I'm on the fence about trying anchovies. Help!!

Gross!

Anchovies paste is recommended as a flavor enhancer in some dishes.

Eat cold with a salad. Warm anchovies are nasty on pizza.

Hairy looking!

I'd say the problem with most pizza joints in general is they don't give them a bath and pat dry first before it goes on your pizza. The ones we get most often are salt cured to preserve them, much like many other things, yet for some reason we don't wash the cure off anchovy fillets first, yet we wouldn't dream of it with anything else that we cure in salt, like smoked salmon, or gravlax.

It's already a very poignant flavor, but I'd say made much worse because of the brine remaining on the fillets when you consume them.

I buy them in oil and never wash them. That's part of the flavor profile.

Otis told me to add anchovie paste to my pot of spaghetti sauce to give it depth. Complete bullshite. I've done it like 40 times and have yet to see it add any depth to my pot. I like the flavor it adds though.

salty, but good

If you buy a piece of pipe and rent a TIG welder I can easily add more depth to your pot brah.