The cost of home made pizza

cupid_s

studentphil wrote:

Take away pizzas are the biggest rip off ever!!

Depends. One takeaway I know that probably delivers near you is always buy one get one half price on pizzas. They are about £5 each. So 2 pizzas for £7.50 is not that bad. They're actually quite nice as well - though not a patch on hubbys obviously.

Others though are nearer £7.50 for one and are awful. It's like any take aways there are good and bad, and cheap and expensive. At my local chinese I can feed me, OH, mom and dad really well for £12.50.

But regards free yeast. In some supermarkets near me they sell fresh yeast in lumps. I have no idea if it's cheap or not, cos I have no idea how far a 60p lump of fresh yeast would get you.

studentphil

cupid_stunt wrote:

Depends. One takeaway I know that probably delivers near you is always buy one get one half price on pizzas. They are about £5 each. So 2 pizzas for £7.50 is not that bad. They're actually quite nice as well - though not a patch on hubbys obviously.

Others though are nearer £7.50 for one and are awful. It's like any take aways there are good and bad, and cheap and expensive. At my local chinese I can feed me, OH, mom and dad really well for £12.50.

But regards free yeast. In some supermarkets near me they sell fresh yeast in lumps. I have no idea if it's cheap or not, cos I have no idea how far a 60p lump of fresh yeast would get you.

I always find them cold and tastless from the take away.

£7.50 on pizza--- many here only spend £15 on food for a week.

cupid_s

studentphil wrote:

I always find them cold and tastless from the take away.

£7.50 on pizza--- many here only spend £15 on food for a week.

yes but that would easily feed 4 people. Making it less than £2 each.
People here spend £15 per week. But not on a family of 4 I bet. And I also bet that these people on such a budget don't have take away very often anyway.

And since the beginning of november I have spent only £24 on food! Go me

dolly_day_dream

Would definately recommend using tom puree for the sauce. After lots of experimentation with tinned toms and reducing the sauce down etc etc I said I am going to use tom puree and DS (who used to work for Pizza Hut) said "Oh Pizza Hut just use watered down tom puree":o I add a few herbs to it and just water it down so that it is like cream.

Pandora123_2

hot_chick wrote:

You can buy ready made cheese and tomatoe pizza at Morrisons for 89p or 3 for £2, less than 70p for a whole pizza.
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You also don't waste any of your own time.

:eek: Wot? WASTE time cooking? I'd "waste" my time cooking HM pizza any day of the week!

studentphil

cupid_stunt wrote:

yes but that would easily feed 4 people. Making it less than £2 each.
People here spend £15 per week. But not on a family of 4 I bet. And I also bet that these people on such a budget don't have take away very often anyway.

And since the beginning of november I have spent only £24 on food! Go me

I am sure many here would take exception at £2 a slice.

But can take away pizza really ever be hot and fresh?:eek:

It is always cold and hard any time I get it.

Pink.

studentphil wrote:

I am sure many here would take exception at £2 a slice.

But can take away pizza really ever be hot and fresh?:eek:

It is always cold and hard any time I get it.

It's all relevant to the individual Phil....

Some of us can't afford take-away's at the moment, and some of us can. Some of us like take-away pizza and some of us don't. This site is about making the most of what money we do have...how we spend it is a matter of personal choice.

Anyway, back to Old Style and making pizza...

Any hints or tips? I'm planning on making my first pizza base tomorrow.....and I'm scared. I have images of me and the kitchen covered in flour and dough. Any help gratefully received.

Pink

Glad

40p is a bit much for a tin of tomatos

Penelope_Penguin

Oh, Pink! I can't believe you're scared of anything.

My favouirite pizza dough is bread dough enriched with olive oil. If thst's too scary :eek: use scone base.

What we like to do is divide the base between us, roll it thinly, put onto a greased baking sheet, then top them each with tomato (either sieved tinned toms, HM tomato sauce or tom puree). Next everyone puts on their own toppings - sliced onion, garlic, olives, sliced tomato, pepperoni, sliced peppers, herbs, cheese (mozarella is best, but cheddar or feta are good too). The list of toppings is endless :j This way everyone gets just what they want.

For a base recipe use this one from Delia. I also roll my dough onto polenta, as it keeps it crisper.

For a crispy edge, brush with olive oil.

Bake in a hot oven (gas 7) for about 15 mins.

Penny. x

chrismale

I wait until I see special offer Margherita pizzas (cheese and tomato), freeze them. When I want a quick pizza I add my own extra topping to this while the oven is heating - ham musrooms, toms, tomato puree, cheese etc. cheaper and quicker than takeaways and easier tham making own base.