For all you pizza lovers and even those not so big on pizza, which part of the pizza in your opinion is the most important? The Crust/Dough - Cheese - or Sauce ? I didn't list toppings because generally most comment on quantity not quality. Thanks for your opinions!

I like a flavorful more thicker sauce, a soft mildly seasoned crust cheese inside is optional, and a good amount of a mozzarella cheese on top is ideal.

Proffered toppings are crispy pepperoni in a large amount.

I'd say cheese > crust > sauce. If the cheese isn't perfect it leaves a bad aftertaste and the more slices I eat the nastier they become. Crust is my favorite part but generally isn't bad from my experience. Garlic bread crust can make anything good though.

Being a bread lover, I have always loved a thin crust; the crust is usually my favorite part. I actually make a pretty mean pizza using a pre-rolled pie crust as a base and kielbasa as pepperoni (thinly sliced so that they don't become grease cups in the oven).

However, I guess I should say I 'made' a pretty mean pizza. I've developed a gluten allergy so I had to give up my beloved wheat-based bread (I had been trying to find an excuse to eat gluten-free anyway, so it wasn't that bad of news). With that in mind, I will move onto cheese. I like a nice crispy, non-sweaty cheese on pizza. I avoid dairy for the most part but I justify the nutritional richness of certain cheeses (especially unpasteurized) in these cases.

I wish the US had the balls to make pizza as diverse as New Zealand's pizzas (I really miss Hell Pizza). But I haven't eaten fast food pizza for long enough to not really care anyway.