# Favorite frozen storebought pizza (redux) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 1, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694 "2015-01-01T18:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/1 "2015-01-01T18:04:00Z")
There was a [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=688321&highlight=frozen+pizza)on this about a year and a half ago. Looking for an update. I’m talking about the kind of pizza you keep in the freezer for days like this when you don’t want to go out of the house or call Domino’s. Also, do you add to/enhance storebought with any home ingredients? Cheese, veggies, extra olive oil, etc.? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/2 "2015-01-01T18:44:47Z")
We rarely have frozen pizza. If we want an inexpensive pizza, there’s a Domino’s four miles away. Trader Joe’s has pizza dough for $1.29, so I often just make a pizza instead of ordering one. The real problem with frozen pizza is that our fridge has ‘French doors’ so a pizza won’t fit flat in the freezer. If we have to bake a pizza the same day we want it, why not just make one? That said, I’ve always liked Tombstone pepperoni pizzas. You may laugh, but I actually like them. Something about the pepperoni, I think. And they used to be really cheap to boot. Now they’re not so cheap, and the SO likes Digiorno. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/3 "2015-01-01T19:02:44Z")
It is a specialty product but “Against the Grain” makes a really good gluten free product. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/4 "2015-01-01T19:34:09Z")
Stouffer’s French Bread pizza. Otherwise we don’t give frozen pizza the freezer space - it’s too easy to call one of the dozen places that deliver, or just zip down to Pizza Chalet to pick up a to-go order. Any pizza, frozen or otherwise gets a generous application of red pepper flake. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/5 "2015-01-01T21:16:31Z")
I like Red Baron Super Deluxe, I used to like their Mexican pizza but don’t see it anymore, I prefer frozen pizza to pizzeria pizza, something about the yeast in the crust. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/6 "2015-01-01T21:23:57Z")
I know this is like a bottom-of-the-line frozen pizza, but OMG I loves me some Totino’s Party Pizza! It’s like on the large end of a personal size pizza. Is so light a crispy and is usually $2-3. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/7 "2015-01-01T21:31:53Z")
Tombstone is my favorite. Red Baron rising crust is great too ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/8 "2015-01-01T21:35:25Z")
I enjoy Kashi’s the best. But California Pizza Kitchen’s cracker crust type of pizza (Crispy Thin) is really good as well. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/9 "2015-01-01T21:45:52Z")
Freschetta, hands down. All of the crust options (brick oven, regular or thin) are great - it just depends on what we’re in the mood for. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/10 "2015-01-01T21:49:44Z")
This may be a Midwest brand, but Home Run Inn is great. I tend to buy cheese pizza and add pepperoni and mushrooms. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/11 "2015-01-01T22:07:56Z")
I always liked the thin, dinner-plate sized ones for under a dollar each. I seem to remember Tony’s was one brand, but every chain supermarket has their own store brand of the same thing. They are edible as a snack with added garlic powder, oregano, and cayenne, but for a meal, extra pepperoni, olives, onions, and mozzarella are needed as well. Now any pizza I eat has to be home made low-sodium pie. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/12 "2015-01-01T22:16:30Z")
Another vote for California Kitchen brand; I like thin crust and most of the other brands seem to be thicker crust and too bready for my taste. I also usually add my own toppings - red pepper flakes, sliced fresh tomatoes, a shmear of pesto, anchovies, etc. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/13 "2015-01-01T22:28:06Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > This may be a Midwest brand, but Home Run Inn is great. I tend to buy cheese pizza and add pepperoni and mushrooms. There is something about their sausage that’s different and addicting. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/14 "2015-01-01T22:50:05Z")
The grocery chain that dominates my area has an excellent $3.99 (often on sale for $3.33) ‘supreme’ pizza with good-quality ingredients. I add julienned bell peppers and sweet onions all around the rim, which brings the veggie content up to my preference. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/15 "2015-01-01T23:59:01Z")
Archer Farm’s four-cheese pizza is my favorite right now. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/16 "2015-01-02T00:19:21Z")
For cheapie $2 pizza I like Roma original sausauge (to which I add mushrooms.) I’ve been eating that since I was a kid. For something a little more upscale (in the $5 range) I like Bellatoria. Has to be thin crust for me. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/17 "2015-01-02T00:52:28Z")
If Safeway supermarkets are near you, I’d recommend that you try the Open Nature frozen pizzas. They’re thin crust and I think they taste reasonably good. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/18 "2015-01-02T01:12:23Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Stouffer’s French Bread pizza. Otherwise we don’t give frozen pizza the freezer space - it’s too easy to call one of the dozen places that deliver, or just zip down to Pizza Chalet to pick up a to-go order. > > Any pizza, frozen or otherwise gets a generous application of red pepper flake. I just had one for lunch. I think I like Red Baron better - easier cooking options IIRC, and Stouffer’s puts 3 big pieces of pepperoni with a lot of empty real estate in between (well it was a combo-type (or they call it “deluxe”) so there were non-meat things). Red Baron has smaller pieces all over. I never liked French bread pizza as a kid, but that’s because the school cafeteria version is microwaved or something. Eeugh. Stouffer’s has a “nuke for 90 seconds, oven for 7 minutes at 475F” plan. Good point - French bread fits in the freezer so well, otherwise I don’t buy the larger ones and can just get takeout/delivery. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/19 "2015-01-02T01:17:13Z")
Red Baron is good, but Totino’s (formerly Jeno’s) is old school comfort food. > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > If Safeway supermarkets are near you, I’d recommend that you try the Open Nature frozen pizzas. They’re thin crust and I think they taste reasonably good. I can’t think of much I’d less like to see in the name of a pizza than “nature”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694/20 "2015-01-02T07:07:36Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > This may be a Midwest brand, but Home Run Inn is great. I tend to buy cheese pizza and add pepperoni and mushrooms. I tried this only because it was on a big sale. I think it was marked down from $7.99 to $4.99 at Meijer or Kroger awhile back. I really liked it- I think it was because of the cheese and maybe the sauce was less bland than most. But it also made me physically ill (probably my fault, not the pizza’s). I can’t really eat pepperoni, but their’s looked pretty good, too- advertised as uncured and the same price as cheese. In general, I really don’t care for too many frozen pizzas and it seems hard to find many with decent topping options. If I’m adding my own toppings, I feel like just making my own pizza. This is why the stouffer’s french bread pizzas usually get my vote. Frequently on sale for around $2 for a box of 2, they are one of the few things I find that are decent without costing nearly as much as cooked pizza. Plus, at least different than what you can typically order somewhere, besides just being a lower quality imitation. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694.md?page=2)