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    Big Bite Taste Test: Frozen Pizza

    By | Shine Food – Tue, Oct 20, 2009 3:21 PM EDT

    Big Bite Taste Test: Frozen Pizza from Every Day with Rachael Ray
    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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