TulaneLSU's Pizza Cutter

My brother in Christ,

It’s relatively easy to keep your pizza cutter sharp. Much like keeping your mind sharp, it requires practice and persistence. Not everything works the same for everyone, so you need to find what works best for you. But I will share with you how I do it. Mother taught me to do it this way, with the exception of one small step that I don’t tell her I do since it’s technically less safe, but I digress. Regardless, here are my 5 favorite not-pizza restaurants that serve pizza in BR:

1) Remember when they had pizza at McDonalds? The inner child in me remembers. Mother used to take us to the McDonald’s on Carrollton back in the day. I always wanted the pizza. Mother scolded me and told me it was a burger place so I needed to get the burger, every time. But on a few occasions where Mother left me with a babysitter overnight and Mother seemed to be in a very good and relaxed mood the following morning, she would let me get the pizza without complaint. Oh how I cherished those days, despite the mystery of what happened overnight that led to them.

2) Ruffinos - the old school wood pizza oven from a place that doesn’t advertise pizza is always a favorite.

3) NY bagel company - something about driving down Jefferson always brings me to bagels. It may be throwing back to my Tulane roots, where many of the East coast Jewish students loved their bagels. But NY bagel company has something even they wouldn’t think of to use a few day old bagel - turning it into a pizza.

4) Ginos - I would rank the Ginos secret pizza higher if it wasn’t actually a secret, and wasn’t such a pain to order. Sometimes they won’t even let you get it, and other times they act like they’re doing a big favor for me. This is table service and I am a loyal paying customer; I expect to get the items that they offer.

5) Our Moms - this is really just a burger place. The pizza isn’t that good. But Mother and I do very much appreciate the name change from the outlandish and rude “Your Mom’s” to the classy and refined “Our Mom’s”. I often joke about the name of the restaurant with Mother, as while she is only actually Mother to me, she is so warmly regarded on TigerDroppings that many there would call her “Our Mom”.

Regards,

Friend,

We use a grinder with a unitized wheel. You would probably be fine stopping at 600 grit, but I like it smooth and go to 1000 grit. You will find it is far better after sharpening than when it came out the package. But be careful — grinders must be respected and eyes and fingers protected. And once the blade is sharp it is very sharp. If you do not have a grinder, you could probably use sandpaper instead.

Yours,
TulaneLSU

I have a Wusthof honer. Does anyone know if that would sharpen it?

I don't have a grinder.

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Looks like that thing is $10 on Amazon, just go buy a new one.

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That's woman logic.

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That's woman logic.

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No. I am not trying to sharpen some $10 gadget on Amazon