So, it’s 2am. You’re hungry, (bordering on hangry) you’re damn near broke and you want a cheap pizza. So you went online and saw this “CLICK HERE TO SEE WHICH FROZEN PIZZA PASSED OUR TASTE TEST”
WalMart is just down the street and a few minutes later you’re standing in front of their freezer doors trying to figure out which one is the best. Or, you can make pizza at home here and in other recipes on the site.
We fired up our own oven (and pizza stone) to test four popular frozen regular crust pepperoni pizzas.Preview Changes (opens in a new tab)
Michael “took one for the team” and tried each, judging the crust, the quantity and quality of the cheese, pepperoni and sauce. We also looked at the price and judged the overall value.
THE RESULTS ARE IN:
Red Baron
Crust: soft chewy
Cheese: skimpy
Pepperoni: ok – tasty but skimpy
Sauce: good but it’s obviously been sweetened
Price: $3.98
Verdict: 3rd place. Still a pretty good value.
Tombstone
Crust: soft almost doughy
Cheese: Generous, stringy like a good cheese should be
Pepperoni: Edges curled perfectly and tasty oil pooled in the bottom
Sauce: good sauce but a bit too salty
Price: $3.98
Verdict: 2nd place. Slightly better than Red Baron and a good value.
Screaming Sicilian
Crust: NY Style Pizzeria crust
Cheese: Generous.
Pepperoni: Edges curled perfectly and tasty oil pooled in the bottom
Sauce: terrific
Price: $5.98
Verdict: The Winner – by far
DiGiorno
Crust: very chewy – Thick almost Chicago
Cheese: ok
Pepperoni: very spicy
Sauce: ok
Price: $5.98
Verdict: The advertising and hype doesn’t deliver
Bottom Line: While a good homemade pizza beats a frozen pizza every time, if you don’t have time to make one yourself, one frozen pie (Screamin’ Sicilian) stood head and shoulders above the rest. If you forget for next time, remember to CLICK HERE TO SEE WHICH FROZEN PIZZA PASSED OUR TASTE TEST
