Destroying any last myths that Sam and I are good cooks.
Today while doing grocery shopping, Sam and I were both unusually attracted to frozen pizza. You know, the type that goes in the oven?
Being rainy and cold, we decided that, despite not having an oven, we would buy one box of pizzas and test it on our stove top.
One box includes three pizzas.
Trial 1:
We get home from shopping, starving and hoping that a simple technique would work. So, we placed the pizza in a paella pan and left it to cook. Of course, the bottom got burned. So, I suggested we quickly and swiftly flip it over. First, half the pizza ingredients went flying outside the pan. Second, (and this we guessed would happen to some degree), the cheese melted onto the pan.
We tried to eat it. But with a burned bottom, and no topping left really, it wasn’t so appetizing.
Trial 2:
We had a BRILLIANT idea. If the pizza only cooks on the bottom half, then why not lift it up a little and put a lid on? Without an oven, we need a little bit of creativity (and without internet any more we need a few projects).
So we emptied our cutlery drawer into the pan, then chucked the pizza on and put it on full!
Despite your incredulous looks, and all good sense, we left it going for a good little while, and then with our home-made chefs hats at stake, we took the first hestiant nibble, and ended up brawling over the leftovers. It was great!
Score: Sam and May 1, Common Sense, 0
Today while doing grocery shopping, Sam and I were both unusually attracted to frozen pizza. You know, the type that goes in the oven?
Being rainy and cold, we decided that, despite not having an oven, we would buy one box of pizzas and test it on our stove top.
One box includes three pizzas.
Trial 1:
We get home from shopping, starving and hoping that a simple technique would work. So, we placed the pizza in a paella pan and left it to cook. Of course, the bottom got burned. So, I suggested we quickly and swiftly flip it over. First, half the pizza ingredients went flying outside the pan. Second, (and this we guessed would happen to some degree), the cheese melted onto the pan.
We tried to eat it. But with a burned bottom, and no topping left really, it wasn’t so appetizing.
Trial 2:
We had a BRILLIANT idea. If the pizza only cooks on the bottom half, then why not lift it up a little and put a lid on? Without an oven, we need a little bit of creativity (and without internet any more we need a few projects).
So we emptied our cutlery drawer into the pan, then chucked the pizza on and put it on full!
Despite your incredulous looks, and all good sense, we left it going for a good little while, and then with our home-made chefs hats at stake, we took the first hestiant nibble, and ended up brawling over the leftovers. It was great!
Score: Sam and May 1, Common Sense, 0
posted by Mayan at 3:15 AM
2 Comments:
What happened to the third pizza? Did you repeat part two of the experiment or develop a new method? (You can see I have a scientific turn of mind.)
Also, you might like to know stove top ovens have been invented, applying some of the principles you were talking about. fourdog.com is one of the sites that has some.
Mmmm. Pizza. Must eat some. Love, Marg
We couldn't finish off the third one, so we left it to solidify in the freezer, and chipped it out one time to repeat method number two.
Since then we've just bought it from Pizza Capri, best pizza in the world and what really puts Aix on the map.
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