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[–] 52 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

pizza

microwave

I don't think the mushrooms are the problem in that situation

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Bite me, I don't have the counter space for a toaster oven and I'm not heating up the actual oven every time I want a leftover slice.

    If the pizza is made from quality ingredients to begin with, it survives microwaving decently well. Mushrooms just refuse to play ball.

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  • [–] 47 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    If you have a stove I can definitely recommend heating your pizza in a dry (with no oil) frying pan. Set the temperature medium-low and heat a slice or two at a time for a few minutes. It comes out like it was freshly cooked.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I learned this hack shortly before being diagnosed with celiac and lactose intolerance haha, after a lifetime of eating cold slices

    I can confirm it works well, though

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I finally got around to trying this. I don't see the point. By the time the cheese was re-melted, the crust turned into a hard cracker and it took ten times longer than the microwave. It's quite possible I had the stove up too high (it's an electric stove and I had it on 4/10), but I'd still say the point goes to the microwave for being quicker and having greater margin for error.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Hmmm, it's hard to debug pizza remotely, but maybe the heat wasn't high enough, it normally only takes a minute or two to heat through and cooking it for longer probably would make the base go hard.

    Thanks for reporting bavk though, and I'm sorry you had a suboptimal pizza result.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Here's a hint for you. Lower the power of the microwave to 4/10 and cook about 50% longer. Once you get the timing down you leftover pizza will be much better and less rubbery.

    Most people are clueless about how to properly use a microwave, because no one teaches us, but max all the time is not how it should be used.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    That's effectively what I do, I don't just blast it for a minute and a half.

    I normally don't futz with the power settings but I'll do 30s at a time and check if it's heated, then move it around so the hotspots in the microwave hit different parts of it (the turntable only does so much).

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