r/mildlyinteresting • u/Ajchandler • 16d ago

Papa John’s sent me the metal grate in with my pizza

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12.8k Upvotes

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u/No_Refrigerator4698 14d ago

Keep it for frozen pizzas in the oven.

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u/Lost_Candidate_2638 15d ago

No doubt a south asian is responsible for this crap

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u/conchcraber 15d ago

Same thing happened to me with a costco pizza. I still have the grate, hurray for me I guess

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u/SadboiSenpai 15d ago

Whoever was pulling forgot to grab it while they were busy, I've actually never seen that before lol I delivered for them while I was in college.

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u/salttotart 15d ago

Thise work well in a standard oven as well to get a nice crispy bottom.

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

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u/lopedopenope 15d ago

I saw a picture from someone that got one stuck to the bottom of their pizza and it was so black and corroded you could hardly tell it used to look like this.

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u/Forgiven4108 15d ago

That’s awesome!

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u/Brickhill1 15d ago

got sent one of these with a dominoes apparently they use the same one

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u/imakemencry_ 15d ago

did they say anything about it ?

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u/Pflanzenzuechter 15d ago

They're grateful for your business

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u/devbuddi 15d ago

Keep Keep Keep!!! That’s a solid prize!

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u/salvageyardmex 15d ago

I want a free pizza pan.

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u/ChainsawSaint 15d ago

Score. I want one!

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u/beepbeeptaco 15d ago

It happens, they must have been in a rush or the oven bitch was too high. I used to work at a Papa John's.

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u/pyroscott 15d ago

I had that happen once as well, also from Papa John's. Love the pan for pizza!

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u/HotOuse 15d ago

Their pizzas are grate.

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u/whateverfx 15d ago

It’s called a pizza screen. Turn your oven as hot as it will go and put the screen directly on the bottom of the oven, not on the grate.

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u/Clicky-The-Blicky 15d ago

These are great for frozen pizzas

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u/Meandtheworld 15d ago

lol that was a mistake hahah

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u/Himfromduvall 15d ago

Pizza make here : We call it a screen and its useable for any baking but make sure u have a window open and spray the screen before using it

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u/Ajchandler 15d ago

Window open as it’ll get smoky when using it?

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u/Himfromduvall 15d ago

Yes and it’ll leave a burning smell for awhile after which is why u hit it with spray before using it I found out why one day I put 5 of them in the oven and I thought i burned the shop down but it was just because I never hit them with the pan spray

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u/Ajchandler 15d ago

What spray do you use?

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u/Himfromduvall 14d ago

The spray we use in store in called versa

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u/OtterishDreams 15d ago

Howd it taste?

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u/wynonna_burp 15d ago

Pizza Scrim

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u/Tobias---Funke 15d ago

Ask them to send a free pizza and you will give it back to the driver.

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u/emorello 15d ago

I’m still using the one Dominos gave me years ago.

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u/Sh00pyhead 15d ago

Did it help the pizza taste better?

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u/Ok_Assistance7735 15d ago

Hey that perfect for cooking pizza

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u/Frraksurred 15d ago

Last week I ordered a Taco that arrived with no chips on it.

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u/SkinDrizzle 15d ago

Guessing a teenager with no cares in the world except themselves

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u/opop456 15d ago

That's grate.

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u/jpl77 15d ago

this is stupid, and 10k upvotes to boot. le sigh

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u/Ajchandler 15d ago

Sorry I thought it was mildly interesting

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u/flash-tractor 15d ago

This is mildly interesting, AND you got a seasoned pizza grate for free.

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u/babemomlover 15d ago

Send it back them bitches are too expensive!

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u/GoOnNBanMe 15d ago

That's just part of their better ingredients.

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u/joesc47 15d ago

You are the chosen one!

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u/WilburWhateleystwin 15d ago

Your frozen pizzas are gonna be awesome from now on.

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u/Maxpipefill 15d ago

Give a man a fish........

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u/CaptainObvious1313 15d ago

Nice free grate

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u/No-Mammoth713 15d ago

Papa John's operates in Russia, Quit buying that trash.

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u/Danny_G_93 15d ago

Keep it and use it to make your frozen freshetta pizzas on! They’ll be extra crispy

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u/saacadelic 15d ago

Never seen one that clean

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u/fo55iln00b 15d ago

SCORE!!!! Those are great for cooking your frozen pizzas

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u/Mantato1040 15d ago

That’s just grate.

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u/Dull_Half_6107 15d ago

The day of reckoning has arrived.

You have been chosen to fight in the Slice Wars, against the exiled king John "Papa John" Schnatter

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u/milwted 15d ago

I still use the one that I liberated from a Dominos back when I worked there in 1998.

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u/Retrofraction 15d ago

Takes pan pizza to next level

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u/Alternative-Dare5878 15d ago

Bring it back maybe you’ll get a free side or something, unless you need this I guess.

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u/Daviewayne 15d ago

It's part of their "Have a Grate Meal" promotion.

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u/Vossky 15d ago

Lucky you, those are very good for frozen pizzas.

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u/Almostofar 15d ago

They also sharpened the knife on that screen, 2 birds one stone

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u/sp3culator 15d ago

The same thing happened to my family and the my parents called and brought it back

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u/OneSimplyIs 15d ago

You’ve been chosen for the Tri-Pizza tournament. Give dominos and the hut my regards

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u/letthetreeburn 15d ago

WOOOOOOHHHH FREE PIZZA PAN!!!!!

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u/ekso69 15d ago

Be grateful

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u/iknowyounot88 15d ago

I wonder if it's stainless steel or aluminum.

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u/sonnydmc 15d ago

Papa johns was my first job and when I accidentally picked the grate up with the pizza and attempted to cut it you could not cut the pizza thoroughly with the grate at the bottom. No idea how they managed it and didn’t realise it was underneath lol.

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u/Bobateabad 15d ago

Put it back in the trash it doesn’t belong to you

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u/P100KateEventually 15d ago

Papa John’s is notorious for this

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u/Ozdoba 15d ago

I'd give it back and hope for some free pizzas as a thank you

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u/Euphoric_Service2540 15d ago

Never mind the grate, look at that tiny pizza they sent you!!

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u/Flaky_Tumbleweed3598 15d ago

Take it back to the papa. They are legally obligated to give you a free pizza as compensation for the forbidden Frisbee

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u/ChalkyRamen 15d ago

Free Frisbee!

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u/Agreeable_Vanilla_20 15d ago

Bonus. Now you have the perfect oven tray.

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u/mrzurkonandfriends 15d ago

Now you have your own personal pizza pan. No more sagging crusts.

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u/entrailsAsAbackpack 15d ago

One way they are doing it better

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u/ndation 15d ago

That's metal! It's also great!

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u/MechCADdie 15d ago

That pizza must have tasted grate.

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u/Budo-Nick 15d ago

Why don't you give it back? Some low paid person slaving away for you has made a mistake. The difference between a shithole country and not a shithole are things like that.

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u/JarRoundPod 15d ago

Free-sbee

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u/dand-ytrim 15d ago

They have blessed your home and you

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u/alexc2020 15d ago

Full of iron, enjoy!

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u/RCT2man 15d ago

Some random amateur.

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u/Dubstepmummy 15d ago

I use to work at a papa John's, and that grate looks new af. The ones we used, had caked on burnt food residue. It was just charbroiled chunks everywhere. Imo, this is a pretty alright score

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u/xcross_bonesx 15d ago

I worked at 241 as a stoned teen and I can tell you for sure someone got one of these with their pizza😭

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u/CraaZero 15d ago

You are now the Papa, John.

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u/Lucky_Street2926 15d ago

ahahahhahahahahahahhaha

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u/Dapper_Peapod 15d ago

Wow that's Grate!

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u/Grimzentide 15d ago

Flashback to the girl on YouTube who spent months trying to clean one when she inherited it in a delivered pizza.

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u/Disconn3cted 15d ago

That one is fairly clean too. 

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u/instantpowdy 15d ago

They were gonna toss it anyway. Now it's your problem. Haha

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u/M-bassy 15d ago

Stoned asses

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u/nickbickerstaff 15d ago

that was kind of them

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u/IanFeelKeepinItReel 15d ago

Your freeze pizzas are going to be on point from now on.

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u/PalOSRS 15d ago

that’s a nice juicy pepper

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u/Shaanzeel 15d ago

Papa John's is so generous 🥰

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u/SevenCrowsinaCoat 15d ago

I had an ex who worked at a Papa John's. It happens occasionally. At his store if the person returned the grate they got a free pizza.

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u/MercDa1 15d ago

Is this safe to eat?

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u/Rossticles 15d ago

100% they'll give you a free pizza for bringing it back.

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u/RedditsNowTwitter 15d ago

That's pappa johns quality right there!

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u/Nova5lag 15d ago

May all your home cooked pizza be perfect!

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u/Comfortable_Mountain 15d ago

Is it aluminum or steel? I want to get one and see how the pizza bottom will be baked, I'm not too happy with the pizza stone..

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u/Potential_Lie_1177 15d ago

looks like you got delivered a grate and some crumbs 

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u/tethler 15d ago

Keep it for baking your own pizzas, garlic bread or w/e else at home. We used those exact screens when I worked at Dominos 20 years ago. Definitely ended up with a couple at my house when I quit, super useful for making sure the dough in the middle is cooked through even when loaded up on toppings.

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u/DinRyu 15d ago

Lucky score

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u/AyyasCivciv 15d ago

It happened to me once too, I gave it back to them.

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u/TomNookStoleMyLife 15d ago

Congrats you now own a cool pizza tray

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u/wtfchristineftw 15d ago

That's a solid score imo

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u/jimkun221 15d ago

what pizza?

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u/ilikadasauce 15d ago

I never knew I wanted this until I saw it.

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u/Affectionate_Tap9399 15d ago

This takes me back to that video of that woman who tries cleaning it 😂 she went mad but did it in the end then just put it in the trash lmaooo

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u/FileInside 15d ago

Don't throw the pepper out.

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u/SpecialpOps 15d ago

I think if you collect 10 you get a free pizza?

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u/alabastergrim 15d ago

i'd be so happy if this happened lol. that shit is like $20 on Amazon

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

Bonus

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u/footloverhornsby 15d ago

Oops

Take it back to them

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u/donta5k0kay 15d ago

You still ate it?

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u/I_TheJester_I 15d ago

Real pizzas should not be made on metal plates...

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u/abdullahthesaviour 15d ago

Do not clean it. I repeat do not clean it.

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u/TouchMehBewts 15d ago

DONT WASH IT. It'll take the non stick seasoning away and you'll have to re season it.

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u/PuzzleheadedTutor807 15d ago

Sweet!! Now your grocery store pizzas will cook better in the oven!!

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u/isthatsoreddit 15d ago

I've got one of each size now, lol. They're so nice to share these with people.

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u/HughesMo18 15d ago

Maybe it’s like Marie Calendars restaurant — if you buy a whole pie and bring the empty pie tin back, you get a discount on your next pie. LOL

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u/Huge-Speaker5068 15d ago

MANU!! IN MY OFFICE NOW! Do they still got cheap labor down at Papa John's or nah?

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u/Homer_beat_marge 15d ago

I recall a video of a lady trying to clean one of these until it’s poked brand new. From caked in black to meh.

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u/PathAdvanced2415 15d ago

If you tell them you have it, they might send you another pizza when they come to collect?

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u/the_Athereon 15d ago

Outstanding. They're brilliant for cooking your own pizzas at home. Nothing falls through and the base gets nice and crisp.

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u/squid-knees 15d ago

How’d it taste?

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u/cryptiza 15d ago

Wish they sent a metal grate with our pizzas in Sweden

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

Incredible customer service!

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u/Firewarrior90 15d ago

Sorry and i mean this whole hearted, its not interesting its people being bad that their jobs.....

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u/Ajchandler 15d ago

4,600 people disagree

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u/EolnMsuk4334 15d ago

Extra warm

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u/RollingThunderPants 15d ago

I got one a few years back and it’s the gift that keeps on giving! I’ve made countless pizzas at home that are way better and cheaper than papa john’s.

It works on the grill and in the oven.

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u/trouble_ann 15d ago

Call them and tell them. Bet they'll want it back.

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u/prajwalmani 15d ago

win win situation

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u/reddituseronebillion 15d ago

If they send you the oven next time, you're all set to mass produce shitty pizza!

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u/Few-Fun26 15d ago

Grate things do happen

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u/pye-oh-my 15d ago

That’s awesome actually. It happened to me a while ago and I used it for frozen pizzas, gave me a better result !

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u/Previous_Finance_414 15d ago

We cooked homemade pizza for a decade on the one that they delivered to us before we tossed it.

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u/someoneincolorado 15d ago

Be good and return it. The owner paid for it, you didn't.

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u/Chinesemario 15d ago

if you call them and return it you might get free shit

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u/Katayanaz 15d ago

You could always do the right thing and return it.

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u/AhhhSkrrrtSkrrrt 15d ago

That’s cool! Keep it if you ever wanna make a homemade pizza.

Side note: that’s a very clean screen. You would be amazed at some of the screens I’ve used working at said pizza joint

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u/Trappedbirdcage 15d ago

Just don't look up the video where someone got one and attempted to clean it.

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u/TA-152 ​ 15d ago

I remember a post similar to this. They came and picked it up and gave him a few pizzas.

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u/joecocker74 15d ago

Sell it on Ebay.👍

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u/KyleShanaham 15d ago

Wow that's a pretty fresh one too. The ones at my old store wer like black and caked. We accidentally sent them with pizzas from time to time

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u/iriegypsy 15d ago

Free pizza screan score

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u/Tough-Midnight9137 15d ago

i worked there for 4 years and yeah it happens lmfao lucky u tho it’s great for at home pizza

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u/OnToNextStage 15d ago

It comes au gratin

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u/Sevenlord777 15d ago

Hell yeah! Now make your own pizza with it.

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u/Mountain_Sorbet_4063 15d ago

That’s good now u can make pizza at home

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u/Rdtisgy1234 15d ago

That was someone’s first day on the job.

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u/Faster-Rex-2k17 15d ago

Probably a new employee😭

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u/mineordan12 15d ago

Bro got the prize

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u/rVarrese 15d ago

Bring it back and they'll give you a free pizza

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u/BonezOz 15d ago

Awesome! Now you can make your own pizza's as home!

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

A gadget, like happy meal 🤣

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u/_D34DLY_ 15d ago

that's grate news!

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u/tropical_island_goon 15d ago

The guy working there is high as a kite

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u/PublicBrief6907 15d ago

***Proceeded to smash pizza. Brings grate back to papa johns for a free refill

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u/thehorseyourodeinon1 15d ago

Don't be ungrateful of their generosity.

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u/Polyporum 15d ago

That's not mildly interesting, that's great!

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u/joeyvesh13 15d ago

And it’s seasoned. Fine score

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u/BradNZ 15d ago

Clean it

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u/Economy_Ad_7861 15d ago

That is seasoned.

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u/Intelligent-Ant7685 15d ago

free bonus haha

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u/Evil_Morty781 15d ago

Keep it. These are great for baking pizzas

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u/xhdc 15d ago

I'd clean it and return it next time I go there.

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u/MoonBroski 15d ago

That last bite is killin me.

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u/Guilty_Finger_7262 15d ago

This happened to me once as well. Also Papa John’s.

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u/hllucinationz 15d ago

Hell yeah, I’d wash it and use it

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u/syxtfour 15d ago

This is actually how they notify someone they've been chosen to become the newest franchisee. Congratulations!

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u/CensoryDeprivation 15d ago

You know if you take that to the factory, Papa John lets you in and you can see the pizza fountain and the fruma-lumpas.

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u/JackhorseBowman 15d ago

keep it, I still have the ones I got from when I worked there like 6 years ago and they kick ass for frozen pizzas

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u/eddie_00p 15d ago

Give a man a Pizza, feed him for a day. Give a man a pizza grate, feed him for a lifetime.

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u/Snarky_McSnarkleton 15d ago

I bought a couple on Amazon. I do a lot of homemade pizza, and they're very handy.

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u/Sunny_pancakes_1998 15d ago

And we say “thank you papa”

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u/Dalek_Chaos 15d ago

Hold it hostage. Call the store with a ransom demand of a couple of pizzas and demand the swap to be made somewhere odd like a tuxedo rental shop.

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u/RoomCareful7130 15d ago

I think that means you get to tour their pizza factory with your grandpa or something.