Hut always does, so that’s a definite plus for the Papa John’s. It’s not enough to make me become a regular at papa John’s, but it is the best thing on their menu now. That and their pan pizza’s are the only things to get.

Rating: 8 / 10

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December 17th 2020

Pizza: 4 slices Caulipower Margherita pizza

Temperature: Fresh from oven

Thoughts: My first thought when taking it out of the package was, “there’s not enough cheese on this pizza”. I was right, but too much more would have been overwhelming. This was a pretty good cracker crust. The crust was a little bland but worked well. The tomatoes worked really well with this pizza. It was sparingly sauced but the tomatoes on top helped give the impression that it had more sauce on it. Overall this was pretty good. No major complaints. Certainly could have been both better and worse.

Rating: 6.75 / 10

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December 16th 2020

Pizza: 4 slices Dr. Oetker Virtuoso Vegetable Medley thin crust pizza

Temperature: Fresh from oven

Thoughts: I like this pizza but it’s also weird. There isn’t a lot of cheese on it, which disappoints me. And a weird thing happens with the crust where it’s very crispy on the bottom, but there is so much sauce that when I bite into it I think that it’s going to be softer than it is. The pizza still has a cracker like crunch to it but because of the toppings and layer of sauce hitting the roof of my mouth and the top teeth that when I bite into the crust I’m always surprised at the crunch. The sauce is really good. I’m about 10 minutes from finishing it as I write this and I still have a zesty aftertaste in my mouth. I remember thinking that with the spinach pizza that was a little incongruous, but with this veggie pizza it works really well. For a cheap, single serving pizza it’s really a good one.

Rating: 8/10

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December 13th 2020

Pizza: 1 slice Cumberland farms cheese

Temperature: Reheated in air fryer

Thoughts: This is what I wanted from leftover Cumberland farms. I put it in the air fryer for 5 minutes and that did the trick. The body of the slice was great, it was light and pillowy. The sauce was disappeared a little bit and was light, but still had good flavor, and the crust was just as good as it is fresh (maybe even a little better because it had the crispy edges I like). But the cheese wasn’t as good as it is fresh. When it’s fresh it’s the perfect level of greasy. It’s oily but not soaked. But today the reheating process melted it, but it didn’t have the same level of elasticity or consistency that I like about Cumberland Farms pizza. The crust and the cheese and the bursts of sauce are my favorite three things and only the crust lived up to what I like about this pizza. It was still the second best I had of this whole pizza though.

Rating: 7/10

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December 12th 2020

Pizza: 2 slices Cumberland Farms cheese

Temperature: Reheated in air fryer

Thoughts: I don’t know how but I goofed this one up. I cooked two slices in the air fryer for the normal 4 minute reheat time and it wasn’t enough and I ate them anyway. So these slices were barely above room temperature. They weren’t bad and it was still better than it was cold (all around). The crust was way better this way then it was yesterday. But the slice was just not as enjoyable experience as I wanted. I still have one slice left and I was going to microwave that, but I think I’ll air fry that one too for longer and give my favorite method of reheating another attempt because I want this pizza to go out on a high note.

Rating: 6.25/10