Nobody tosses pizzas. There is no such thing as a hand-tossed pizza. Hand tossing is used (still in many places) to work the dough to make it round and flat, instead of using a rolling pin or other methods (such as buying it pre-made). Once it’s baked it’s called a hand-tossed crust.
Pizza dough is rolled out which thins it AND stretches it… and then it needs to relax back to its unstretched state so when it bakes it doesn’t shrink. That’s what the tossing is about. And showmanship, of course. We make rectangular pizza at our house, so I just let it rest on the cooling rack for a couple of minutes while I get the cookie/pizza pan cornmealed up, then I roll it loosely onto my rolling pin and unroll it onto the pan… e ci sei!
lia <3 over 4 years ago
Oops, you messed up Peter.
Space_Owl on GoComics over 4 years ago
I work at a pizza place and your technique is all wrong Peter.
(Just kidding, we don’t actually throw the pizzas where I work.)
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
’twas worth a try
awgiedawgie Premium Member over 4 years ago
In a way, it is more authentic now.
With authentic hand-tossed pizza, you toss the crust before adding the toppings. Now you get to add the toppings because you tossed the crust.
Of course, you have to go find all the toppings first.
hariseldon59 over 4 years ago
At least it didn’t end up on the ceiling.
littlejohn Premium Member over 4 years ago
Since it is frozen pizza, he could practice for the discus in his school’s track & field team.
Auntie Socialist over 4 years ago
Because sometimes mrω^2 is more than one sticky frozen crust can deliver, even with a small m
KenseidenXL over 4 years ago
Where’s the cheese?
flyertom over 4 years ago
There’s a pizza shop here that sells a “Pizza Kit”, which contains all the ingredients to make one large pizza in your home- for $10.
The price for a large pizza at the shop is – $10. I’m a big DIY guy, mostly to save money, but this doesn’t qualify.
cubswin2016 over 4 years ago
Tossing frozen pizzas can give you quite a headache.
Kroykali over 4 years ago
Today’s classic Sunday strip we’re missing:
https://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/1998/09/13
The Fly Hunter over 4 years ago
The great cooking gene runs in the family I guess….
nosirrom over 4 years ago
Frozen pizzas can to be tossed. You eat it first then toss it (up).
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 4 years ago
Andy in a few minutes: Don’t play with your food, Peter.
del_grande Premium Member over 4 years ago
Based on the name, I assume Jason chose the pizza – but why is there no reference to today being the final Stone Soup?
MikeM_inMD over 4 years ago
Well, we know where the pepperoni went, but where did the cheese end up?
BiggerNate91 over 4 years ago
Do people still toss pizzas to make them or is that just a stereotype?
Cactus-Pete over 4 years ago
Nobody tosses pizzas. There is no such thing as a hand-tossed pizza. Hand tossing is used (still in many places) to work the dough to make it round and flat, instead of using a rolling pin or other methods (such as buying it pre-made). Once it’s baked it’s called a hand-tossed crust.
txmystic over 4 years ago
the crust looks kinda gray…
Mentor397 over 4 years ago
The best part about tossing pizzas is ceiling fans. Er.. not that I would know or anything.
pamela welch Premium Member over 4 years ago
Teenagers!
Concretionist over 4 years ago
Pizza dough is rolled out which thins it AND stretches it… and then it needs to relax back to its unstretched state so when it bakes it doesn’t shrink. That’s what the tossing is about. And showmanship, of course. We make rectangular pizza at our house, so I just let it rest on the cooling rack for a couple of minutes while I get the cookie/pizza pan cornmealed up, then I roll it loosely onto my rolling pin and unroll it onto the pan… e ci sei!
brain Les over 4 years ago
I have not seen too many pizzas thrown up before cooking but I have seen some thrown up after eating….
(feeble attempt at humor-)
RossStanton1 over 4 years ago
Nothing can make a frozen pizza taste more authentic.