Why are Pizzas always hotter in the middle than at the edge?

Question

If the topping has been spread evenly and the oven has been pre-heated correctly, how come the center of a pizza is very much hotter than the crusty end? And why do I always forget that fact and burn my mouth even though I can hold the crusty end in my hand?

Interesting non sequitur for a first answer here...

Mmmmm! Ice cream! Theres a thought.

I've just always eaten the pizza wedge from the centre towards the crust for ease of holding, but even if I "cheat" and eat from the crust to the middle it seems as if the heat concentrates in the middle.

Answer 1

Because the crust is next to the cool air, isn't it? But the middle of a pizza is next to... more hot pizza. The ingredients in the imddle also hold heat better due to a higher moisture and fat content that the relatively dry crust dough.

Why you keep forgetting that? I won't venture a guess except to say "too much pizza?"

Answer 2

I am glad to hear that you are interested to learn how to cook yourself. I have a lot for you. Try them? Machine Made Pizza Dough Needs 30 cm pizza tray 180 ml warm water 1 tablespoon olive oil 250g all purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon dry yeast Action a. Follow instructions according to your bread machine. Set at the dough button. B. If you are using it right away, then place the dough, on a flour slightly sprinkled table. C. Add olive oil in the pizza tray. And soak the dough inside. D. Let it there for 10 minutes, then top all the ingredients, that you want. E. Bake it in the preheated 220°C oven, for 20-25 minutes. Note: You may sprinkle some flour on the tray besides oil, When a crunchy crust is desired. When you are making the dough not with machine, you may do this: a. Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the lukewarm water. Rest aside. b. Sift flour and salt together and mix well. Add the above yeast water. c. Kneed it to a smooth dough, with the dough mixer or hands. d. Cover the dish with plastic, or cloth for 10 minutes rising. e. Make the dough first flat, then in three overlap folds. f. Let it raise for 35 minutes. g. Then follow the above instruction from B onwards. Homemade Pizza Ingredients 2 pieces of plain pancake 250g ground beef 1/2 pepper 4 slices of ham 200g mushrooms 1/3 cup of green peas and corn cubes 500g of shredded cheese, or chili power Tomato sauce Action a. Rinse pepper and shred. b. Slice the mushrooms and mush the ham. c. Brush oil over the baking tray. d. Place the pancake on it.. e. Spreed the beef, pepper, hum, mushrooms, cover with tomato sauce. f. Add corn cubes, and peas. g. Sprinkle cheese over it. h. Heat the oven 200°C, for 8 minutes. i. Place the tray in the middle level and bake, for 15 minutes. Enjoy!

Answer 3

Sardine, Private Inbreastigator isn't even answering the question! Anyway, the center is hotter because it's the core. The crust is exposed to the outside, so it cools faster. The middle is surrounded with more dough and cheese, so it takes a while to cool.

Answer 4

Uhm. Maybe because the heat from the oven is going directly over the middle of the pizza, bub.

Answer 5

Because the outside is closer to the air and the air temp is ideally cooler than the freshly baked pizza whereas and inner part is being insulated by the edge.

Answer 6

The denser liquid holds the heat longer than the porous outer crust.

Answer 7

the whole pizza is hot when it comes out of the oven, but the edges cool off faster, just like if you took ice cream out of the freezer, the outside would warm up faster and melt, while the inside was frozen

Answer 8

im going to guess that it cooling from the out side in .you know when you eat ramen noodles if you do how you skim off the top cause its hotter in the middle same thing

Answer 9

Lucky!!! The outside is allways burning hot then (Crunch) the middle wasn't even cooked!!!

Answer 10

because as with every food the edges are lighter and more in contact with external factors such as air. Try it with any dish and you'll see it's the same way.