Best frozen pizza for the $

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rh71

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Wow, do you guys not have a Trader Joe's near you? It used to be Freschetta's or DiGiornio's for me, until I found this. Now I'd rate the other two at like a 7 compared to this 9/10.

 

Exterous

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Wow, do you guys not have a Trader Joe's near you? It used to be Freschetta's or DiGiornio's for me, until I found this. Now I'd rate the other two at like a 7 compared to this 9/10.

Nearest TJ is 24 min away. Kroger is 5 so I'm usually too lazy to venture beyond that
 

zinfamous

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Wow.....A little touchy there, Sparky.

well, it's actually a very common thing to do, so you don't appear to understand this concept.

bear in mind--this is the dough, before it is cooked. Pizza dough takes a long time to prepare, and many people will prepare it in large batches and freeze individual portions to later be thawed, and used to bake a fresh pizza.
 

zinfamous

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Wow, do you guys not have a Trader Joe's near you? It used to be Freschetta's or DiGiornio's for me, until I found this. Now I'd rate the other two at like a 7 compared to this 9/10.


yeah, a lot their pizzas are good, but as I posted earlier, I still prefer the sicilian over all of their others. The pesto and tomato one is really good, too.
 

zinfamous

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Nearest TJ is 24 min away. Kroger is 5 so I'm usually too lazy to venture beyond that
TJ for me has only ever been a stop if it's on the way to something else, or if I can walk there. I like TJs, but I never considered them a primary option for food.
 

Ken g6

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That is not true. Pizza dough freezes exceptionally well and when properly stored and thawed it's indistinguishable from fresh.
Whenever I get Pizza Hut pizza and I have lots of leftovers, I freeze the leftover pizza. I generally think microwave-defrosted Pizza Hut pan pizza is better than any pre-frozen stuff. Most of the ingredients hold up fine too; spinach being the worst. But I wouldn't call it cheap.
 
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OccamsToothbrush

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Whenever I get Pizza Hut pizza and I have lots of leftovers, I freeze the leftover pizza. I generally think microwave-defrosted Pizza Hut pan pizza is better than any pre-frozen stuff. Most of the ingredients hold up fine too; spinach being the worst. But I wouldn't call it cheap.

I agree completely. The issue is not that pizza dough can't be frozen, that's been definitely proven false, it freezes just fine. Neither the taste nor the texture change if it's done well. You can freeze raw dough and it's fine. You can freeze already cooked dough like Pizza Hut and it comes out fine. But nothing from DiGiorno, Tombstone, Red Baron, Jack's, Tony's or Celeste ever comes out fine. So WTF are the commercial frozen pizza manufacturers doing to fail so utterly? Is it all down to shelf-stabilizers and preservatives? Whoever can come up with a decent crust would rule the frozen pizza kingdom and yet nobody can pull it off.
 

rh71

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TJ for me has only ever been a stop if it's on the way to something else, or if I can walk there. I like TJs, but I never considered them a primary option for food.
Well same for me - which is why I don't constantly have a stock of these pizzas in my freezer. When I do go, I stock up. And then they don't last very long. Late night cravings...
 

Dulanic

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Gino's East frozen deep dish is the best frozen pizza I've ever had.

It takes like an hour to make. Normally it sells for $9, but it's often on sale for around $6.99.

Delicious.
Just don't try the thin crust. That pizza was total shit, tasted like cardboard.
 

dasherHampton

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Just don't try the thin crust. That pizza was total shit, tasted like cardboard.

You couldn't be more right if you gave Emily Ratajkowski's body a thumbs up.

I bought that crap once because it had the Gino's East logo on the packaging. The cheese, the sauce, the toppings, the crust - everything is just awful. I wanted to puke.

I can't believe the deep dish and that atrocity are made by the same company.
 

ElFenix

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Whenever I get Pizza Hut pizza and I have lots of leftovers, I freeze the leftover pizza. I generally think microwave-defrosted Pizza Hut pan pizza is better than any pre-frozen stuff. Most of the ingredients hold up fine too; spinach being the worst. But I wouldn't call it cheap.
put that frozen left over pizza in the oven at 400 until hot. You can thank me later.
 

purbeast0

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Tostino's Party Pizza. Used to be able to get it for around $1 a pizza. I haven't bought one in years so I don't know if that's the case.

I grew up eating this so I have soft spot for it.
You grew up with it but can't even get the name right...
 

OccamsToothbrush

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That's how I generally reheat any pizza.

I use both. Oven only crust burns before top gets heated and melty. Microwave only then the crust stays soggy. Toss in the microwave for about a minute to heat the cheese and toppings, then into the over for a few minutes to firm up the crust. Try it that way next time, comes out better and it's faster too.
 

nakedfrog

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I use both. Oven only crust burns before top gets heated and melty. Microwave only then the crust stays soggy. Toss in the microwave for about a minute to heat the cheese and toppings, then into the over for a few minutes to firm up the crust. Try it that way next time, comes out better and it's faster too.
I've done it that way with the toaster oven, but generally prefer to just wait for the oven to heat up, it's only a few extra minutes.
 

ElFenix

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I use both. Oven only crust burns before top gets heated and melty.
you're doing it wrong, then. wrap the bones in aluminum foil and place on rack in upper middle and it comes out great. be sure the oven is fully preheated (note: when the light goes out it's usually still way off in my experience)
 

kn51

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I agree completely. The issue is not that pizza dough can't be frozen, that's been definitely proven false, it freezes just fine. Neither the taste nor the texture change if it's done well. You can freeze raw dough and it's fine. You can freeze already cooked dough like Pizza Hut and it comes out fine. But nothing from DiGiorno, Tombstone, Red Baron, Jack's, Tony's or Celeste ever comes out fine. So WTF are the commercial frozen pizza manufacturers doing to fail so utterly? Is it all down to shelf-stabilizers and preservatives? Whoever can come up with a decent crust would rule the frozen pizza kingdom and yet nobody can pull it off.

Yeah. It comes down to the mighty dollar and the American palate that adjusted for all the crap they crammed on the shelves over the years. Lot of cost factors involved along with all the socioeconomics of it. Time vs cost vs family life, etc. Then pile on a ton of constant pizza advertising to feed into the cycle.

I just find it fascinating how "cheap" you can buy a frozen or something from Dominos given what they used to cost in the past vs inflation. Something had to give, and well you can probably guess what that is.
 

ElFenix

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I just find it fascinating how "cheap" you can buy a frozen or something from Dominos given what they used to cost in the past vs inflation. Something had to give, and well you can probably guess what that is.
i've been noting that papa johns costs the same now as it did when i was in high school 20 year ago. ofc, back then delivery was free. one of the cost cutting things PJ did was replace tomatoes with HFCS in the sauce. that stuff is way too sweet now.
 
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