blotting pizza

I make my own pizza, using the Jim Lahey method. The best crust EVER! Total control of toppings, so I literally never go out for pie. No blotting necessary! Works for me.

You can find some of the best pizza in the USA in New York. You can also easily find some of the absolute worst. What's with that orange slime? I can see why you would want to blot that.

If you don't want a greasy pizza - don't order it. Simple as that.

See bullet #8: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Detectives

I blot in private and in public---if they make my pizza needing to be blotted I have no compunctions whatsoever of making it a bit less unhealthy and messy.

I don't like to blot, but more than that I hate to drip. If I think I'm going to drip, I'll blot. If I didn't blot and start to drip, I'll stop and blot.

I say go for it - if it is that greasy - the cheese is probably super salty and flavorful too so you won't be extracting too much flavor. I'm from Maryland and my husband is from New York so we have an ongoing tension over the New York "pizza fold" - I'm appalled when the "pizza fold" becomes a funnel for grease - a direct conduit to the mouth :) so i'd blot on that occasion.

The only time I ever blot a pizza is when I go overboard with olive oil on top, or using super-greasy pepperoni. When I have to do that, I consider it a 'fail' on my part.

I've been known to blot - depends on the source of the excess oil. And it's not just Pizza Hut or the like - sometimes the local 'good' pizza joint hits the spot, even if it delivers a little more grease than you feel like eating. A couple of beers, good company, and nobody is paying attention to your blotting ways.

I find almost all pizzas I can buy have more cheese on them than I like. If you want to cut calories, reduce the amount of cheese you use (or eliminate it altogether!) You'll get more of the other flavors, and you may be surprised how much you like it.

If Paarotti, who lost his wispiness a very long time ago, was blotting his pizza, then I can't imagine that the calories absorbed in the napkin make much difference in the long run. Choose your oizza carefully--make sure it is top quality--don't eat it to often but savor every bite without giving it a rub down.

I don't pizza often enough to care about the calories or fat. No blotting here!

I once saw Luciano Pavarotti blotting his pizza , and wondered why now ? It made a fond memory for me of him and clearly a mental picture that stays many years later...

So why are you guys buying oily pizzas in the first place? You don't have to go Pizza Hut or one of those greasy NYC by the slice places.

I am not a blotter, but I have lots of friends who are, for various reasons. I don't judge. There's a great pizza joint in Stamford, CT, called Colony Grill that serves a Hot Oil Pie drizzled with stinger pepper-infused oil. It's an awesome hot greasy mess. You might not want to go here, as there is a good chance you'll be evicted if caught blotting. ;)

I think blotting isn't meant for pizza. What is the point of eating pizza if you're just going to blot off extra yummy goodness. I have never seen a pizza dripping with greese, perhaps a small pool on top but who cares. That is whole fun of eating pizza, because its bad for you!
Cheese has oil and the only reason you can see it on pizza is because its melted, so if you can eat a chunk of cheese normally why bother with the extra step of blotting, unless you consistently melt cheese, pour off the oil and eat it.

I wonder what other foods these so called blotters blot? If you're worried about calories don't eat the pie! Sheesh

Ted Allen's show " ask the expert" the other day proved that blotting takes fat and calories off a pizza.

One of my twin daughters "blots" all the time...it makes me crazy! But I guess that might be why she's just a wispy 37 year old and I'm not! (LOL)

I blot, even in public (as discretely as possible), if the pizza is really greasy. I believe that avoiding a tablespoon of oil is a good thing to do, to avoid extra saturated fats and calories (and stomach upset). I don't like doing it in public, and I don't like using dioxin-bleached napkins to do it, but I do it! I said it.
OK I'm not proud, and Sadassa is a pseudonym!

I blotted my pizza the other day. I did it mainly because the oil pooling on top compromised the architecture of the slice. I agree with SKK. But I would assume if you are blotting oil you are removing *some* fat and calories but not much. We have to treat ourselves sometimes or we'd go crazy.

What a fun question! How do you know if you are blotting off oil or liquid? And how do you know the oil hasn't already been absorbed into the crust? I think you should just enjoy it and exercise a little longer.