Adaher already responded adequately.
How it works “today” and it may work differently tomorrow:
If you order a pizza with just pepperoni, the pepperoni is supposed to (before it’s put into the oven) completely cover the cheese, meaning, there’s overlap of the pepperoni, just barely.
When you order extra pepperoni, there’s a lot more overlap. When you order pepperoni lover’s, we start with a normal pepperoni, add a layer of cheese (which obscures the bottom layer of pepperoni) and then put a layer of pepperoni on top which is more loosely spread out, but still fairly close. If you do a pizza with triple pepperoni, you’re not just going to get overlap, you’ll get a layer without cheese in between, which will, I repeat, will cause the pepperonis on top to dry out.
If you like that, fine, otherwise get a pepperoni lover, so the cheese prevents that kind of dry out. Some people like the top layer of pepps to be crispy.
If you order a pepperoni and one other topping pizza, the pepperonis will touch, but not overlap.
If you order a pepperoni and several other topping pizza, there will be a gap between pepperoni.
And when it comes to other toppings, one-topping of that will be quite generous and heavy with that one topping. Try ordering a black olive pizza and try to find a real gap between those suckers, the pizza is covered with it, if it’s made properly.
Note: once it is cooked, and cut, there will now be a gap, because cutting the pizza spreads the cheese and the toppings floating on it.
The bottom line is, to cook properly, more toppings means less of each kind of topping. And, there’s only so much topping a slice can hold before the stuff starts falling off anyway- and you’d have to cook it well done to make it cook properly and then parts will be overdone and parts will be underdone. You just want to have the proper amount of topping, so, if you’re doing 3 or more toppings, doing extra of every topping is a real waste. It’s better if you’re doing extra of less toppings, because they’ll be cooked right.
In fact if you have any questions about whether a pizza was made properly, and want an impartial and knowledgeable opinion, snap a picture of it and PM me the link, I’ll tell you if the spacing is correct or what happened to it to make it look a certain way. I’ll also tell you if it’s acceptable or not according to the company.
Sometimes lazy fucks will not bother remaking a pizza that looks bad, but was made properly. Stuff happens at the cut table- pepperoni and cheese especially get out of whack when it cooks, and starts to pool in one direction, and cutting it while the cheese is very melty will make everything slide off your slice. They’re supposed to be more careful, because the end result is a slice with less cheese on it and less pepperoni, even though we used the right amount of ingredients. If they fuck it up, they’re supposed to take the 8 minutes and remake it before giving it to you, otherwise you’re going to be dissatisfied with the product even if you don’t complain, and we’ll have to remake it and re-deliver it later if you do. So it’s better and cheaper to fix it then.
If the store ever calls and says there will be a slight delay because the pizza needed to be remade, that’s a hella good sign. It means** someone working there gives a shit**, and you’ll be far happier with the product you’ll end up with. Trust them to be looking out for you then, give them the extra 10-15 minutes.
On an unrelated note, folks are pointing out I shouldn’t be explaining or answering questions customers have about their purchases when their card comes back declined, and that I should just stonewall them and direct them to their bank.
Yes, that would be better, for me. I understand that much.
Maybe even better for the customer, since they’ll actually believe what their bank tells them.
I’ll take it under advisement. I don’t like the suggestion to be less informative, but hell, it’s not appreciated anyway.