home made pizza....is it worthwhile?
By aussieblonk
@aussieblonk (236)
Australia
July 17, 2008 8:02pm CST
Take away pizza is becoming so cheap these days, is it worth going to the trouble of making your own?
Being able to get my 5yr old son involved is great, however the cost of making 2 pizzas is more than double what they cost from the shop.
Even though home made are better for you, is it worthwhile going to all the effort and expense?
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9 responses
@shelly43 (1197)
• Australia
22 Jul 08
geoff making home made is great i have tried a couple of times to make my own and yes it was great and i made it with every thing on it i even made my own pastry,so i agree it is cheaper but to make one that you and bj have made from love nothing would taste better..
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@aussieblonk (236)
• Australia
23 Jul 08
The biggest problem with bj is that after all the preparation and love put into making pizza, he picks off the pineapple and eats a little bit of crust.
He is so choosy, lol, maybe I should put my pizza in a Pizza Hut box?
@aussieblonk (236)
• Australia
18 Jul 08
I find frozen pizza is just not what you expect, some times the topping comes of when you cut it.
At times I buy the frozen mini pizzas just because I know my son will eat them, but then I usually have to make something else for myself.
This means more cost and more time involved, I will try frozen dough and keep having fun choosing different toppings.
@sweetdesign (5142)
• United States
18 Jul 08
Oh I think it is. I get so burned out on the delivery and take out variety that I like to have my own from home. Plus you can put on it everything you like and as much or as little cheese as you want. I like adding peppers, onions and pepperoni. Oh and think of all the fun you are having with your boy!
@aussieblonk (236)
• Australia
18 Jul 08
yes, it really is awesome fun, and they are actually cooked when you sit down to eat them, never rushed.
Thank you, you have certainly answered my question, and its PIZZA for dinner....home made of course!
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@Elkeliini (264)
• Finland
18 Jul 08
the question is: is it really cheaper to go get a pizza?
you have to take into account delivery fees and/or parking fees/milage of the car...
average price of take-away pizza: 6 dollar
price for ingredients:
flower: 0,05
yeast: 0,1
tomato from can: 0,5
topping (3): 2
cheese: 1
total: 4 dollar and a bit
so almost 2 dollars differnece! its not much, but if you add all pizza you eat in a year up, you might come up with saving a few 100 bux.
@aussieblonk (236)
• Australia
18 Jul 08
Last time we made pizza I decided on the bases from the supermarket already made up, that was $6.20.
We purchased cheese, pizza sauce, pineapple, diced ham, pepperoni,onion, and peppers.
From memory the supermarket bill was $23.80 or thereabouts, we had 2 very nice pizzas admittedly, but I can walk down the end of the next street and buy 3 for $17.95.
Obviously there is no mess and the time involved is about the same, however, the fun is throwing together a pizza made with love, lol.
@princessdian (506)
• United States
18 Jul 08
It's usually not very expensive for me in fact I think it is less unless you are comparing to the $5 dollar pizzas that are being offered at many pizza places these days. I tried one and they were'nt that great. I think they taste wonderful if you make them yourself. Making homemade grilled pizza during the summer is a lot of fun and tastes like an expensive restaurant pizza. If you don't feel like making your own dough you can go to the grocery store and usually they sell their own homemade dough or sometimes they sell frozen dough in the freezer section.
@XXTYCHABBYXX (239)
• United States
23 Jul 08
i often just order it beacuse i m lazy lol if you like to make it youself and enjoy it its cheaper but if you dont theen oreder it.but at heb they have the pizza kits for only 7 dollars it has peperoni 2 crust and the sauce ,cheese.
@burnleyboy (160)
• Australia
11 Jun 09
Home made pizza is worthwhile if you are making it with your children, but the cost would be more than its worth otherwise.
Ring up pizza hut and get 3 pizzas and garlic bread delivered for about $25, this makes the pizza about $6 each, no mess and just as tasty.
And i bet the kids still love it.
