I quite enjoy Grandiosa, a Norwegian pizza you can find all over the Nordic countries and Baltic countries. Stone-baked, good toppings, it's cheap, and I like the taste.
Austrian here. Dr. Oetker mozzarella in my childhood. Wagner's Big Pizza (now named differently, I think) was also a family favorite, they had all kinds of flavors in American style, like Texas, Western, Supreme, Peperoni Diavolo and so on. 😅 I never have frozen pizza nowadays but this video makes me nostalgic.
@@vincenzosplate No frozen pizza here. Kiiiinda. When I'm making pizza dough, I roll them into pies an freeze the dough pie for pie before putting them in a vacuum seal and freeze again. Usually the dough could ferment for 48 hours. Does that count as "frozen pizza"? /edit "here" being Germany
Yupp, and it is probably done with a soft dough, because it is symmetrical + this is why sometimes the air bubbles are also cut and the dough opens on the edge. If it would be done in a frozen stage it would look like a stamped metal: The edge would be ~50% cut and ~ 50% broken.
@@garethgarstang731 saw this on how its made today, the dough is rolled out in one huge sheet and then circles pizza bases are cut by pressing it on a roller.
Here in sweden I have noticed an uptake in "fresh" pizza dough in stores. Also non frozen ready to bake pizza is gaining in popularity. And in some pizzerias, you can buy just a ball of dough.
Dr. Oetker may be produced in Canada too, but it's originally a German company. Their "Ristorante" doesn't have a typical pizza dough, it's strangely cookie-like; but at least there is a version with mushrooms and without ham or other additions, which is what I sometimes fancy. Now they've also got other brands of frozen pizza, like the "Pizza Tradizionale" with a more typical dough and "Die Ofenfrische" which isn't fully baken yet, so that it gets the baking finish in the oven. As for flavours, I think I prefer on the one hand spinach, which I always refine with some olive oil and garlic powder and on the other hand diavolo with spicy salami, onions and perhaps peperoncino.
Spinach with olive oil and garlic sounds like a delicious upgrade, and diavolo with spicy salami and onions definitely packs a punch! It’s all about finding the perfect combo for your taste buds!
Dr. Oetker is a staple for me, always got one in the freezer if I can't be bothered to cook the day or have no leftovers. I actually think their standard peperoni pizza is the worst of their stock (we don't talk about Pizza Pasta)
In The UK we have a supermarket called Iceland, whose frozen pizzas are mostly from the Roncadin family business in Italy. For the money they can't be beaten.
Think it's only the more premium brands - eg Gino D'Acampo. They also do Italpizza. Personality I think the fresh sourdough pizzas at Aldi UK are better than any of the Iceland frozen ones I've tried though!
I'm on a strict diet right now and I was forced to watch Vincenzo eat all these delicious pizzas. Omg I would die for even the lowest rated one of them at this moment.
Don't know what kind of diet you are on but when I had to be low carb to get a bunch of weight off I was craving pizza like crazy but no grains in my diet. I found a pizza crust made out of mozzarella cheese. It is SUPER rich so one slice will do you. But it is amazing how much it feels like real pizza crust. It is the Fathead recipe. If you are on low fat you might try a cauliflower crust. They aren't as good but I'll bet it would taste good to you right now. Of course I'm just shooting in the dark because I have no idea what your diet is. Good luck and may you reach your goals!
A home made Margherita pizza, with 80g of fresh mozzarella, a teaspoon of pecorino, basil, tomato on a homemade 200g dough ball (water, flour, salt, yeast) works out to under 600 calories for the whole thing. You should be able to fit that in your diet if you budget through the day.
About a year ago, we got the brand Crosta & Mollica here in the supermarket in the Netherlands and it's probably the best brand for frozen pizzas in my opinion
Surprised to see Dr. Oetker Ristorante in the video! We used to have a stack of their mozzarella pizza in the freezer when I was young. So many of us grew up eating/surviving on that German frozen pizza as poor students. 😂 Even you, Vincenzo!! I can't believe it. 😁
@@pacoro84 My mom used to cook fresh every single day but also bought frozen emergency foods for us when we were little because she worked long, long hours 7 days a week, and you never know. As a uni student, I mostly ate vegetables, grains, and stews. ;) I don't eat frozen foods anymore but in my student days, they were much cheaper... I only recently found out (as I always walk past the frozen aisle) that frozen pizza in my country costs between 5 - 8€ a piece nowdays (which is around 5.5 - 9 USD or 8 - 13 AUD), which is just insane!!
@@SatieSatie i live in romania....we did not even had supermarkets nor know what frozen food is,thank god.mine worked too,still cooked 3 fresh meals a day.at the end of the highschool the supermarkets came and the only frozen food i ate was paella from frosta from time to time.
@@pacoro84 why would you cook 3 fresh meals daily? like do you have no job or something? I make one big batch of food for 3-4 days for dinner and supper. Occasionally for lunch too. Breakfast and sometimes lunch is the only thing I do daily
Vincenzo saying he used to go for the Canadian brand of pizzas when in his 20s filled me with pride as a Canadian. Then came the taste test. Then the realization that we also invented pineapple on pizzas with the Hawaiian pizza... You know what, our pizza game SUCKS! XD Also Vincenzo, I know that you hate a lot on peperoni, for it not being italian and not being salami, but did you know that it was actually invented by italians in the US as a way to create a product that was similar to salami, but using ingredients available in the US?
Unfortunately for me, it was a Greek immigrant to Canada that invented Hawaian. And I'm saying "unfortunately" because I'm from Greece. I have no idea what the hell the guy was thinking. He should have stuck to yeeros.
Gonna disagree with you on that pineapple thing. I know it is a weird battle. No other topping including anchovies provokes people so much. I also like figs or pears on pizza when paired properly. I have a thing for pineapple and fresh sliced jalapenos on a pizza. Sweet and spicy.
yes, the pineapple on pizza debate will forever be a Canadian legacy! As for pepperoni, it’s interesting how Italian immigrants in the U.S. adapted to create something new. It may not be traditional, but it’s definitely made its mark on pizza culture.
Ristorante Pepperoni and add some extra mozzarella to it is one of my favorites. My favorite frozen pizza is Grandiosa Pepperoni family size, it's only available in nordic countries. You can taste spices in the pepperonis and it doesn't need extra cheese. So they nailed the most important parts of the pizza and that's why it's my favorite.
I dont think any of these are available here in Texas, but this was still fun. I am lucky to have a local mom and pop pizzeria I try to support when I crave the pizza!
Frozen pizzas definitely serve a purpose, but frankly I stay away from ones with toppings, which can be of very dubious quality. I tend to get the best value acceptable Margarita, and then add my own anchovies, chilli, mushrooms, salami, tuna, olives, whatever. Because I KNOW that the anchovies, tuna, and salami I buy are already very good. Blue cheese, goat cheese, even camembert - whatever decent ingredients you have in the fridge basically. It does affect the recommended cooking time a little one way or the other (i.e. watery things like mushrooms or fresh tomato will slow it down more than just adding a few anchovies or a different type of cheese) @Vincenzo's Plate it would be interesting see a 'How to pimp up a frozen Margarita' video!
For example, a Dr Oetker (?) mushroom pizza is good with a bit of good blue cheese and a sprinkle of Oregano. Finish with Grana Padano Or a plain margarita is good with a few anchovies, good tuna, chillies and black olives. If you get their pepperoni one, add some fresh chilli, quite thinly sliced red bell peppers, and a dab of cream cheese here and there (or something like feta or ricotta)
@@ursmax Good point, especially with the mushrooms. But for tomatoes, I think that would break the shape a bit more than wanted for this use/suggestion. And of course, take everything I've said with a pinch of salt until Vincenzo gives a verdict, no? 😀
@@mariuscheek Hehe, I hear ya. Of course tomatoes usually go with a pinch of salt ;) That said, might be worth baking them so the water can evaporate. Plenty of options, not saying any one has exclusivity.
Yummy. I also prefer just cheese and a Neapolitan style. I like your choice of toppings and since you say tuna I'm guessing you are not in the US. 😄 I love mushrooms on pizza but in a home oven they just make things too wet. I saute them before topping them.
There's nothing even close to Gustavo Gusto. Can bet Vincenzo would give it 7.5 if not more. I would even go as far as to say it's even better than some pizzerias.
@@remakotoyuki90 Gustavo Gusto is not produced by machine, but by hand. Very unique. www.merkur.de/assets/images/27/558/27558350-an-einem-fliessband-belegen-mitarbeiter-von-gustavo-gusto-tiefkuehlpizza-mit-champingons-h7a.jpg
Unfortunately I don’t see any of those pizzas available here in the United States with the exception of the first one. Aldi does not carry those pizzas in the US.
Vincenzo, I am going in defense of pineapple on pizza. I love HAWAIIAN "pizza", ham, pineapple, and green bell pepper. Please note I said HAWAIIAN, not Italian. I always thought of this a an island creation and not representative of Italy in any fashion. A funny side note, the Hawaiians are crazy for Spam, and they make a "pizza" with that, too! Chicago makes a peanut butter and jelly pizza! I think the term "pizza", when created outside of Italian cuisine, is really is flexible, meaning any combination of ingredients on top of a disk of dough.
1:19 In my country this pizza is made in Germany. My go-to frozen pizza is this same brand, Ristorante Quattro Formaggi pizza and I always tune it to my taste with salmon, kalamata olives, pineapple and garlic, Lovely!!!❤
Ofc, as Dr. Oetker is a German company. ^^ I always liked the touch of pesto (?) on their mozzarella pizza. Haven't eaten one in over 20 years, though.
I'm from the UK my new favourite pizza is from Tesco and it's ZiZi rustic pizza with prosciutto cotto, mushrooms and creamy mascarpone sauce and comes with basil oil for drizzling. Very nice. I also like their piccante pepperoni pizza with salami slices, pepperoni crumble and spicy peppers, and this one comes with chili oil for drizzling for that extra kick
DiGiorno pepperoni is our go-to frozen pizza. It's nice to have on hand when I don't feel like cooking. I also just like to pick up whatever looks interesting to try.😊
We have really good Frozen Pizzas in Sweden and the best ones right now are ''Coop - Pizza Cheese Trio American style'' and ''Coop - Pepperonipizza American style'' and 'Grandiosa - Pizza X-tra Allt Pepperoni''.. YUM!! You should also add your own sauce to the pizza to make it even more delicious! We also have Ristorante Pizza Pepperoni and it is serviceable to fill your stomach but not a joy to eat, it is ok if you add sauce. The problem with many frozen pizzas is that they are trying to be too much, Pepperoni is usually the best because it is hard to mess up. We got a lot of weird pizzas but frozen toppings are usually not very good when re-heated.
In Romania where I’m from we don’t have such a high selection I think, the Ristorante one is pretty decent among the option though. Now that I see this vid makes ne want to give some of the others a try for when I’m too busy and don’t have any other option or time to cook. Thanks for the vid, its really interesting to hear your opinion about these mundane ready-made foods, cheers
@@vincenzosplate i was genuinely surprised by how high you ranked them, with some of these i feel like I'm chewing cardboard instead of pizza dough 😂 but in all honesty as a quick 10 min when you have no time its a good option to for a frozen pizza
I don´t know any of these frozen Pizzas as they are not available where I am, except the Ristorante, and it is my absolute to go to frozen Pizza. I am a bit shocked about the price you mentioned. Where I live it is less than 2 Euros when it is on sale, which is basically 3 out of 4 weeks a month in average. For this price you get the most bang for your bucks.
We used to be able to buy ristorante pizzas in Australia for $3.75 at half price on sale...but ever since the recent price increases in Australia the cheapest I have seen is $5-$6 and the supermarkets never seem to do half price frozen pizzas anymore.
it's become common for the supermarkets to have refrigerated pizzas as well which are usually better than the frozen ones, maybe you should start a new category and do a comparison of those as well
do not know. For me it is basically the same industry stuff not frozen and sold for a much higher prize because it is not frozen. Clever marketing strategy but makes pizza not better.The good thing beeing they are often only in a foil package avoiding additional paper waste and you really see what you are buying. The difference between the paper package print and reallity often beeing quite a shock...
Refrigerated pizzas I think can offer a different experience compared to frozen ones. A comparison of those could be really interesting and helpful for finding the best option. Thanks for the suggestion!
Industrial pizza dough after fermentation I believe sometimes is folded on conveyor rollers after it is stretched out on the same conveyors before it is flattened to be cut into circles with the offcuts extracted for reuse. it would explain the lines. i worked in an industrial bakery for over 10 years and i assume that it is shaped similarly to meat pie crusts. You cant tell with pastry because it needs to be flaky anyway, bread is a different story. Either that or the topping layer is added on top after par-baking the bottom to avoid burning/melting your top ingredients when you take it home and re heat it so you get a better pizza. Most if not all Aussie supermarkets who make "FREAH BREAD" actually get bread parbaked frozen in a lined box and finish the baking instore, Coles used to do this and still might however i know for a fact Aldi gets there bread delivered fresh everyday at least in the state of Victoria Australia.
If you can get your hands on table 87 frozen pizza, you should do it. They are frozen pizzas from New York City that are made in a fire brick oven. They are absolutely amazing and probably the best frozen pizza you’ll ever eat.
I like these tests. Unfortunately we do t have the same brands for all the things you taste test in the US so I usually can’t get the things you recommend. We do have Aldi’s so may have to check out the pizza section.
In the UK theres an expensive brand called Crosta & Mollica. In my opinion the best tasting pizza. I used to live with an italian lady and she approved of that brand saying its pretty close. Dr Oetker Pizzas are super cheap cheap but they fill a gap and taste good. We have Chicago Town which is also good but the tomato sauce is sour which can put a lot of people off. Im a big fan of thin crust. In a wood fired oven it gives that lovely charred bubbles and cruncy airiness and allows the ingredients to cook in enough time without overcooking them.
Hey Vincenzo. Try a Dutch "kroket" you can buy them in every cafetaria here, even from the wall, Just like the "frikandel" and the " bamischijf" so good luck with finding them😂😂
I've had all of these, the cheese ones are the best ones for sure. We sadly don't have any really great frozen pizzas in Australia with toppings already on it.
the line is from the melange where the two halves of base are put together (like a pie). this allows them to use a squirtable dough (yes, i said squirtable!) and still get the bubbles in the base during the whole process.
Tried two of Aldi's Best and you're right, they're good. Added a few extra bits but that's personal choice. The base was good, the default toppings fine - to me fine (Engineer...) means exactly that i.e. exactly as you would hope for. I've bought 3 more so that's a +ve. I used a round pizza tray with holes (Amazon - $11) and it worked perfectly, probably better than the pizza stone I might normally use TBH.
@@tubekulose Oops, mea culpa. I was referring to his old favorite from his 20's. I hadn't finished watching the video at that time. Sorry for the confusion!
I would love to see you taste test the American brands lol. fruschetta, Red Baron, DiGiorno, Homerun Inn, Crazy Sicilian, Motor City (which I my favorite before my diet 😂). I am also surprised you did not try Talia they like directly source from Italy and are fresh frozen!
Hi Vincenzo, your videos are always entertaining in addition to being informative. Love your expressions as always ❤ " No pineapples on pizza" 😂 Please try some Indian dishes. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian. Like masala dosa, tandoori chicken, naan with butter chicken or shahi paneer, tadka daal... There are numerous dishes to choose from. Would love to know how you liked them and don't subdue your cute expressions.😊 Go all out with them.
Been watching your channel for a long time, and I always enjoy your videos. By now I feel like Italian food is limited like all cuisine. I'm not complaining, I’m German, interesting German food would've been done within 10 videos. But what’s still left to discover?
Thanks for the support and kind words! Italian cuisine is vast, with countless regional dishes and unique ingredients still to explore. From lesser-known regional specialties to innovative modern twists, there’s always something new to discover.
Hahahaha 🤣🤣😂😂 Well he got me with his first words ..😂😂 I used to work at McCain's but we never at that time had Pizza...then eventually they started...We made only chips and other potato... Well I am So so excited with your enthusiasm 😅😅haha...Not!!! Haven't even seen your tasting it yet .. Just happen to have a "SPARE" 18 minutes of Life 😂😂 that I WILL NEVER GET BACK😮😅 Make it worth my time!!! 😮😂❤❤❤ From the Canary Islands ❤❤... Come here and try pizza in the "Italian" named restaurants...you and James ...😮❤
Lol and here I just parbaked 16 mini pizza crusts from home made dough i started 2 days ago. Next step after they cool down is to top them and place on cookie sheets and prefreeze before vacuum sealing. My version of quick frozen pizza lol.
I get great reheats on pizza as well it works with frozen pizzas and fish. I cook it in the microwave and then finish it off with a frying pan to set the crust on the bottom. Why the pizza splits? I suggest that they go through a phase where they precook the pizza dough which turns it into a pita bread. Why do that? It seals the dough so the wet ingredients don't soak in and make things soggy. With the centerline on the pizza, I am figuring the final roll out goes into a tray to keep it consistent, but allows it to get a little more rise to improve the flavor of the dough. Improving the flavor the quality of the ingredients, double the cross. Add special things to the process and it will add between 25 to 30% of the cost. You approach that point, then you might as well get a fresh pizza locally. Never disrespected frozen pizza because have to keep it a value for the niche of you need something to eat and don't have a lot of money.
Della Rosa is another Australian company that makes beautiful stone-baked frozen pizzas! I've eaten their vegetarian Chick'n Supreme and Meat Lovers pizza (the original has ham, so I don't think they made a non-pork one for Muslim majority countries), it is beautiful!
Me too I ate a lot of Dr Oetker Ristorante pizza when I was young ! Every nightshop had a ristorante speciale or salame, so when I was hungry at night and got nothing in the fridge, that was the go to option... It was ok
We have a Goodfellas Pepperoni Pizza here in Cyprus. For a frozen one it is above all of the ones you tested. The dough is almost like one taken from a Pizzeria.
Love the video vincenzo love your content your a amazing TH-camr I love watching your videos they are the greatest and the best and the coolest all the pizzas looks so yummy and delicious my favourite would be the mccain sourdough pizza but I will try the others too you can never go wrong with pizza
Yes, the Oettker Ristorante we all ate during university - cheap, fast - put extra cheese on it and some fresh basilico... at least we survived . Greetings from Germany, Bayreuth!
@@oneblacksun Yuck ! They all taste like card board Pucks with artificial everything and a terrible frozen taste. i WANt to be proven wrong. Im thinking your not very picky and thats fine but im just saying for ME I have nevr found ONE and Ive trued them all including aldi and every other one. the crusts are disgusting..like bread with sauce on top
Funny that you said no pineapple on pizza as I sit here eating my homemade hawaiian pizza which is so damn good!.... The key has always been the sauce because even though it may look like your typical pizza sauce, it's not and the ingredients used will make you give a What?!!!.... But then you take that first bite and realize.... The secret is in fact in the sauce!..
@@vincenzosplate You asked and I offered twice on how to contact me if you where really serious in wanting to knowing. (both of my comments disappeared from this comment section) I'm sorry if you thought I was just going to give you and everyone else a secret recipe, though for you I would have made an acceptance as long as it was kept private and that you swore to keep it private, in order to prove a point on pineapple on a pizza.
Wow wow wow Vincenzo i was surprised too I'm now going try these pizzas out for my self when there on special but then again the Dominos is $12 + fuel perhaps the frozen pizza at $11 is well worth the fast meal to be had on those occasions. Next up you got to compare the frozen and fresh Lasagna ranges. cheers
@@vincenzosplate Vincenzo house brand like Coles finest, Woolworths, super IGa and Aldi, On the Menu, Mccains, Latina, Black and Gold Beef lasagna from Supa Iga, Mamma Rosa Kitchen Lasagna from Supa Iga. I guess the test is to highlight what the effects of freezing the Lasagna vs having it refrigerated i don’t expect the Lasagnas to be top of the pops in taste it would also demonstrate that not all or maybe they do come from the same Conveyor belt production line. Good luck mate.
This was fun. 🙂 Honestly one of the best pizzas i ever had was frozen from the supermarket. But it was a Finnish brand. 😂 but i have not see just that kind of pizza in a few years now
@@vincenzosplate It's called Rutan Herkku, there is anther one called Pirkka. It's a type of brand that dose all kind of things but are cheaper but still the same high quality as the more expensive brands. Not sure if the brand exist outside of Finland tho. I the pizza with tuna and ham on it 😅
If you wanted to stay in trying the frozen type food, I would suggest trying some of the frozen lasagna or lasagna meals. Also I really like chicken Alfredo so maybe if you would like to try something like that as well. Thanks for the video.
I can't believe how expensive a simple frozen pizza in Australia is. 😱 In Germany they cost about 2-4 €. Gustavo Gusto, a brand from Germany, it is handmade and cost about 4,50 €. 😂😂 Greetings Vincenzo from Germany.
I like the blind taste test videos, both this one and the olive oil one that I've seen. You are very good at it! I was impressed you were able to pick out the Dr Oetker pizza straight away, even after 20 years. Maybe you and Chef James could do a blind taste test together sometime.
I think you should try frozen lasagne. Or, compare packaged or frozen Italian products to various foreign versions and see which country gets closest to authentic
I agree. Vincenzo seemed a bit unsure of how he was going to use the scale whether it was for pizza in general (which he said in the beginning) or just for frozen pizza (which he changed to later on). I think it is better to say this is a scale just for frozen pizza and use the full scale. Anyway it was still a helpful review. Thanks to Vincenzo for trying the different pizzas and letting us know his opinion.
You should come to America and do a frozen pizza test. I've never been to Australia but so maybe there is more to chose from, but in America we have entire frozen food aisles with just pizza, from cheap cardboard crap, to something you will pay almost as much for from a pizzeria.
when it comes to Ristorante, the Prosciutto speciale is the best one, the pepperoni on is just fat and salt tasting. But from Dr. Oetker the Casa di mama brand with Trio di carne is by far the best frozen pizza i have tried
I think it would be better, if you didn't have any background music, during your tasting part of the video. Just so, that we can we get the full experience(audiowise.) of your tasting - But it's a great video ^^
Interesting, here in Austria we have different Pizza at Aldi, but the Dr. Oetker is the same (well, almost, its made in Germany or made in Austria - varies often) - and of course we have many other different brands of frozen Pizza in all forms and variations (from glutenfree to "american style" or even "halal") P.s.: Prices range from 0.8 € for the cheapest one (looks and tastes like cardboard) up to about 8€ (i never buy those)
@@chazzx1018 ok snob. They have been around a lot longer than your lame teenager crack. It's a $6.7 billion market in the USA, so your anecdote is worthless
@@vincenzosplate nobody will challenge you on that. There is/was a thing called Stover's frozen pizza....it was like on hoagie bread. Somehow a crime against pizza yet enjoyable for what it was.
About having pineapple on pizza: A couple of weeks ago, we went to an Italian restaurant. I was looking at their pizzas and how much they cost, they were all between 10€ and 15€, all except one pizza... It was a pizza with pineapple and the price was 100€!! I showed this to the others and everyone at our table started laughing!
I can't get a single one of those brands in the Western US. The only frozen pizza I have found that I like is the Trader Joe's Naples style. At my TJs it only comes in pepperoni which is fine. I usually just get cheese in a frozen and put my own toppings on. With the pepperoni I like to add fresh jalapenos, onion, and if I have it, pineapple (yes, I know. Don't care.) I like the sweet and spicy taste. The crust on this pizza even tastes good warmed up in a skillet the next day.
In the UK there are 3 main frozen pizza companies Dr Oetker/Ristorante, Goodfellas and Chicago Town. Aldi under its Carlos Pizza brand has its clone version (probably made in the same factory) of all 3.
Hi Vincenzo - I agree with you. No pineapple on pizza. I like frozen pizza, but I much prefer pizza that is made from scratch at an Italian restaurant. Hope you are well!
With Restaurante you really have to be careful to take it out early. The dough is pretty well done already out of the factory. Dr. Oetker in Germany has "Die Ofenfrische" with a raw dough. Thats a phenomenal Pizza.
My go to frozen pizza is the salami from Lidl. You get a great value with the 3x 350g pizza’s and they taste great compared to overpriced garbage like Restorante. Only thing i couldnt find on the box was where they were made
I wonder if the "Pizza Ristorante" here in Germany is the same as in Canada. Until today I thought it was one of the "acceptable" brands next to "Wagner". The premium brands make IMHO no sense, as there are enough pizzerias around me to get a real one if I don't want to make my own. Here in Germany you also have those cheap pizzas for less than 2 Euro. As a student I used to buy them and then put some stuff on it to make it eatable. I think I haven't bought a frozen pizza in the past 30 years...
Interesting, bud sadly only a couple of these are available in Canada. I've had several but none compare to my homemade versions (usually made with flatbread crusts).
Everyone had or usually has frozen pizza for lazy friday dinners. Which frozen pizza do you like the most? Mention brand and flavours please
No we don't, we are not from USA or Australia. Just make a dough the day before and make a pizza in 15 min
I quite enjoy Grandiosa, a Norwegian pizza you can find all over the Nordic countries and Baltic countries. Stone-baked, good toppings, it's cheap, and I like the taste.
Dr. Oetker spinach is my favourite!
Austrian here. Dr. Oetker mozzarella in my childhood. Wagner's Big Pizza (now named differently, I think) was also a family favorite, they had all kinds of flavors in American style, like Texas, Western, Supreme, Peperoni Diavolo and so on. 😅
I never have frozen pizza nowadays but this video makes me nostalgic.
@@vincenzosplate No frozen pizza here. Kiiiinda.
When I'm making pizza dough, I roll them into pies an freeze the dough pie for pie before putting them in a vacuum seal and freeze again.
Usually the dough could ferment for 48 hours.
Does that count as "frozen pizza"?
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"here" being Germany
The line probably comes from when the dough is industrially cut, with big metal circular cutter. Compresses the dough when it's cut
Yupp, and it is probably done with a soft dough, because it is symmetrical + this is why sometimes the air bubbles are also cut and the dough opens on the edge.
If it would be done in a frozen stage it would look like a stamped metal: The edge would be ~50% cut and ~ 50% broken.
Ye the line is from the press I make hundreds of these bases daily it's the fastest way to make them
@@garethgarstang731 saw this on how its made today, the dough is rolled out in one huge sheet and then circles pizza bases are cut by pressing it on a roller.
Hmmm...
I guest you are right!
Ah. But why would you cut them before baking though? 🤔
Here in sweden I have noticed an uptake in "fresh" pizza dough in stores. Also non frozen ready to bake pizza is gaining in popularity. And in some pizzerias, you can buy just a ball of dough.
In the US as well which I appreciate.
Yeah, in Poland it's similar trend
That's awesome premade dough premade sauce and you get easy cheap pizza
That's awesome premade dough premade sauce and you get easy cheap pizza
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Dr. Oetker may be produced in Canada too, but it's originally a German company. Their "Ristorante" doesn't have a typical pizza dough, it's strangely cookie-like; but at least there is a version with mushrooms and without ham or other additions, which is what I sometimes fancy. Now they've also got other brands of frozen pizza, like the "Pizza Tradizionale" with a more typical dough and "Die Ofenfrische" which isn't fully baken yet, so that it gets the baking finish in the oven. As for flavours, I think I prefer on the one hand spinach, which I always refine with some olive oil and garlic powder and on the other hand diavolo with spicy salami, onions and perhaps peperoncino.
Spinach with olive oil and garlic sounds like a delicious upgrade, and diavolo with spicy salami and onions definitely packs a punch! It’s all about finding the perfect combo for your taste buds!
Dr. Oetker is a staple for me, always got one in the freezer if I can't be bothered to cook the day or have no leftovers. I actually think their standard peperoni pizza is the worst of their stock (we don't talk about Pizza Pasta)
@@SvenLorenz1975 I live in Canada and never heard of the Nutriscore thing
I agree Spinach is my go to
@@SvenLorenz1975 That's weird they still make it the same way in Canada
Missed opportunity to slip in a real pizza while Vincenzo was blindfolded just to get his reaction
I am running to Aldi's after work today! :-). Thanks for the reviews my friend! Entertaining and informative every time. 😊
You are welcome my friend ❤️
In The UK we have a supermarket called Iceland, whose frozen pizzas are mostly from the Roncadin family business in Italy. For the money they can't be beaten.
If I find them in Australia I will give them a try! Thanks for sharing 😊
Think it's only the more premium brands - eg Gino D'Acampo. They also do Italpizza. Personality I think the fresh sourdough pizzas at Aldi UK are better than any of the Iceland frozen ones I've tried though!
I'm on a strict diet right now and I was forced to watch Vincenzo eat all these delicious pizzas. Omg I would die for even the lowest rated one of them at this moment.
Don't know what kind of diet you are on but when I had to be low carb to get a bunch of weight off I was craving pizza like crazy but no grains in my diet. I found a pizza crust made out of mozzarella cheese. It is SUPER rich so one slice will do you. But it is amazing how much it feels like real pizza crust. It is the Fathead recipe. If you are on low fat you might try a cauliflower crust. They aren't as good but I'll bet it would taste good to you right now. Of course I'm just shooting in the dark because I have no idea what your diet is. Good luck and may you reach your goals!
@@kristinwright6632 Thanks, I might try those sometime :)
A home made Margherita pizza, with 80g of fresh mozzarella, a teaspoon of pecorino, basil, tomato on a homemade 200g dough ball (water, flour, salt, yeast) works out to under 600 calories for the whole thing. You should be able to fit that in your diet if you budget through the day.
Probably not a great idea to watch this😅
Ohhh... I am so sorry to hear that!
About a year ago, we got the brand Crosta & Mollica here in the supermarket in the Netherlands and it's probably the best brand for frozen pizzas in my opinion
At lidl they had the ones called Bufala for a while, those were also very good, as well as the AH house brand pizza napoletana.
Exactly, those i just been introduced to also. Best frozen for sure,
yeah they are the best,and from italy.was supprised he didnt have one
@@nuttelozeopvreter9359 Not from italy tho.
@nuttelozeopvreter9359 probably not available in Australia. Like a lot of brands in his video I didn't recognize.
Here in the Netherlands you have Crosta & Mollica, it's pretty good
Surprised to see Dr. Oetker Ristorante in the video! We used to have a stack of their mozzarella pizza in the freezer when I was young. So many of us grew up eating/surviving on that German frozen pizza as poor students. 😂 Even you, Vincenzo!! I can't believe it. 😁
as poor students we eat canned beans,winter veggie stews etc,not frozen food....way cheaper
@@pacoro84 My mom used to cook fresh every single day but also bought frozen emergency foods for us when we were little because she worked long, long hours 7 days a week, and you never know. As a uni student, I mostly ate vegetables, grains, and stews. ;)
I don't eat frozen foods anymore but in my student days, they were much cheaper... I only recently found out (as I always walk past the frozen aisle) that frozen pizza in my country costs between 5 - 8€ a piece nowdays (which is around 5.5 - 9 USD or 8 - 13 AUD), which is just insane!!
@@SatieSatie i live in romania....we did not even had supermarkets nor know what frozen food is,thank god.mine worked too,still cooked 3 fresh meals a day.at the end of the highschool the supermarkets came and the only frozen food i ate was paella from frosta from time to time.
@@SatieSatie also lived at home and we were not poor,so i ate home meals till she died in 2020
@@pacoro84 why would you cook 3 fresh meals daily? like do you have no job or something? I make one big batch of food for 3-4 days for dinner and supper. Occasionally for lunch too. Breakfast and sometimes lunch is the only thing I do daily
Vincenzo saying he used to go for the Canadian brand of pizzas when in his 20s filled me with pride as a Canadian. Then came the taste test. Then the realization that we also invented pineapple on pizzas with the Hawaiian pizza... You know what, our pizza game SUCKS! XD
Also Vincenzo, I know that you hate a lot on peperoni, for it not being italian and not being salami, but did you know that it was actually invented by italians in the US as a way to create a product that was similar to salami, but using ingredients available in the US?
Unfortunately for me, it was a Greek immigrant to Canada that invented Hawaian. And I'm saying "unfortunately" because I'm from Greece. I have no idea what the hell the guy was thinking. He should have stuck to yeeros.
Gonna disagree with you on that pineapple thing. I know it is a weird battle. No other topping including anchovies provokes people so much. I also like figs or pears on pizza when paired properly. I have a thing for pineapple and fresh sliced jalapenos on a pizza. Sweet and spicy.
The brand - Dr. Oetker - is german, btw. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Oetker
it's not a Canadian brand at all, maybe only produced there for Australian market?
yes, the pineapple on pizza debate will forever be a Canadian legacy! As for pepperoni, it’s interesting how Italian immigrants in the U.S. adapted to create something new. It may not be traditional, but it’s definitely made its mark on pizza culture.
Ristorante Pepperoni and add some extra mozzarella to it is one of my favorites. My favorite frozen pizza is Grandiosa Pepperoni family size, it's only available in nordic countries. You can taste spices in the pepperonis and it doesn't need extra cheese. So they nailed the most important parts of the pizza and that's why it's my favorite.
Thanks for sharing how you eat your favorite frozen pizza, it sounds delicious!
Chef Vincenzo, You always are amazing with Your blindfolded taste tests! Please do more of them. Bellisimo! Keep up the great work Chef!
Thank you so much for the kind words and support my friend, it means a lot to me ❤
I dont think any of these are available here in Texas, but this was still fun. I am lucky to have a local mom and pop pizzeria I try to support when I crave the pizza!
Oh, that's sounds great!
Frozen pizzas definitely serve a purpose, but frankly I stay away from ones with toppings, which can be of very dubious quality.
I tend to get the best value acceptable Margarita, and then add my own anchovies, chilli, mushrooms, salami, tuna, olives, whatever. Because I KNOW that the anchovies, tuna, and salami I buy are already very good. Blue cheese, goat cheese, even camembert - whatever decent ingredients you have in the fridge basically.
It does affect the recommended cooking time a little one way or the other (i.e. watery things like mushrooms or fresh tomato will slow it down more than just adding a few anchovies or a different type of cheese)
@Vincenzo's Plate it would be interesting see a 'How to pimp up a frozen Margarita' video!
For example, a Dr Oetker (?) mushroom pizza is good with a bit of good blue cheese and a sprinkle of Oregano. Finish with Grana Padano
Or a plain margarita is good with a few anchovies, good tuna, chillies and black olives.
If you get their pepperoni one, add some fresh chilli, quite thinly sliced red bell peppers, and a dab of cream cheese here and there (or something like feta or ricotta)
Consider frying/cooking your mushroom and tomato before you put it on the pizza to eliminate the water.
@@ursmax Good point, especially with the mushrooms. But for tomatoes, I think that would break the shape a bit more than wanted for this use/suggestion.
And of course, take everything I've said with a pinch of salt until Vincenzo gives a verdict, no? 😀
@@mariuscheek Hehe, I hear ya. Of course tomatoes usually go with a pinch of salt ;)
That said, might be worth baking them so the water can evaporate. Plenty of options, not saying any one has exclusivity.
Yummy. I also prefer just cheese and a Neapolitan style. I like your choice of toppings and since you say tuna I'm guessing you are not in the US. 😄 I love mushrooms on pizza but in a home oven they just make things too wet. I saute them before topping them.
If a frozen pizza... then I prefer a small company here in Germany called "Gustavo Gusto"
There's nothing even close to Gustavo Gusto. Can bet Vincenzo would give it 7.5 if not more.
I would even go as far as to say it's even better than some pizzerias.
Yesssssssssss … the best frozen pizza. 😎
"Italiano" company is also good.
@@remakotoyuki90 Gustavo Gusto is not produced by machine, but by hand. Very unique.
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@@remakotoyuki90 And this is what the Magherita looks like. 😋
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Unfortunately I don’t see any of those pizzas available here in the United States with the exception of the first one. Aldi does not carry those pizzas in the US.
Ah really? I didn't know that 🤷🏽♀️
Vincenzo, I am going in defense of pineapple on pizza. I love HAWAIIAN "pizza", ham, pineapple, and green bell pepper. Please note I said HAWAIIAN, not Italian. I always thought of this a an island creation and not representative of Italy in any fashion. A funny side note, the Hawaiians are crazy for Spam, and they make a "pizza" with that, too! Chicago makes a peanut butter and jelly pizza! I think the term "pizza", when created outside of Italian cuisine, is really is flexible, meaning any combination of ingredients on top of a disk of dough.
Taste is subjective my friend, but as an Italian and after tasting it, I can never say that Hawaiian pizza is a good one!
It's really subjective, call me weird, but I love organic whole wheat pasta! 😂
1:19 In my country this pizza is made in Germany. My go-to frozen pizza is this same brand, Ristorante Quattro Formaggi pizza and I always tune it to my taste with salmon, kalamata olives, pineapple and garlic, Lovely!!!❤
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We have the Ristorante pizza here, too (Germany).
It has a cookie dough, which I seriously don't like
Yeah, Ristorante is all over Europe, and so is Dr. Oetker.
@@oneblacksun I know. Living here ^^
Ofc, as Dr. Oetker is a German company. ^^
I always liked the touch of pesto (?) on their mozzarella pizza. Haven't eaten one in over 20 years, though.
basically it is no "pizza" neighter italian nor american, but some kind of badly cost-optimized industry product.
No, Ristorante is the worst!
We do have a brand called: Crosta & Mollica at stores. Those pizzas are my favorite ones.
Thanks for sharing your favorites!
Best frozen pizza i ever had is from Crosta & Mollica, they expensive though but worth it.
Really! I should try it!
I'm from the UK my new favourite pizza is from Tesco and it's ZiZi rustic pizza with prosciutto cotto, mushrooms and creamy mascarpone sauce and comes with basil oil for drizzling. Very nice. I also like their piccante pepperoni pizza with salami slices, pepperoni crumble and spicy peppers, and this one comes with chili oil for drizzling for that extra kick
DiGiorno pepperoni is our go-to frozen pizza. It's nice to have on hand when I don't feel like cooking. I also just like to pick up whatever looks interesting to try.😊
Yeah, it is interesting to try new things 😊
Nice video! Aldi is always surprising. Question, could you make your own full frozen pizza?
I mean it will be a normal pizza that I will put in freezer 😊 😅🤌🏼
We have really good Frozen Pizzas in Sweden and the best ones right now are ''Coop - Pizza Cheese Trio American style'' and ''Coop - Pepperonipizza American style'' and 'Grandiosa - Pizza X-tra Allt Pepperoni''.. YUM!! You should also add your own sauce to the pizza to make it even more delicious! We also have Ristorante Pizza Pepperoni and it is serviceable to fill your stomach but not a joy to eat, it is ok if you add sauce. The problem with many frozen pizzas is that they are trying to be too much, Pepperoni is usually the best because it is hard to mess up. We got a lot of weird pizzas but frozen toppings are usually not very good when re-heated.
I’m from Hawaii- I 1000% endorse no pineapple on Pizza. And no calling Pineapple Pizza Hawaii Pizza please! Mahalo.
In Romania where I’m from we don’t have such a high selection I think, the Ristorante one is pretty decent among the option though. Now that I see this vid makes ne want to give some of the others a try for when I’m too busy and don’t have any other option or time to cook. Thanks for the vid, its really interesting to hear your opinion about these mundane ready-made foods, cheers
Thanks for following along! Let me know what you'll think of the orher pizzas featured in this video! 😊
@@vincenzosplate i was genuinely surprised by how high you ranked them, with some of these i feel like I'm chewing cardboard instead of pizza dough 😂 but in all honesty as a quick 10 min when you have no time its a good option to for a frozen pizza
I love the Ristorante funghi pizza. Their mozzerella one isn't bad, the rest are hopeless.
I don´t know any of these frozen Pizzas as they are not available where I am, except the Ristorante, and it is my absolute to go to frozen Pizza. I am a bit shocked about the price you mentioned. Where I live it is less than 2 Euros when it is on sale, which is basically 3 out of 4 weeks a month in average. For this price you get the most bang for your bucks.
Whaaat? Under 2€? Which country do you live in?
We used to be able to buy ristorante pizzas in Australia for $3.75 at half price on sale...but ever since the recent price increases in Australia the cheapest I have seen is $5-$6 and the supermarkets never seem to do half price frozen pizzas anymore.
it's become common for the supermarkets to have refrigerated pizzas as well which are usually better than the frozen ones, maybe you should start a new category and do a comparison of those as well
do not know. For me it is basically the same industry stuff not frozen and sold for a much higher prize because it is not frozen. Clever marketing strategy but makes pizza not better.The good thing beeing they are often only in a foil package avoiding additional paper waste and you really see what you are buying. The difference between the paper package print and reallity often beeing quite a shock...
Refrigerated pizzas I think can offer a different experience compared to frozen ones. A comparison of those could be really interesting and helpful for finding the best option. Thanks for the suggestion!
Industrial pizza dough after fermentation I believe sometimes is folded on conveyor rollers after it is stretched out on the same conveyors before it is flattened to be cut into circles with the offcuts extracted for reuse. it would explain the lines. i worked in an industrial bakery for over 10 years and i assume that it is shaped similarly to meat pie crusts. You cant tell with pastry because it needs to be flaky anyway, bread is a different story. Either that or the topping layer is added on top after par-baking the bottom to avoid burning/melting your top ingredients when you take it home and re heat it so you get a better pizza. Most if not all Aussie supermarkets who make "FREAH BREAD" actually get bread parbaked frozen in a lined box and finish the baking instore, Coles used to do this and still might however i know for a fact Aldi gets there bread delivered fresh everyday at least in the state of Victoria Australia.
if they would even ferment for decent amout of hours... It is all about speed, get the shit out as fast as possible, who cares for dough maturing...
@@andyking957 oh no it is always proved for a few minutes only.
Yea! No pineapple on pizza - totally agree!! 👏
It simply doesn't belong!
Glad to know that my favourites are on point. The McCain Rustica range is the only frozen pizza I ever bother with ❤
Glad to see that we have the same opinion about these frozen pizzas!
If you can get your hands on table 87 frozen pizza, you should do it. They are frozen pizzas from New York City that are made in a fire brick oven. They are absolutely amazing and probably the best frozen pizza you’ll ever eat.
I like these tests. Unfortunately we do t have the same brands for all the things you taste test in the US so I usually can’t get the things you recommend. We do have Aldi’s so may have to check out the pizza section.
*Aldi 😊
Yeah, I think you should try it out! Maybe you will like it 😊
In the UK theres an expensive brand called Crosta & Mollica. In my opinion the best tasting pizza. I used to live with an italian lady and she approved of that brand saying its pretty close.
Dr Oetker Pizzas are super cheap cheap but they fill a gap and taste good. We have Chicago Town which is also good but the tomato sauce is sour which can put a lot of people off.
Im a big fan of thin crust. In a wood fired oven it gives that lovely charred bubbles and cruncy airiness and allows the ingredients to cook in enough time without overcooking them.
Great one and loved the intro!👍🍕
Happy you enjoyed! Stay tuned for more blind folded videos 😊
Hey Vincenzo. Try a Dutch "kroket" you can buy them in every cafetaria here, even from the wall, Just like the "frikandel" and the " bamischijf" so good luck with finding them😂😂
Thanks for the suggestion mate!
I've had all of these, the cheese ones are the best ones for sure. We sadly don't have any really great frozen pizzas in Australia with toppings already on it.
Yes, that's true! But Aldi got 6. It is good for a frozen pizza 😊
the line is from the melange where the two halves of base are put together (like a pie). this allows them to use a squirtable dough (yes, i said squirtable!) and still get the bubbles in the base during the whole process.
Thanks fro sharing, I was curious about thta line!
Tried two of Aldi's Best and you're right, they're good. Added a few extra bits but that's personal choice. The base was good, the default toppings fine - to me fine (Engineer...) means exactly that i.e. exactly as you would hope for. I've bought 3 more so that's a +ve.
I used a round pizza tray with holes (Amazon - $11) and it worked perfectly, probably better than the pizza stone I might normally use TBH.
best to get a ciabatta baguette cut in half and throw some sauce and cheese and oil and peperoni on it to fix yourself a meal instead of those things
Ahahha, great idea!
It’s nice to hear that Canadian frozen pizza was your favourite when you were young. I hope to meet you some day when you travel to Canada. 🍁
It's a German company, though.
@@SatieSatie McCain is a Canadian company. Or were you referring to Dr. Oetker?
@@tubekulose Oops, mea culpa. I was referring to his old favorite from his 20's. I hadn't finished watching the video at that time. Sorry for the confusion!
@@SatieSatie I see! No problem!
I would love to visit Canada 😊
I would love to see you taste test the American brands lol. fruschetta, Red Baron, DiGiorno, Homerun Inn, Crazy Sicilian, Motor City (which I my favorite before my diet 😂). I am also surprised you did not try Talia they like directly source from Italy and are fresh frozen!
Didn't know you guys had Ristorante too; glad to know they're disappointing people all over the world and not just here in Sweden
Vincenzo would of eaten every slice of these pizzas and probablywould of eaten a party pizza to himself in the same sitting
Hi Vincenzo, your videos are always entertaining in addition to being informative.
Love your expressions as always ❤
" No pineapples on pizza" 😂
Please try some Indian dishes.
Vegetarian and non-vegetarian.
Like masala dosa, tandoori chicken, naan with butter chicken or shahi paneer, tadka daal...
There are numerous dishes to choose from.
Would love to know how you liked them and don't subdue your cute expressions.😊 Go all out with them.
Great idea!
Thank you my friend ❤️
@vincenzosplate ❤️
Been watching your channel for a long time, and I always enjoy your videos. By now I feel like Italian food is limited like all cuisine. I'm not complaining, I’m German, interesting German food would've been done within 10 videos.
But what’s still left to discover?
Thanks for the support and kind words! Italian cuisine is vast, with countless regional dishes and unique ingredients still to explore. From lesser-known regional specialties to innovative modern twists, there’s always something new to discover.
Love the video ❤
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Hahahaha 🤣🤣😂😂
Well he got me with his first words ..😂😂
I used to work at McCain's but we never at that time had Pizza...then eventually they started...We made only chips and other potato...
Well I am So so excited with your enthusiasm 😅😅haha...Not!!!
Haven't even seen your tasting it yet ..
Just happen to have a "SPARE" 18 minutes of Life 😂😂 that I WILL NEVER GET BACK😮😅
Make it worth my time!!! 😮😂❤❤❤
From the Canary Islands ❤❤...
Come here and try pizza in the "Italian" named restaurants...you and James ...😮❤
You should try the rustica with double pepperoni from that brand you used to like, it's my favourite...
Lol and here I just parbaked 16 mini pizza crusts from home made dough i started 2 days ago. Next step after they cool down is to top them and place on cookie sheets and prefreeze before vacuum sealing. My version of quick frozen pizza lol.
Thanks for sharing your versioj of frozen pizzas, I will try to create mine as well! 😊
"Really looking to try that sour dow pizza" without any intent in it, so funny!
I get great reheats on pizza as well it works with frozen pizzas and fish. I cook it in the microwave and then finish it off with a frying pan to set the crust on the bottom. Why the pizza splits? I suggest that they go through a phase where they precook the pizza dough which turns it into a pita bread. Why do that? It seals the dough so the wet ingredients don't soak in and make things soggy.
With the centerline on the pizza, I am figuring the final roll out goes into a tray to keep it consistent, but allows it to get a little more rise to improve the flavor of the dough. Improving the flavor the quality of the ingredients, double the cross. Add special things to the process and it will add between 25 to 30% of the cost. You approach that point, then you might as well get a fresh pizza locally. Never disrespected frozen pizza because have to keep it a value for the niche of you need something to eat and don't have a lot of money.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about this video😊
Della Rosa is another Australian company that makes beautiful stone-baked frozen pizzas! I've eaten their vegetarian Chick'n Supreme and Meat Lovers pizza (the original has ham, so I don't think they made a non-pork one for Muslim majority countries), it is beautiful!
Me too I ate a lot of Dr Oetker Ristorante pizza when I was young !
Every nightshop had a ristorante speciale or salame, so when I was hungry at night and got nothing in the fridge, that was the go to option... It was ok
It brought me back memories of when I was 20 for sure! Its beautiful how our taste changes with time!
We have a Goodfellas Pepperoni Pizza here in Cyprus. For a frozen one it is above all of the ones you tested. The dough is almost like one taken from a Pizzeria.
Thanks for sharing, If I can find this pizza I will definitely give it a try!
They all look funky😁 We have here in Spain a company called "Casa Taradellas" ...they are halfway decent when you tune them.
Are they frozen pizza?
Love the video vincenzo love your content your a amazing TH-camr I love watching your videos they are the greatest and the best and the coolest all the pizzas looks so yummy and delicious my favourite would be the mccain sourdough pizza but I will try the others too you can never go wrong with pizza
Aw.. Thank you very much my friend ❤️
Yes, the Oettker Ristorante we all ate during university - cheap, fast - put extra cheese on it and some fresh basilico... at least we survived . Greetings from Germany, Bayreuth!
Well yeah, at some point there were not a lot of options
You'd think it would be SO simple to make a great frozen Pizza,..I've never had ONE that was even close to being good.
That seems a bit preposterous. Plenty of good frozen pizzas out there. Every pizza serves its purpose.
try FRESCHETTA. You'll erase this comment after
@@rasgotiriebudtried it 20 or more years ago. Thought it was trash.
@@rasgotiriebud I've tried it...Yuck ! That dough is nothing like what I know as pizza (which is plane new york style thin crust)
@@oneblacksun Yuck ! They all taste like card board Pucks with artificial everything and a terrible frozen taste. i WANt to be proven wrong. Im thinking your not very picky and thats fine but im just saying for ME I have nevr found ONE and Ive trued them all including aldi and every other one. the crusts are disgusting..like bread with sauce on top
Funny that you said no pineapple on pizza as I sit here eating my homemade hawaiian pizza which is so damn good!.... The key has always been the sauce because even though it may look like your typical pizza sauce, it's not and the ingredients used will make you give a What?!!!.... But then you take that first bite and realize.... The secret is in fact in the sauce!..
Yas! For me jalapeno and pineapple together makes a perfect sweet and spicy combo.
How do you make the sauce for this pizza?
@@vincenzosplatedont fall for the bait 😂
@@kristinwright6632 glad I'm not the only weirdo, it's an amazing combo
@@vincenzosplate You asked and I offered twice on how to contact me if you where really serious in wanting to knowing. (both of my comments disappeared from this comment section) I'm sorry if you thought I was just going to give you and everyone else a secret recipe, though for you I would have made an acceptance as long as it was kept private and that you swore to keep it private, in order to prove a point on pineapple on a pizza.
Here in the USA, what I like so far for frozen pizza is: DiGiorno 'Bacon Me Crazy' with Bacon and Cheese Stuffed Crust.
Thanks for sharing your favorite, if I find it I will definitely give it a try
I really appreciate the video stating that the taste master is Vincenzo, would never know because of the blindfold 😯
Thanks for the kind words!
It’s always fun to see how taste tests turn out, even with a blindfold. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Ristorante is the only frozen pizza I've enjoyed. It's genuinely good.
If it's the best one for you - it's great! But have you tried to make homemade pizza?
this is my favorite video series really. Next try frozen lasagna
Not very blindfolded when each pizza is different toppings lol😂 entertaining as always though ❤
Glad you enjoyed!
Interesting.. some of those I have never heard of. Thanks for the video
I am glad you liked the video 😊
Wow wow wow Vincenzo i was surprised too I'm now going try these pizzas out for my self when there on special but then again the Dominos is $12 + fuel perhaps the frozen pizza at $11 is well worth the fast meal to be had on those occasions. Next up you got to compare the frozen and fresh Lasagna ranges. cheers
Thanks for the excellent idea you just gave me my friend! Any frozen lasagna brands that you suggest?
@@vincenzosplate Vincenzo house brand like Coles finest, Woolworths, super IGa and Aldi, On the Menu, Mccains, Latina, Black and Gold Beef lasagna from Supa Iga, Mamma Rosa Kitchen Lasagna from Supa Iga. I guess the test is to highlight what the effects of freezing the Lasagna vs having it refrigerated i don’t expect the Lasagnas to be top of the pops in taste it would also demonstrate that not all or maybe they do come from the same Conveyor belt production line. Good luck mate.
The Dr.Oetker Pizza is a German Brand btw and is still in Germany and selling tons of different Frozen Pizzas there...
Thanks for sharing this useful information about Dr.Oetker
This was fun. 🙂 Honestly one of the best pizzas i ever had was frozen from the supermarket. But it was a Finnish brand. 😂 but i have not see just that kind of pizza in a few years now
Pizza Backen?
Really?! I want to try! What's the name?
@@vincenzosplate Pizza Backen would be the brand, but only available in Finland I'd guess.
@@vincenzosplate It's called Rutan Herkku, there is anther one called Pirkka. It's a type of brand that dose all kind of things but are cheaper but still the same high quality as the more expensive brands.
Not sure if the brand exist outside of Finland tho. I the pizza with tuna and ham on it 😅
@@MariaArt. 😂
Thanks for the test.
Although I would never torture my body with a pizza like that.
Love the channel.
Saluti
You're welcome! Stay tuned for more blindfolded tests!
If you wanted to stay in trying the frozen type food, I would suggest trying some of the frozen lasagna or lasagna meals. Also I really like chicken Alfredo so maybe if you would like to try something like that as well. Thanks for the video.
Oh great idea my friend!
I will think about you idea 😊
I can't believe how expensive a simple frozen pizza in Australia is. 😱 In Germany they cost about 2-4 €. Gustavo Gusto, a brand from Germany, it is handmade and cost about 4,50 €. 😂😂 Greetings Vincenzo from Germany.
Wow, the price difference is surprising! 😱 Gustavo Gusto sounds like a great option if you’re in Germany. Thanks for the info!!!
Please do an episode explaining different classic Italian meats like Soppressata, Capicola, mortadella, salami etc. I would love to know more!!!
Thanks for the excellent idea, stay tuned!
I like the blind taste test videos, both this one and the olive oil one that I've seen. You are very good at it! I was impressed you were able to pick out the Dr Oetker pizza straight away, even after 20 years. Maybe you and Chef James could do a blind taste test together sometime.
I am glad you liked the video 😊
I think you should try frozen lasagne. Or, compare packaged or frozen Italian products to various foreign versions and see which country gets closest to authentic
Yeah!!! Its a great idea, thanks for the suggestion
Undercooked Ristorante pizzas. Can never taste good.
But the best one is Ristorante Pizza Speciale. One of very few frozen pizzas i actually love.
Well then you never hat real good frozen pizza like Gustavo Gusto oder Dr. Oetker Suprema. But i think they are germany exclusives...
@@yolotron4064 You are absolutelly correct. Iv never tried the ones you mentioned.
The Scale of 1-10 goes in terms of these pizzas , you cant just say its a 6 because you compare it to a fresh one ...
He said he compares them as frozen pizzas, not to fresh, artisan pizza.
You can still get the ranking pretty clearly, just dilate the formal score a little bit
@@Sluchayniy That requires people to think. People aren't that fond of doing that anymore.
I'd still rather any fresh homemade pizza than any frozen pizza
I agree. Vincenzo seemed a bit unsure of how he was going to use the scale whether it was for pizza in general (which he said in the beginning) or just for frozen pizza (which he changed to later on). I think it is better to say this is a scale just for frozen pizza and use the full scale. Anyway it was still a helpful review. Thanks to Vincenzo for trying the different pizzas and letting us know his opinion.
Please do more blindfolds. Very fun to watch
Okay my friend! I will try my best 😊
You majorly messed up not getting the mozzarella ristorante one with the bits of pesto, that was my go-to as a student
Maybe I didn't find it!
You should come to America and do a frozen pizza test. I've never been to Australia but so maybe there is more to chose from, but in America we have entire frozen food aisles with just pizza, from cheap cardboard crap, to something you will pay almost as much for from a pizzeria.
That would be an interesting experience for sure, maybe one day I will visit america!
when it comes to Ristorante, the Prosciutto speciale is the best one, the pepperoni on is just fat and salt tasting. But from Dr. Oetker the Casa di mama brand with Trio di carne is by far the best frozen pizza i have tried
I think it would be better, if you didn't have any background music, during your tasting part of the video. Just so, that we can we get the full experience(audiowise.) of your tasting - But it's a great video ^^
Ah, thank you for your suggestion!
I will keep that in mind 😊
“Well done, McCain” is not a phrase that you’ll ever hear from an American mouth. 😅
Well Americans aren't very selective when it comes to food 😅
Love this idea! 😂
I am glad you loved the video 😊
The line around the crust is probably from raising in a shallow pan and slightly overflowing the edge and then being frozen in that shape.
Maybe you're right! Do you buy frozen pizzas? 🍕
@@vincenzosplate Not so much anymore but they got me through some long days. I make fresh now when I want pizza.
Interesting, here in Austria we have different Pizza at Aldi, but the Dr. Oetker is the same (well, almost, its made in Germany or made in Austria - varies often) - and of course we have many other different brands of frozen Pizza in all forms and variations (from glutenfree to "american style" or even "halal")
P.s.: Prices range from 0.8 € for the cheapest one (looks and tastes like cardboard) up to about 8€ (i never buy those)
Americans have a soft spot for frozen pizzas. It's a separate category. A guilty pleasure because of course they are not fresh-made.
Maybe teenagers, grown ups develop some standards. Frozen pizza hasn't been in my freezer for over a decade.
@@chazzx1018 ok snob. They have been around a lot longer than your lame teenager crack. It's a $6.7 billion market in the USA, so your anecdote is worthless
Yeah, but the fresh ones are much better!
@@vincenzosplate nobody will challenge you on that. There is/was a thing called Stover's frozen pizza....it was like on hoagie bread. Somehow a crime against pizza yet enjoyable for what it was.
About having pineapple on pizza:
A couple of weeks ago, we went to an Italian restaurant. I was looking at their pizzas and how much they cost, they were all between 10€ and 15€, all except one pizza... It was a pizza with pineapple and the price was 100€!!
I showed this to the others and everyone at our table started laughing!
I can't get a single one of those brands in the Western US. The only frozen pizza I have found that I like is the Trader Joe's Naples style. At my TJs it only comes in pepperoni which is fine. I usually just get cheese in a frozen and put my own toppings on. With the pepperoni I like to add fresh jalapenos, onion, and if I have it, pineapple (yes, I know. Don't care.) I like the sweet and spicy taste. The crust on this pizza even tastes good warmed up in a skillet the next day.
Thanks for sharing your experience with frozen pizzas!
In the UK there are 3 main frozen pizza companies Dr Oetker/Ristorante, Goodfellas and Chicago Town. Aldi under its Carlos Pizza brand has its clone version (probably made in the same factory) of all 3.
Which of these companies is your favorite?
@@vincenzosplate for me Chicago town its fresh raw frozen dough, it rises lovely
Hi Vincenzo - I agree with you. No pineapple on pizza. I like frozen pizza, but I much prefer pizza that is made from scratch at an Italian restaurant. Hope you are well!
How about figs? Or pears? People say fruit in general on pizza (discounting the nightshade category) is just wrong. I'm just curious.
Yes, of course me too!
With Restaurante you really have to be careful to take it out early. The dough is pretty well done already out of the factory. Dr. Oetker in Germany has "Die Ofenfrische" with a raw dough. Thats a phenomenal Pizza.
I wish I could try that pizza!
I'm Canadian and I like Ristorante ha ha. The mushroom pizza is really good.
Thanks for sharing your favorite frozen pizza!
My go to frozen pizza is the salami from Lidl. You get a great value with the 3x 350g pizza’s and they taste great compared to overpriced garbage like Restorante. Only thing i couldnt find on the box was where they were made
Glad you found a favorite with Lidl’s salami pizza! 🍕 It’s always nice to get great value without sacrificing taste.
I wonder if the "Pizza Ristorante" here in Germany is the same as in Canada. Until today I thought it was one of the "acceptable" brands next to "Wagner". The premium brands make IMHO no sense, as there are enough pizzerias around me to get a real one if I don't want to make my own. Here in Germany you also have those cheap pizzas for less than 2 Euro. As a student I used to buy them and then put some stuff on it to make it eatable. I think I haven't bought a frozen pizza in the past 30 years...
Interesting, bud sadly only a couple of these are available in Canada. I've had several but none compare to my homemade versions (usually made with flatbread crusts).
A flatbread crust sounds like an interesting idea, would you like to share your recipe?