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- NYCgrrlExplorerBorn and raised in New York City which means chewy and thick(not Sicilian or Chi-Town thick)for Neapolitan. Anddddd none of that premade sitting in the window for hours stuff either. Make me a fresh pie, sprinkle some garlic powder and oregano atop before it bakes and I'll wait thank you kindly. O and for the record Stromboli's off West 13th Street trumped ANY Ray's, famous, or not.
I can eat thin and or/crispy just fine as long as nobody tries to tell me it's a NYC pie.
Just my impassioned and completely biased opinion ;). - KittykathExplorer IIChewy AND crispy, thick over thin. Doesn't matter, I never turn down pizza.
- HappytravelerExplorerChewy and thin.
- Cat_LadyExplorerCrispy thin.
Cat Lady - SWMOExplorerCrispy and thin. I make my own and to date the best recipe I have is a very dry dough that makes a thin somewhat crispy crust. I think even thin yeast crusts will have a little chew, but it depends on the baking also. It's hard to get a true crisp crust without the 700 degrees or so from a pizza oven.
There's recipe on KA flour, using SR flour, to make a crust similar to a crust made by Imo's in St Louis. They call it a cracker crust and it is very thin and crisp. I have mixed thoughts about it. The use of leavening instead of yeast gives it a different flavor and crispness. - RayUSMCExplorerThick or thin doesn't matter as long as it's chewy and has "tooth".
- lampoonerExplorerThick from the original UNO's or Due's in downtown Chicago if they still exist
- pompanoExplorerThin crust, still okay to fold over, and juicy enough to ruin any T-shirt. If you don't slobber, you're not a real pizza eater.
- JGRVINGExplorerThin and Crispy
- Leo_BensonExplorerNew Haven style, ala Pepe's , birthplace of American pizza! Thin crust, some char and blisters, with a good "chew".
And don't spoil it with "sauce" and tons of seasonings. A thin film of crushed tomatoes, a sheet of thin mozz, and toppings.
Pure heaven.
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