Pizza Hut Canada - Crust Question

[Bill Murray]

Many years ago (like >25) Pizza Hut used to be edible, particularly because of their pan style crust. It wasn't truly deep dish but was quite doughy, but it was deliciously greasy & crispy. They changed something, I assume to reduce costs & possibly to make it healthier (which is a joke, if you're ordering spork fast food you should never expect healthy) but it also became gross tasting.

A few years ago I seem to recall they advertised a return to their original pan crust. But did they really?

Any other Canadians out there who've ordered from Pizza Hut who can comment?

I'm having an urge for something unhealthy but tasty.

 

[(G.O.A.T.) Tubemonkey]

Not from Canada but I wouldn't eat that shit-disk if one paid me.

 

[ZeroK]

Not A Big Fan Of Deep Dish But I Always Wondered How The Sushi In Canada Stays Fresh

 

[Bill Murray]

Not from Canada but I wouldn't eat that shit-disk if one paid me.

Honestly it used to be not that bad. Certainly not comparable to good indy pizza but better than any of the other chains.

 

[(G.O.A.T.) Tubemonkey]

Honestly it used to be not that bad. Certainly not comparable to good indy pizza but better than any of the other chains.

Well give it a try and if you could report back betweet the bathroom trips and let us know if it's back to the old less than desirble recipe.

 

[Lights]

Speaking for myself, Pizza Hut from the mid 70's to about 1993 was pretty good. Its a joke now.

 

[Bill Murray]

Well give it a try and if you could report back betweet the bathroom trips and let us know if it's back to the old less than desirble recipe.

I'm tempted to order a small meat lovers and small Canadian. Will take an imodium before hand to reduce the liquid poo.

Speaking for myself, Pizza Hut from the mid 70's to about 1993 was pretty good. Its a joke now.

Have you had it lately?

 

[DokraOwl]

Up until now I wasn't even aware Pizza Hut was still in buisness, all their former locations near me were either demolished or transformed into banks. The funny thing is you can always spot the shape of a former pizza hut location even if its now a bank or something, they're funny shaped little buildings.

 

[djdeeds]

Pizza / and a lot of fast food isn't necessarily unhealthy. You'd likely get just the same amount of fats and salts in you if you home cooked a casserole or something or toasted a cheese sandwich. We've all been taught a hysteria about it. Our great grandparents deep fried bread in Lard and topped it with bacon fried in butter for breakfast every day and lived til they were old as fuck - I'm just sayin' enjoy a pizza now and then.
The degradation of flavors and ingredients is across the board. Everything seems bland these days. I remember KFC had really tasty spices on the chicken but now it seems the "secret spices" are just floor scrapings sprinkled with a bit of powder from a cheap ramen noodle packet or some shit! just awful crap.
Where I live it's the 'Domino' Pizza chain , although a very few Pizza Huts still exist. They offer cheap pizza but you get what you pay for. Dry, tasteless crust with minimal toppings that barely spread to the outer edges properly.
They definitely cheapened out on the cheese as well. Not only is it bland but there's barely a sprinkle. You really need that shit to rain down in clumps so it creates a melted swamp of yellow, but nah, you get nothing.. so the ingredients have fuck all to adhere to and falls off when you pick a slice up.
Maybe avoid the Pizza Hut and try an independent operator. Maybe there's a neat little Woggo place run by real italians or something - check in the window and see if there's someone that looks MAFIA .. there you will find proper pizza.

 

[SMOKESKULL]

Dairy queen Brazier burgers used to be amazing back in the 1970s. The parchment paper they were wrapped in had huge oil stains and tge meat paddys actually tasted like todays prime rib paddys. Now what you buy a dog likely would sniff it wondering if its something they can eat.

 

[Theseus]

Pizza / and a lot of fast food isn't necessarily unhealthy. You'd likely get just the same amount of fats and salts in you if you home cooked a casserole or something or toasted a cheese sandwich. We've all been taught a hysteria about it. Our great grandparents deep fried bread in Lard and topped it with bacon fried in butter for breakfast every day and lived til they were old as fuck - I'm just sayin' enjoy a pizza now and then.
The degradation of flavors and ingredients is across the board. Everything seems bland these days. I remember KFC had really tasty spices on the chicken but now it seems the "secret spices" are just floor scrapings sprinkled with a bit of powder from a cheap ramen noodle packet or some shit! just awful crap.
Where I live it's the 'Domino' Pizza chain , although a very few Pizza Huts still exist. They offer cheap pizza but you get what you pay for. Dry, tasteless crust with minimal toppings that barely spread to the outer edges properly.
They definitely cheapened out on the cheese as well. Not only is it bland but there's barely a sprinkle. You really need that shit to rain down in clumps so it creates a melted swamp of yellow, but nah, you get nothing.. so the ingredients have fuck all to adhere to and falls off when you pick a slice up.
Maybe avoid the Pizza Hut and try an independent operator. Maybe there's a neat little Woggo place run by real italians or something - check in the window and see if there's someone that looks MAFIA .. there you will find proper pizza.

Yup 💯 I only get pizzas from locally owned places. The rest suck ! We have a dominos and a little caesars. Both are shit. 😂 Casey’s breakfast pizza is ok sometimes if I’m really hung over.

 

[Lights]

I'm tempted to order a small meat lovers and small Canadian. Will take an imodium before hand to reduce the liquid poo.


Have you had it lately?

No I have not. Where I live the three Pizza Huts we have are order out only, no dine in.

 

[Bill Murray]

Maybe avoid the Pizza Hut and try an independent operator. Maybe there's a neat little Woggo place run by real italians or something - there you will find proper pizza.

I have a few go to indy restaurants that make excellent pizza (if you're in NW Calgary check out Nick's Steakhouse....goddamned delicious), this is more about me reminiscing for that original greasy/crispy Pizza Hut pie.

Dairy queen Brazier burgers used to be amazing back in the 1970s. The parchment paper they were wrapped in had huge oil stains and tge meat paddys actually tasted like todays prime rib paddys. Now what you buy a dog likely would sniff it wondering if its something they can eat.

I''ll take your word for it but now their burgers are the worst of all the chains. Harvey's is quite good.

 

[SMOKESKULL]

There was a rumor back in the 1970s that A&W used to add canned dog food into there burger meat. Apperantly someone found a lot of empty dog food cans in a dumpster behind a restaurant. I still think abot that to this day.

 

[Flatus Tube]

After studying ultra processed foods (UPF), I don’t eat anything like Pizza Hut or similar.

The shit that’s added to their food fucks our microbiomes and our natural hunger control systems. Emulsifiers, thickening gums, chemicals to trick our taste and smell nerves, modified starches etc. Add on the dextrose giving pure sugar and up to 3g of salt per slice.

Look at the amount of different emulsifiers added to the dough, and even the ‘vegetable oil’. This is from Pizza Hut’s web page.

 

[Sauerkraut]

US Pizza Hut was very good in the 80s and 90s. It changed in the 2000s when I got heartburn every time I ate the shit. I had Pizza Hut Australia a couple of months ago and it was Ok, but nothing special. But yeah, it was better before.

 

[beetlejuice420]

1973 we had a PizzaHut but its closed sinds 2016. . . .

 

[Fäthër Cörpsë]

Back in the day, Pizza Hut deep dish had pizza dough made every day. Then it was weighed and rolled and put into its pan with oil to rise. A few hours at room temp, then into the cooler.

You knew it was ready when it raised enough to stick to its lid. Then you punch it in the center to deflate, and sauce it up.

 

[Harumph]

I try to never eat anything that comes from a hut. In fact, I avoid any and all huts, trucks, bistros, diners, drive-ins, dives, bars, inns, shops, shoppes, clubs, expresses, convenience stores and fast foods with the lone exception of two breakfast sandwiches one day a week. That's it. We do far better at home prioritizing the food in our kitchen instead of entrusting our nutrition to others that are, shall we say, unreliable. That way, I still have enough brain power to examine the shrinkflation going on in my grocery store and conduct myself accordingly there. It's not a very difficult thing to do. That is a form of instant gratification I can do without. It also lets the powers that be know they can dispose of their fillers, and air in their products, for which they greedily hunger and vociferously desire my funds. Additionally, most preservatives and microplastics are not appetizing to me as well, so there's that reason, too.

I first noticed the derogatory changes for the worse by big food when our best mom and pop restaurants we frequented closed because the children of the owners, all of whom we knew by name, didn't want to bother with a thriving business model gifted to them during the middle to late '90's. It was at that epiphany when I decided on my own to scour every one of my family members' kitchens and recipe boxes and books for those dishes and meals we wanted to maintain and improve upon and that's what we did. As a result, today we make the best recipes our families have had to offer for more than the last century, far better than anything from a hut, much cheaper, too. That wasn't a very difficult thing to do either.

This is what we do for pizzas in my home with my family's homemade red sauce. This method makes two 12" pies on our pizza stone one at a time. They take roughly eight minutes each to bake. We make a pepperoni lovers and the other with pepperoni, water soaked onions, anchovy paste, mushrooms, chili flakes, pepperoncini and three cheeses, mozzarella, Parmesan and Romano. We also make a white pizza with clams from the original New England recipe that is incredible as well. Brian Lagerstrom has a deep dish version, too. Enjoy!

 

[Bill Murray]

After studying ultra processed foods (UPF), I don’t eat anything like Pizza Hut or similar.

The shit that’s added to their food fucks our microbiomes and our natural hunger control systems. Emulsifiers, thickening gums, chemicals to trick our taste and smell nerves, modified starches etc. Add on the dextrose giving pure sugar and up to 3g of salt per slice.

Look at the amount of different emulsifiers added to the dough, and even the ‘vegetable oil’. This is from Pizza Hut’s web page.

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This is of course the logical & healthy attitude. And for the most part I eat quite healthy but on occasion I'll still eat shit. I know its not good for me but it tastes good.