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Store bought pizza- thoughts?

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  1. Beetle-Kill

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    I think there are a few pretty good store bought pizza's out there. And some that are chit-on-a-shingle kinda stuff.

    DiGiorno, Freschetta, a few others, I like them. Others, not so much. Jack's thin crust is a battle to eat, and the "Realgood" pizza with cauliflower crust was a non-starter. So bad my dogs wouldn't eat it, at least one of them. The one ate a piece, but just looked at me like I was pizzed at him when I tossed another chunk in his dish.

    So, what do you like?
     
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  2. Jack Straw

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    Our local Hannaford makes a pretty good pizza. I would like to know some good frozen pizzas.
     
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    Well, why don’t you meet some? And eat some?

    Use your nice voice when introducing yourself.
    :whistle:

    :rofl: :lol:
     
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  4. papadave

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    Digiorno, Freschetta, Sam's aren't too bad,
    Local store had a deal on the Oprah branded, and I didn't know the dough was part cauliflower. I really don't like that particular vegetable, it gives the rest of the veggies a bad rap. Anyway, yeah.....no. Wife and SisIL liked it . Go figgur. SisIL also swears by the big pizza you can get from the Wally in their deli area.
    Same local store (only local store) has deals all the time, so I can usually get these for under $5.
    One of the local bars has the best pizza I've had in a LONG time, but a large is about $15. A place called Vito's downstate had the absolute best pizza I've ever had.......we ordered from there a lot.:dex:
     
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    I don't mind tombstone. I saw a pizza called Palermo's king cheese on sale and was very glad I tried them. lottza mozza pizzas were real good when we first heard about them, but I think they may have changed the sauce recipe some as we don't run for them any longer.
     
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    If something's on sale that I haven't tried, we'll grab a couple. If we like, we'll get more. Otherwise, they go on the hit list.
     
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    Born and raised in NY, store bought pizza.................sacrilegious
     
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    The stuff Target carries (something?? Farms) is far and away our favorite. With 2 younger kids, we fire up a few every other week minimum. Try not to eat otherwise processed food.
     
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    DiGiorno stuffed crust all meat. That's what we get.
     
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    DiGiorno is all we get when we do get it. Either stuffed crust, pizzeria, or pan style
     
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    Glad I live in an area where thinking about buying frozen pizza isn't a consideration.
     
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    I kinda like to make my own.

    Except in the Summer when it is hot and you really don't feel like turning on the oven.
    An outdoor pizza oven would be great.

    Went so long with a side-by-side refrigerator that frozen pizzas didn't fit in that it's been a long time since we bought a frozen pizza.
     
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    Some frozen pizza can be good but most are made good only by adding some things, especially cheese.

    Like yooperdave we get Tombstone (supreme) once in a great while. Sometimes Red Baron although Red Baron and Tony's (same company) have done some changing that we don't like so we haven't had one of those for a long time now. Mostly it has to do with their sauce.
     
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    We like Papa Murhpys. We get what we like.
     
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    Picked up 3 Wally pizzas today while shopping. NY is too far away. :whistle:
    I'm still working on making a good dough, but I don't make pizza often enough, or something.
    Took me a while to get the biscuits down....same for pie crust. Now, those are both awesome. I doubt it'll be as good as the fabled NY stuff, but that's ok.
    Hey ironpony , is it true that New Yorkers fold a slice to eat it? I've seen that done, but it was in a movie.
     
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    We have cut back on buying them. They have just gotten too expensive. 8$ for a decent frozen pizza just doesn’t work for me. For an extra 3$ we can get a real pizza from a mom and pop pizza joint which pound for pound is probably less expensive.
     
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    One thing we discovered is some store deli will actually have premade dough you can buy to make your own.
     
  18. Chaz

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    One of the best things about the countertop convection oven.
    It doesn't heat up the house like the conventional oven does.
    :yes:

    Can't argue that logic in any way
    :)

    Even getting dough from the deli, I seem to lack the skill to get it spread evenly, and often rip the dough
    :headbang:

    Wish I had worked in a pizza joint while in high school instead of being a dishwasher
    :confused:
     
  19. Will C

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    Frozen pizza? That means the fiancé worked late again!
     
  20. savemoney

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    My parents and my brother ran a deli Mom and Pop store. They made fabulous pizza. I don't care for frozen pizza. While we buy one now and they, half of it goes uneaten. Easy enough to make your own. you can make your pizza dough ahead and freeze it until ready to use. My brother used to make his dough in some huge mixer that stood on the floor. the mixing bowl was huge.