You Should Definitely Order Costco Pizzas Well Done. Here's Why

Looking for a new Costco food hack? Similarly to the free topping upgrade you should be getting on your Costco pizza, there is a meal-changing request you should try out the next time you order: Ask for the pizza to be "well done." Generally, this means your pizza will spend some extra cooking time in the oven, resulting in a crispier crust. If asking for the pizza to be well done doesn't work, you can also go the more direct route and simply ask that your pizza be cooked a bit longer.

While some shoppers have found easy success in asking for their pizzas to be well done, whether or not the pizza will actually get extra time in the oven depends in part on the Costco location, how busy it is, and how employees interpret your request. Regardless, there is little need to worry that your local Costco workers will give you an incredulous look as they might when asked about the supposed delivery of Costco's hot dog combo. That's because these well done pizzas are no joke.

In an August 2023 Reddit post, users who are especially passionate about the Costco culinary scene engaged in discourse over the greatest downfall of Costco pizza, namely its sogginess. While individual slices are usually perfectly crispy thanks to the heat lamps hanging over them, some users felt that full pizzas were not of the same quality.

While some people think that freshness is what makes Costco's pizzas so good, others believe the point of a Costco pizza is to be soggy at first, then reheated at home, ideally in an air fryer or toaster oven, to achieve the perfect crispiness. One user even recommended adding herbs like oregano and thyme to the pizza for some extra flavor as it is reheated in a pan.

On the thread, a former Costco employee shared some of the challenges of providing a well done pizza, given that those food court ovens are often pretty packed. "If the oven is slammed with pizzas and we put the pizza all the way back for a second rotation through the oven, it will come out looking like coal," they wrote. While ordering pizzas well done is the way to go, patience and understanding are key.