Thursday, July 24, 2025

A good way to re-heat New York Style Pizza

I usually try to have fresh-Neapolitan Style Pizza (which should technically be un-reheatable) but I ended up with some extras of a New York Style Pizza today, which is thicker and easier to re-heat. But what's the correct way? If you just microwave it, it loses all its moisture and becomes rubbery which no one would like. Same for an oven as well.

I figured I'll ask ChatGPT for this, and I actually got a really good suggestion i.e.
  1. Put the slice on a pan, or skillet and heat it for 2-4 minutes, until the crust gets "crisp". 
  2. Add a couple of teaspoons of water, to the side of the Pizza (not on top) and cover it with a lid.
  3. Heat until the chease begins to melt a little. 

Very interesting idea, which IMHO works because it infuses the pizza with the hydration it would otherwise loose from the re-heating process. That's actually a pretty smart idea. Not sure who came up with it (because obviously, GPT is trained on something!), but it's ingenious.

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