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Accomplished-Pen4934 t1_jdhodj7 wrote

Iron born is okay - not sure I’d consider it a contender for global pizza champion tho

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jsdjsdjsd t1_jdio5f3 wrote

Iron Born is fire

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thecrowfly t1_jdj34t6 wrote

The secret to Iron Born is eating it immediately.

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jsdjsdjsd t1_jdj8fsv wrote

I eat it next day cold and its still 🔥🔥🔥

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Accomplished-Pen4934 t1_jdiolbn wrote

I mean, yeah it’s okay. Not a bad pie but not the best pie in Pittsburgh, far cry from global pizza champion imo

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jsdjsdjsd t1_jdit8eu wrote

Can we just admit that the idea of a global champion of pizza is completely ridiculous tho

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jsdjsdjsd t1_jdite6d wrote

I know that my comment is a cop out but I like Mineos a lot as well as Iron Born and also Pizza King in Munhall. All pizza. All different. All very nice in their own way.

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WalrusWalrus OP t1_jdhrq37 wrote

They've won in the past if you can believe it. There's an artistry to the competition. Judges are looking for originality, unique takes on pizza, execution. What the everyday person might consider "good" might be different than what the judges are looking for.

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ShatteredAvenger t1_jdhwsxi wrote

I think what's hard to judge in food competitions like this is consistency- I won't say it's easy to win a competition because that's wildly inaccurate, but I do think it's easier to put your best foot forward in a contest than it is day to day over and over.

If you're looking to take home a prize, you're gonna sweat the details a lot more than when you're just cranking out pie after pie on a saturday night. I've had incredible pies from Fiori's and I've had mediocre underbaked ones from them as well. But I keep going back because the overall hitrate is good.

Meanwhile Caliente is happy to brag about their world championship pizza– which was a pretty bizarre fancy pie that I'm not sure you can even consistently buy– but I tend to avoid buying from there because the everyday pie is just average at best.

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WalrusWalrus OP t1_jdhxds6 wrote

This is totally spot on. I'm less interested in the shops that create a pizza that can't be replicated at their shop on a daily basis. If you can't serve up your championship winning pizza at your shop, why bother? Seems to dilute the award.

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ShatteredAvenger t1_jdi5asn wrote

Exactly! Santoro's Pizza over in castle shannon has a pretty wild pie they call The Blue Pig that is most definitely an original pie, closer in spirit to what Caliente won with than what they actually sell.

I've got no problem with specialty pies, but Caliente leans waaaay too hard on that award when in reality they sell a pretty middling experience with every other pie.

But hey, there's really no rules in advertising these days.

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