Chart 1: Moisture of pizza difference between reusable box and one-time use cardboard box
Pizza's were 16" regular crust pepperoni pizza weighed at preparation, after being
cooked and after being boxed for 30 minutes. Each pizza had 8 cut slices prior to boxing.
Cardboard Box Hybrid Pizza BoxPizza Porter
Pre-cook weight 1359 grams 1359 grams 1359 grams
Cooked and sliced 1254 grams 1290 grams 1270 grams
30 minutes in box 1220 grams 1260 grams 1244 grams
Moisture grams/ 152.5 grams 157.5 grams 155.5 grams
per slice
Findings reflect that the moisture content is about 1/10 of 1 ounce more in each pizza slice transported in reusable pizza boxes than in traditional one-time use boxes, just enough to improve take-out pizza taste, looks and reheating.
(Disclaimer: Results will vary with different crusts.)
In a blind taste test after the pizza's were in the box for 1.5 hours, 80% of tasters preferred the reusable box pizza, participants claiming the pizza looked and tasted fresher and warmer from the reusable box (after disclosure), it was not as dry.
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Chart 2: Heat retention of a reusable box vs. a one-time use cardboard box, no carriers used.
The following chart is a heat loss comparison between the Pizza Pallet and a Cardboard Pizza
Box. (Ambient room air temperature was 70-72 degrees in both tests. Comparison is between
a 16" Cardboard box and a 16" Pizza Porter and a 16" Hybrid Pizza Box. The term was 45 minutes
with the temperatures being checked every 5 minutes. Pizza was the same 16" size pepperoni
pizza from the same restaurant.
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| Time Change |
| Pizza Porter or Hybrid Pizza Box |
Cardboard Pizza Box |
| Pizza Temp |
In Box Ambient |
Pizza Temp |
In Box Ambient |
| Out of Oven |
183 degrees |
107 degrees |
186 degrees |
106 degrees |
| 5 Minutes |
173 degrees |
105 degrees |
169 degrees |
105 degrees |
| 10 Minutes |
159 degrees |
104 degrees |
156 degrees |
101 degrees |
| 15 Minutes |
151 degrees |
103 degrees |
143 degrees |
100 degrees |
| 20 Minutes |
143 degrees |
100 degrees |
133 degrees |
98 degrees |
| 25 Minutes |
133 degrees |
92 degrees |
125 degrees |
94 degrees |
| 30 Minutes |
124 degrees |
89 degrees |
118 degrees |
92 degrees |
| 35 Minutes |
117 degrees |
84 degrees |
112 degrees |
89 degrees |
| 40 Minutes |
112 degrees |
82 degrees |
107 degrees |
86 degrees |
| 45 Minutes |
106 degrees |
80 degrees |
104 degrees |
84 degrees |