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Pizza for breakfast is a classic American choice, but you're probably reheating it wrong. The oven takes too long, and the microwave makes your pizza soggy and unevenly heated—basically, you’re better off eating it cold. Instead, use a stovetop skillet to restore your pizza to its crispy, delicious self.
Heating leftover pizza on the stove gives you that crispy crust and melted cheese you crave. It's quick, easy, and only takes a couple of minutes. Below are two variations of the stovetop pizza method—but really, all you need to know is, ‘just put it on the frying pan.’
How to reheat a slice of pizza on a stovetop using foil.
Chef John from the Culinary blog Foodwishes, the mastermind behind the pizza-reheating video below, shares that he uses this technique for the pizzas he delivers to enhance the crust. It might seem odd, but chefs do tend to have their quirks.
Here’s the process:
Place your cold slice in a cold pan and set the heat to medium. No need to add oil or butter, even in a standard pan—the pizza already has enough grease.
Cover the pizza loosely with foil, but leave some room for air. You want the heat to circulate to melt the cheese and warm up the toppings, but don’t seal it tightly, or the steam will make the pizza soggy.
Let it cook on the pan for about 4 to 5 minutes, or until the bottom crisps up nicely.
How to reheat a slice of pizza using a lidded frying pan.
Personally, I think the method above works fine, but the next one feels a bit too involved for a simple breakfast pizza. But hey, different strokes for different folks. This second method comes from the menu at Roberta’s pizza in Brooklyn:
Place a cold slice of pizza on a cold, non-stick skillet and set the heat to medium-low.
Allow it to cook uncovered for about two minutes, or until the crust becomes crispy.
Sprinkle two drops of water into the pan, away from the pizza, and reduce the heat to low.
Cover the skillet with a lid and cook for another minute.
Regardless of the method you select, I guarantee that your leftover pizza will taste twice as good as a microwaved slice, and will be eight times more enjoyable than just eating it cold straight from the fridge.
