Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Apr 25, 2019 2:30:26 GMT
www.sfgate.com/food/article/Where-does-your-go-to-frozen-pizza-rank-We-tried-13792468.php
3rd place (tie):
Red Baron Classic Crust Four Cheese Pizza
Cheeses: Mozzarella, cheddar, provolone and Parmesan
Score: 46
On the "flavorful" crust, they "actually see some bubbles - almost like a real pizza." The crust was "puffy a la Pizza Hut, but without the fried-in-oil crust." Its cheese is "chewy in a good way," though the sauce has "too much pepper in here."
Screamin' Sicilian Pizza Co. - Bessie's Revenge Cheese
Cheeses: "Wisconsin whole milk fresh mozzarella slices, shredded mozzarella cheese, Parmesan, Romano & white cheddar cheeses."
Score: 46
This extra-cheesy pizza was divisive among testers. Some thought the cheese was "Too thick and rubbery," but others praised it: "It's real!" The sauce seemed to be one of the favorites of the bunch: It "tastes like tomato more than the others," is "nice and peppery" and has an "okay balance of sweet and salt." "I taste herbs! visible oregano!" one tester marveled. One called it "the ugly duckling of the group." (The cheese wasn't distributed very well on the one we bought.) Another compared the crust to "hard tack." Still, it managed to score well.
2nd place: Archer Farms Four Cheese Wood-Fired Crust
Cheeses: "With mozzarella, smoked Gouda, and two Italian varieties of cheese on a hand-stretched crust."
Score: 57
Our testers were all surprised to learn that this high-scoring pizza was the Target house brand. The crust "actually seems like it's yeasted" and is "puffier, not in a bad way," though another tester compared it to an "Olive Garden breadstick that has been sitting on the table for two courses." The sauce has "a vague smoky flavor" with "decent mozzarella" that is "gooey [with a] nice texture." However, one tester said the pizza was "a salt bomb."
1st place: Roberta's Wood Fired Pizza - Margherita
Cheese: Mozzarella
Score: 66
This was the fastest-cooking of all the pizzas - just heat it up until the cheese seems slightly melted (about six minutes), and you're done. The crust was nicely charred and felt about as close as you could get to a restaurant pizza from the freezer aisle - which makes sense because Roberta's makes some of New York's most beloved pizza. Our testers said it "looks fancy-ish" with a sauce that was "nicely sweet." They "appreciated the char and yeast flavor" on the crust, which was "crisp and pleasant." The cheese "looks like fresh mozzarella." "This could pass as decent restaurant pizza," said one tester. "I'm a fan."
3rd place (tie):
Red Baron Classic Crust Four Cheese Pizza
Cheeses: Mozzarella, cheddar, provolone and Parmesan
Score: 46
On the "flavorful" crust, they "actually see some bubbles - almost like a real pizza." The crust was "puffy a la Pizza Hut, but without the fried-in-oil crust." Its cheese is "chewy in a good way," though the sauce has "too much pepper in here."
Screamin' Sicilian Pizza Co. - Bessie's Revenge Cheese
Cheeses: "Wisconsin whole milk fresh mozzarella slices, shredded mozzarella cheese, Parmesan, Romano & white cheddar cheeses."
Score: 46
This extra-cheesy pizza was divisive among testers. Some thought the cheese was "Too thick and rubbery," but others praised it: "It's real!" The sauce seemed to be one of the favorites of the bunch: It "tastes like tomato more than the others," is "nice and peppery" and has an "okay balance of sweet and salt." "I taste herbs! visible oregano!" one tester marveled. One called it "the ugly duckling of the group." (The cheese wasn't distributed very well on the one we bought.) Another compared the crust to "hard tack." Still, it managed to score well.
2nd place: Archer Farms Four Cheese Wood-Fired Crust
Cheeses: "With mozzarella, smoked Gouda, and two Italian varieties of cheese on a hand-stretched crust."
Score: 57
Our testers were all surprised to learn that this high-scoring pizza was the Target house brand. The crust "actually seems like it's yeasted" and is "puffier, not in a bad way," though another tester compared it to an "Olive Garden breadstick that has been sitting on the table for two courses." The sauce has "a vague smoky flavor" with "decent mozzarella" that is "gooey [with a] nice texture." However, one tester said the pizza was "a salt bomb."
1st place: Roberta's Wood Fired Pizza - Margherita
Cheese: Mozzarella
Score: 66
This was the fastest-cooking of all the pizzas - just heat it up until the cheese seems slightly melted (about six minutes), and you're done. The crust was nicely charred and felt about as close as you could get to a restaurant pizza from the freezer aisle - which makes sense because Roberta's makes some of New York's most beloved pizza. Our testers said it "looks fancy-ish" with a sauce that was "nicely sweet." They "appreciated the char and yeast flavor" on the crust, which was "crisp and pleasant." The cheese "looks like fresh mozzarella." "This could pass as decent restaurant pizza," said one tester. "I'm a fan."
