Food
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
We taste-tested dozens of frozen pizzas from the grocery store at Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine—these top-scoring pies really deliver.
BEST OVERALL: American Flatbread Cheese and Herb
"It's pizza in its purest form," one taster said, "simple and earthy." (americanflatbread.com for stores)
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BEST CHEESE: Wolfgang Puck All-Natural Margherita
This pie won raves over the "big, pretty" tomato slices and strong flavors of olive oil and herbs: "It tastes like fresh pesto."
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BEST PEPPERONI: Tombstone Pepperoni
Tasters called it "one generously topped" pie. The supermarket standby also scored big for its "thick and salty" slices.
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BEST VEGETABLE: DiGiorno Rising Crust Spinach, Mushroom & Garlic
"It's doughy on the inside and crisp on the outside," said one taster. And this well-decorated pie is smothered with "loads of spinach" and "fresh-tasting mushrooms."
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BEST SAUSAGE: Home Run Inn Deep Dish Sausage
Tasters said the inside-out deep-dish pie is worth the fuss, praising its "crunchy crust," "big tomato chunks" and "juicy sausage." (homeruninn.com for stores)
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BEST CRUST: Amy's Kitchen 3-Cheese Pizza with Cornmeal Crust
Freezers aren't always kind to pizza crust—making them doughy, dense or limp. But judges noted the "great cornmeal texture" on this unique recipe.
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BEST ODDBALL
California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken
The frozen supermarket version of the restaurant's pie beat plenty of wacky pizzas. Judges loved the "tangy" sauce and "mountain of toppings."
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By Susannah Gora | Photography By Levi Brown
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Posted by Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:27am PDT
Report AbuseCalifornia Pizza Kitchen? really? I have a frozen pizza from time to time and that one was the worst. We had to check to make sure we weren't eating the cardboard, that's how bad the crust tasted. There were no toppings and the thing was so small that it can't be split more than two ways. If you like the BBQ pizza idea just add BBQ sauce to any other pizzas. The others I've had are pretty decent (never seen the American flatbread one), although Wolfgang Puck's pizzas are tiny and expensive.
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Posted by Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:52pm PDT
Report AbuseI THINK . IT IS JUST MY OPNION THEY LIST HERE PLACES THAT PAY THE MOST TOO BE LISTED
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Posted by Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:06am PDT
Report AbuseI like all of them, each has its own unique flavor. I going to the grocery store and deciding which to take home. Although i think the best take home is Papa Murphys.
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Posted by Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:57am PDT
Report AbuseThanks for the comments so far! One note to bigandtall: When we do a Big Bite Taste Test, we keep it strictly editorial, which means our testers and panel of judges do a totally blind test of all the products we can get our hands on. No one's paying anything to be included.
Not sure how others get their favorites, but our winners are really the best we test!
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Posted by Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:57am PDT
Report AbuseIt's not really a comment but I just bought a juicer and am looking for recipe ideas. Can anyone help please?
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Posted by Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:34am PDT
Report AbuseWhat about Totino's? I really LOVE Totino's!! It's all cheap cheese and cracker crust. Yummy. ~vixenvena
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Posted by Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:21am PDT
Report AbuseWolfgang Puck has a frozen pizza line? haha that amuses me :D
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Posted by Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:58am PDT
Report AbuseTotino's fan here too Vixenvena. When you are on a budget, it is the sure way to go for a quick fix.
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Posted by Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:25pm PDT
Report AbuseI prefer Red Baron for saucy pizza, and I add my own extra toppings. Totinos is awesome too, great deal.
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