I've watched so many videos comparing frozen pizzas. Red Baron and Totinos always seem to be at the bottom of every list list. Those two are my favorite. When I try the pizzas that they claim to be the best, they always taste awful.
Fun fact: the original creators of Tombstone pizza were unhappy with how their pizza changed after being sold to Kraft, so they started making them again with the original recipe, branded as Pep's.
yep I agree, we even use to get them delivered by Schwan's here in Bloomington MN. Even today for the price I find them hard to beat. DiGiorno on the other hand is absolutely horrible and you can get far better frozen pizza for what they charge.
I'm a Red Baron customer for years now. We used to get them when we lived in the country. We'd buy several, put them in the freezer, and they'd make a great lunch for mom and me while dad was driving a truck cross-country. As I moved into adulthood, I tried all the others I'd seen on television. Tombstone (which was too expensive when I was younger) and DiGiorno (which came out as I was getting my own life started in my 20s). I just always go back to Red Baron, likely due to some nostalgia. But also, I do really like the way they taste. I like the crust because it's not too "bready" and I prefer thin crust most of the time anyway. I can cook it in the oven for 16 minutes, pull the pizza out and cut off mom's slices, then put it back in for another 3 minutes and let it get crispy the way I like it. She prefers it less crispy than I, so it works out pretty well.
I bought one for nostalgia and baked it on my bread stone I keep in the oven. Added some extra Mozzarella and Parm and it did make the crust nice and crispy.
I love Red Baron and Tombstone. Whats weird to me though is that Red Baron is SLIGHTLY more expensive than Tombstone where I live. Whats really funny though is me and my mom bake frozen pizzas the same way you do 🤣 I have to take it out sooner and cut it almost in half and then put the bigger half back in for me
I have literally seen frozen pizzas that are more expensive than fast food pizzas like Dominos or Little Caesers. That’s wild Edit: I am in California. Everything is a joke here. Newman own - $8.74 Jack’s - $6.24 Screamin Sicilian - $6.97 Digiorno - $5.97 Totino’s - $6.87 for 4 pack but they’re small Those are Walmart prices. The assumption is other retailers would have them even more expensive than those prices. Size is always the most important factor in pizza. Always go with the largest pizza 12” pizza is 113 sq in. 14” pizza is 154 sq in. 16” pizza is 201 sq in. 18” pizza is 254 sq in. That means Costcos fresh 18” pizzas for $10 are more sq in and more valuable than two 12” pizzas at $5 each. Whenever at pizzeria, always get the largest size they have available.
@Seinsmelled MEDIC!!! We've got a delusional person here call a doctor!🤣 Naw I hear ya compared to some chain joints you can find better frozen, but the fipside of the coin is you can always find a local joint somewhere that makes "the best" pizza around. Till the owner retires or loses the business an the pizza secret of the pub or mom n pop place is lost forever.😢
@@MNick-u6c I think it was changed recently, the last year or so. It's more acidic maybe, it just tastes off somehow, artificial. I switched to Red Baron french bread and I like it better, but not as good as Stouffer's used to be. Nothing will ever beat the french bread pizza in school in the 80's and early 90's.
Totino's: look man i have like four dollars in the bank Tony's: i'm drunk and too lazy to do anything else about it Red Baron: i don't cook but i can afford to feed myself just fine Digiorno: i want some pretty good pizza without having to go get it
Look at the grocery stores here in Wisconsin, the amount of different brands and makes of frozen pizza is a sight to behold. You can find whole aisles of frozen pizza, from the brands talked about here and others from more independent brands, many are local or near local companies. We try to check out different once to see how they taste. There's even pizza named from the pizza place from last season's Stranger Things.
Yes, I commented above that "specialty premium" brands, which tend to be more expensive but vastly superior in ingredients, taste, and quality are taking a huge chunk out of the market
It was years since I had them, at least going on 2 decades. I grabbed them just the other day, tasted almost identical to what my mind remembered them to taste like. 10/10
These videos mark the halfway point of my workweek... ...and now I'm halfway to a break for the holidays. Thanks for the boost to the rest of my Wednesday...and the dinner idea (although I'll order a real hot pizza, thanks!)
Marketside (which is the Walmart brand of fresh pizza and fresh-baked bread products) is actually REALLY good. I honestly prefer Aldi pizza but Marketside pizza is fantastic. I can't eat Red Baron because the sauce is like battery acid to my stomach.
I've got a Philly steak Great Value waiting on my freezer to be taste-tested. I've tried a couple of their other offerings and they were both decent for the price
Nothing will ever touch Stouffers pizza. I used to cook them up in our toaster oven when I was a kid. Which wasn't too often because they were expensive.
Wow, that takes me back...to high school back during the days of Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Michael Jordan. I ate _so_ many of those frozen monstrosities.
I was raised on Tony's pizza. Even today, there's something special about that buttery crust that's just slightly different than the others. That is, if you can find it. I had to search for a grocery store near me that even carried it any more.
I could see Chef Boyardee giving it a shot. Something like Beefaroni but with more of a pizza rather than pasta sauce and little chunks of pepperoni. I can think of worse things to eat at 2 AM on Saturday night.
Does anybody here remember the fennel sausage from Totino's before they changed the recipe? I didn't eat it much back then but I'm really missing it these days. I remember years after my brother moved out, there was a sale on them and he had bought at least 50 of the Combination flavor, not knowing that they changed the recipe. He was stuck eating those after he heard the bad news lol. These were 99 cents or cheaper for the longest time, but not anymore. Today, I bought 5 of them for $1.50 each, which isn't terrible given how bad inflation is. I'd also like to mention I miss Jeno's too (though their pizza was smaller) and Mr. P's pizza.
Tony's was started in Salina Kansas and they are still made there. The factory is the largest frozen food factory in the world and is being expanded now.
Titinos was my childhood. My dad use to make this for me after school when he didn’t feel like cooking. We had tons of frozen Titinos in our freezer. Now I get the personal pan Digiorno. Best frozen pizza
Red Baron and Digiorno are my top 2 favorites. More-so the latter as of recent since they started making classic crust pizzas as an option (which are pretty much a dollar less than the rising crust in my area).
I was just thinking about you and when I was going to see a new upload - love them all but honestly I was looking forward to an "Elf on the shelf" episode I'd love to hear how they got started, how they grew, and where they are headed. Cheers 🎉
From Minneapolis here and was fortunate to eat at that original Totino’s before it closed in the mid-2000’s. It was very old-world, mom-and-pop vibes complete with red and white checkered table cloths and candles. The whole place was filmed with the aroma of wonderful, home-baked pizza, which was obviously better than the store-bought version. Sadly, they closed that location and re-opened in the suburbs where it didn’t last very long. The building where the original restaurant resided was extensively remodeled, but there is a plaque commemorating it on that site. The Totino family was very active in the community with a school named in their honor, Totino-Grace.
Heggies and Lotzza Mottza I've tried the Freshetta, Home Run Inn, Scream Sicilian etc. But always come back to these two. Red Baron brick oven is good also.
Lotzza Mottza and Bellatoria are good from Kroger. No need to add extra cheese. I keep a bread stone in the oven and cook it directly on that and really makes the crust crunchy.
I'm originally from Milwaukee, and I was eating Tombstone pizza in bars for years before they were available in retail stores. Back in the day they provided countertop pizza ovens to bars on the condition that they only be used for Tombstone pizzas. They used real Wisconsin cheese back in the day, so the cheese-pull was amazing, and since they were made in the same model oven wherever you went, they were consistent, especially the thin, crisp crust that's favored in Milwaukee. They're still he best frozen pizza, but they're not as incredible as they once were.
Sure, Costco's supplier doesn't make the best frozen pizza on the market .... but absolutely makes best pizza value by a mile. $11 for 4 pizzas that are pretty good (this from a guy from North Jersey and NYC) - even better via adding this or that :)
walmart's Marketside brand pizzas are the best tasting frozen pizzas i've ever experienced, and they are fairly affordable. they technically come refrigerated but i always freeze them.
I love them all but my freezer always has a Red Baron in it. Totino’s are there for my kids and me eating their leftovers. I usually eat a whole Red Baron by myself.
I am retired and when I hit the frozen pizza aisle, it's Tony's for me. On a rather limited teacher's pension income, their pricing is just right. Yes, it is not great pizza but good enough especially when jazzed up with extra cheese, pepperoni, ham, black/green olives, garlic, Italian spices, etc. Plus the boxes have delightfully retro kid's games on the backs. Very nostalgic and sweetly humorous. Made in greater Minneapolis BTW. A good sign.
@@ripvanrevs I worked for the company (Schwan's) in a different division that sold their consumer brands division in 2019 which owned the Red Baron and Tony's brands.... they just have a new parent company now
Earliest I've ever clicked on a notification! Wasn't expecting this kind of video, but it's a pleasant surprise! I've only had Tony's once or twice in the past (probably about 13 years ago), it was ok.. but Red Baron was the one my mom and I would go back to the most. I recall Digiorno's being pretty decent as well, but it was too pricey most of the time.
I've tried all 4 frozen pizza brands and they are all unique in there own way. I like that Tonitos uses pepperoni bites as a topping where as Red Baron is more meat toppings. Also the cheese on Tony's pizza is comforting while DiGorino is both crispy an soft.
Have to say I remember those Tombstone Pizza ads, and yeah, maybe the campaign was a bit morbid but it was obviously memorable, to the point where it was not an uncommon practice when playing The Oregon Trail and having an unsuccessful run, to put "pepperoni and cheese" (or some variation thereof) on the tombstone. I don't buy DiGiorno brand pizza anymore, but I definitely do buy its Aldi "store brand" equivalent, and that's become my go-to frozen pizza nowadays. Not sure I would say I prefer them over delivery but I would say the quality is close _enough_ to work for me, and since pepperoni is my pizza topping of choice, it's easy enough to get what I'm looking for. I also didn't realize that the Schwan company was such a major player in this particular industry, even though it makes sense that they would be. I knew that they were responsible for Tony's, but I didn't realize they were also responsible for Red Baron and Freschetta.
Aw man - love ‘em all! Totinos for that snacky size and crunchy crust, Red Baron for those little singles, Tombstone for the “elevated” frozen pizza experience and DiGiornos because, well, they’re damn delicious! I loved Jenos too as a kid in the 90s and wish they were still around
Red Baron’s “Fully Loaded” line is what me and my wife go for. Flavorful, satiating, and has a crust great for dipping in garlic sauce or marinara. We’ve tried all the brands (even the Chuck E Cheese one haha) and none surpassed our enjoyment of Red Baron’s Fully Loaded line. Good stuff!
This was really cool comparing multiple companies in the same industry at a time. Yeah, the deep dives into a single company are all kinds of interesting, and I hope you don't end up stopping those video. But when you have an industry where all of the major players only have enough background info to maybe make a 3 minute video, it's cool to have a mash up like this. I'd even be down to watching a 30 or 60 minute video about several major businesses fighting it out at the same time in an industry like coffee/popcorn/movie theaters/etc. Ooh, a history of movie theaters videos might be very interesting since it could go way back to the start of the film industry. Anyways, thanks for the uploads. And if you don't read comments, I guess you'll never see this.
Myself I don't have frozen pizza often, being blessed with two family-owned pizzerias within walking distance, who compete with $9 pickup specials. When I feel like putting in some preparing effort so that I didn't have to go outside later, I tend to get grocery store deli made take-and-bakes. The last few times I've had frozen pizza was Totino's, for their cost and size. I have some nostalgia for Tony's from my childhood, the way their pepperoni always curled up making little grease cups. The mid to high priced frozen pizzas aren't worth it to me, if I'm paying that much might as well get good stuff from a pizzeria.
Kroger take and bakes come to the store frozen and is actually worse than Lottsa Mottza and Bellatoria and cost the same, $8+ I get out the mixer, make pizza dough, portion and freeze. You just have to think ahead. If Kroger has it in stock they sell frozen bread dough too.
I live in Wisconsin where many frozen pizza brands are made. Jack's is absolutely loved around here but we have a million higher end brands that compete. I wish everyone could try a Lottza Mottza once in their life
I figured out how to make pizza at home a few months ago and havent wanted a frozen pizza since. Its so easy and cost effective and tastes just as good.
Motor City Pizza for me. It legit tastes like takeout pizza to me. I know DiGiono brags about its crust but I’ve never found it good or anywhere close to takeout.
Please do videos on Big Lots and Ames Department Stores, as well as the decline of A&P, CompUSA, Tower Records, Service Merchandise and Lord & Taylor. And even American Freight (Franchise Group) and now also Party City and The Container Store
New Company Man!!!!!! :o as a Canadian living in Ontario, we have our own set of identifiable frozen pizza brands, but I still love hearing about these big names a stones throw over from where I live.
Red Baron is my favorite frozen pizza that tends to only get bought for "special occasions". They're pretty expensive (not the most expensive frozen pizza, but cost a decent bit more than the others) so I don't get them often. When I am buying a frozen pizza just to have for dinner that night, it's usually the store brand stuff (especially Aldi's).
This guy frozen pizzas. The crust on the Red Baron brick oven style is the only one with any actual flavor. Cheese and sauce are miles above the others as well.
Freschetta is hands down the best frozen pizza brand i have ever tried, and ive been eating frozen pizzas regularly for years. Tried many different ones but none of them came close to the natural rising crust pepperoni or the brick oven square pepperoni. If cooked properly it is almost like a freshly made pizza at a good pizza place, if not better. They are also reasonably priced
They are my go-to pepperoni pizza maker these days especially the individual ones. The sauce is the sauciest to the point it triggers my heartburn just like real pizza!
My favorite is Freschetta, which I just learned in this video was a direct competitor to the big one. I like the sauce a lot more. Honorable mentions to Motor City(If I had to pick an “Objectively” best made, probably that one), Screaming Sicilian, and Red Baron.
The only frozen pizza brand that I like and can eat a few times a week is DiGiorno. My family used to eat Totino's way too often when I was growing up, which eventually made me literally sick when eating Totino's. I have tried some other brands of pizza but sadly DiGiorno has that taste that I like.
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I grew up in the same city as Tombstone Pizza. My grandfather started a meat processing plant in said city around the same time Tombstone Tap was making pizzas. My grandfather made the first sausage and pepperoni for the Tombstone Tap. The family’s original pepperoni recipe is still made today, but only for family and friends.
In my experience, Digiorno - Highest quality, but most expensive Red Baron - Mid quality for a fair price Tombstone - Lowest quality but college student level of affordability
My parents would buy Red Baron French Bread from Costco. As a teenager my friends would get DiGiorno. Now I just get the best value which is usually Kirkland brand frozen boxed pizza, or I make my own pizza from scratch
I don't eat Totinos when I'm craving pizza. I eat Totinos when I'm craving Totinos.
Same. The sauce and texture is very different. It's like spaghetti O's vs spaghetti.
This
Exactly!
If you are craving lava, or just a half melted cubed cheese/meat mixture in a pocket. It can be either
I've watched so many videos comparing frozen pizzas. Red Baron and Totinos always seem to be at the bottom of every list list. Those two are my favorite. When I try the pizzas that they claim to be the best, they always taste awful.
Dear Company Man,
I love these videos just as much as your more traditional videos about one company. Thank you for blessing me with your content!
Fun fact: the original creators of Tombstone pizza were unhappy with how their pizza changed after being sold to Kraft, so they started making them again with the original recipe, branded as Pep's.
That makes so much sense now.
Good to know
@@TyrBarghest Why?
Weren't they based in Rice Lake, Wisconsin?
I live in central Wisconsin, and Tombstone went downhill. But I still get Pep's!
Let’s be honest, you don’t get frozen pizza if you want pizza. You get frozen pizza if you want frozen pizza
Bump. It’s a specific thing.
Nah I'd take a frozen home run inn pizza over just about any other pizza
Red baron has been the most consistent in both "quality" and price for the majority of my life.
yep I agree, we even use to get them delivered by Schwan's here in Bloomington MN. Even today for the price I find them hard to beat. DiGiorno on the other hand is absolutely horrible and you can get far better frozen pizza for what they charge.
Red Baron has been consistently bad every time I have eaten them. I've avoided them consistently for probably 15 years now.
Yep, based on price Red Baron is the best.
Same! Is it the same as from a restaurant? No, but it still tastes pretty good and had a decent texture
The italian sausage is rank af tho. I always pick it out and throw it away.
I'm this old. When I was a kid in the 70's there was a product called Toaster Pizza. It was a pizza version of Pop Tarts.
Oh, remember Pizza Quick sauce, you just spread the sauce along with whatever cheese and stuff on regular slices of bread and pop in the toaster oven?
wtf they need to bring it back :p
@@Madkalibyr No, it was horrible ! 😅
You're talking about Buitoni's Instant Pizza. I STILL miss those things. Six little round pies to a box and they tasted amazing.
That sounds great!
I'm a Red Baron customer for years now. We used to get them when we lived in the country. We'd buy several, put them in the freezer, and they'd make a great lunch for mom and me while dad was driving a truck cross-country. As I moved into adulthood, I tried all the others I'd seen on television. Tombstone (which was too expensive when I was younger) and DiGiorno (which came out as I was getting my own life started in my 20s). I just always go back to Red Baron, likely due to some nostalgia. But also, I do really like the way they taste. I like the crust because it's not too "bready" and I prefer thin crust most of the time anyway. I can cook it in the oven for 16 minutes, pull the pizza out and cut off mom's slices, then put it back in for another 3 minutes and let it get crispy the way I like it. She prefers it less crispy than I, so it works out pretty well.
I bought one for nostalgia and baked it on my bread stone I keep in the oven. Added some extra Mozzarella and Parm and it did make the crust nice and crispy.
I love Red Baron and Tombstone. Whats weird to me though is that Red Baron is SLIGHTLY more expensive than Tombstone where I live. Whats really funny though is me and my mom bake frozen pizzas the same way you do 🤣
I have to take it out sooner and cut it almost in half and then put the bigger half back in for me
Nothing like tossing some extra cheese and spices on a cheap frozen pizza to make it slap.
$1 can of mushrooms and some jalapenos
I have literally seen frozen pizzas that are more expensive than fast food pizzas like Dominos or Little Caesers. That’s wild
Edit: I am in California. Everything is a joke here.
Newman own - $8.74
Jack’s - $6.24
Screamin Sicilian - $6.97
Digiorno - $5.97
Totino’s - $6.87 for 4 pack but they’re small
Those are Walmart prices. The assumption is other retailers would have them even more expensive than those prices.
Size is always the most important factor in pizza. Always go with the largest pizza
12” pizza is 113 sq in.
14” pizza is 154 sq in.
16” pizza is 201 sq in.
18” pizza is 254 sq in.
That means Costcos fresh 18” pizzas for $10 are more sq in and more valuable than two 12” pizzas at $5 each. Whenever at pizzeria, always get the largest size they have available.
Some are more expensive than higher end pizzas and pizza buffets as well
frozen pizza tastes better
@Seinsmelledopinions 😅
@Seinsmelled MEDIC!!! We've got a delusional person here call a doctor!🤣 Naw I hear ya compared to some chain joints you can find better frozen, but the fipside of the coin is you can always find a local joint somewhere that makes "the best" pizza around. Till the owner retires or loses the business an the pizza secret of the pub or mom n pop place is lost forever.😢
If you think frozen pizza tastes better than you're probably not a fan of actual pizza. Frozen is another thing entirely@Seinsmelled
...and Stouffer's French Bread Pizzas!
still my favorite although the recipe has changed
@@MNick-u6c I think it was changed recently, the last year or so. It's more acidic maybe, it just tastes off somehow, artificial. I switched to Red Baron french bread and I like it better, but not as good as Stouffer's used to be. Nothing will ever beat the french bread pizza in school in the 80's and early 90's.
Yes! 🤷🏻♂️💯😏
🤤 Those are... so good.
Those are little cardboard jokes of what they were 20+years ago
Totino's: look man i have like four dollars in the bank
Tony's: i'm drunk and too lazy to do anything else about it
Red Baron: i don't cook but i can afford to feed myself just fine
Digiorno: i want some pretty good pizza without having to go get it
Jacks: that cardboard looks pretty tasty.
@@HeyIFoundACamera That's the most accurate statement on the internet... ☝☝☝
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But you can get just delivery
Digiorno is good only if you want to eat dough. I will choose literally any frozen pizza over Digiorno any and every time.
Look at the grocery stores here in Wisconsin, the amount of different brands and makes of frozen pizza is a sight to behold. You can find whole aisles of frozen pizza, from the brands talked about here and others from more independent brands, many are local or near local companies. We try to check out different once to see how they taste. There's even pizza named from the pizza place from last season's Stranger Things.
Wisconsin has a great selection. One of my favorites is Portesi's. Made in Stevens Point.
Reminds me of Woodman's. I shopped there when I lived in Appleton, WI and DuPage County, IL.
This guy is awesome and very good at knowing his history keep up the great work!!!
Home Run Inn, Lotzza motzza, and Palermo's primo thin are my go-to's.
Yes, I commented above that "specialty premium" brands, which tend to be more expensive but vastly superior in ingredients, taste, and quality are taking a huge chunk out of the market
Yes definitely Home Run Inn. I'm also a big fan of Motor City Frozen Pizza
I like thic comment thread, home run in, lotzza motzza and motor City Pizza Co are my go too frozen pizzas.
Ellios can’t get no love. Definely my fav growing up
It was years since I had them, at least going on 2 decades. I grabbed them just the other day, tasted almost identical to what my mind remembered them to taste like. 10/10
@@bountyclaw Reminded me of the school lunch pizzas we got back in the 1970s. I started 1st grade in 1971.
Screaming Sicilian makes a good frozen pie
Yes! I would say that's my favorite
I used to love screamin Sicilian but I had to cut down on salt and ever since all I taste is salt
These videos mark the halfway point of my workweek...
...and now I'm halfway to a break for the holidays. Thanks for the boost to the rest of my Wednesday...and the dinner idea (although I'll order a real hot pizza, thanks!)
I thought this would be like a tier list kinda thing, but hey, I was still entertained the whole time. 👍
We normally do Tombstone. Right now, I am currently testing this Great Value rising pizza.
I think Nestle makes both honestly
Marketside (which is the Walmart brand of fresh pizza and fresh-baked bread products) is actually REALLY good. I honestly prefer Aldi pizza but Marketside pizza is fantastic. I can't eat Red Baron because the sauce is like battery acid to my stomach.
@@RWBprototype The Aldi pizza is pretty good, but it's not frozen.
I've got a Philly steak Great Value waiting on my freezer to be taste-tested. I've tried a couple of their other offerings and they were both decent for the price
Was my college staple!
Home Run Inn is my go-to nowadays. I enjoyed Red Baron when I was in college though.
Yeah, I somehow remember Stouffers' French Bread Pizzas back in the day, trying to think if those were anywhere near as good as other brands.
Nothing will ever touch Stouffers pizza. I used to cook them up in our toaster oven when I was a kid. Which wasn't too often because they were expensive.
Maybe not. But I ate my weight in those over the years. lol
Wow, that takes me back...to high school back during the days of Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Michael Jordan. I ate _so_ many of those frozen monstrosities.
@@SimuLord My High School served French bread pizza for lunch. Not sure if they were Stouffers but they were just as good. Class of '95.
They are still around. All the supermarkets here sell them and I live in the South, not too far from Jacksonville, FL.
Company man does amazing work.
RedBaron is my favorite. I consider Digourno a luxury that I only buy every once in a while. And if the RedBaron is empty, I look for TombStone.
Yes, my go-to has always been Tombstone or Red Baron.
the original tombstone pizza is under the name Pep's now.
Digiorno is one brand I will never buy.
I've avoided Red Baron for 15-20 years, it was consistently very bad back then
I never understood why people like self rising crust frozen pizzas. They taste so… off
I was raised on Tony's pizza. Even today, there's something special about that buttery crust that's just slightly different than the others. That is, if you can find it. I had to search for a grocery store near me that even carried it any more.
It's a shame that canned pizza never achieved the success of its frozen counterpart.
Lol
Or "Pizza in a Cup".
I could see Chef Boyardee giving it a shot. Something like Beefaroni but with more of a pizza rather than pasta sauce and little chunks of pepperoni. I can think of worse things to eat at 2 AM on Saturday night.
Troll
I assume you mean the boxed pizza from the old days with the can inside. People weren't willing to make the effort after frozen came out.
That little forgotten memory nugget of the 90s Tombstone commercial is why I love this channel.
My official rating is
Digiorno for quality
Red Baron for flavor
Totino's for cost
Tony's for variety
Word.
Newman's Own pizza slaps. The roasted garlic and mushroom one is my fav. And I don't even like mushrooms that much tbh.
Digiorno stuffed crust 😩💦💦
@@Corkoth55 try Rao's.their sauce hits like a freight train
Yessss
Does anybody here remember the fennel sausage from Totino's before they changed the recipe? I didn't eat it much back then but I'm really missing it these days. I remember years after my brother moved out, there was a sale on them and he had bought at least 50 of the Combination flavor, not knowing that they changed the recipe. He was stuck eating those after he heard the bad news lol.
These were 99 cents or cheaper for the longest time, but not anymore. Today, I bought 5 of them for $1.50 each, which isn't terrible given how bad inflation is.
I'd also like to mention I miss Jeno's too (though their pizza was smaller) and Mr. P's pizza.
It’s insane how there’s 4 big frozen pizzas and 4 big pizza chains
all is balanced in Pizza
And that none of them are related.
And there’s 4 food items in a pepperoni pizza.
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Theres like 5000
Tombstone was my family's frozen pizza of choice growing up, so it holds a very special place in my heart.
Tony's was started in Salina Kansas and they are still made there. The factory is the largest frozen food factory in the world and is being expanded now.
Titinos was my childhood. My dad use to make this for me after school when he didn’t feel like cooking. We had tons of frozen Titinos in our freezer. Now I get the personal pan Digiorno. Best frozen pizza
Is this Company Man’s best video ever?
Yes. Yes it is!
Red Baron and Digiorno are my top 2 favorites. More-so the latter as of recent since they started making classic crust pizzas as an option (which are pretty much a dollar less than the rising crust in my area).
Darn it for a second i was expecting to see a Company Man mukbang video.
yeah i clicked on this expecting him to eat them and rank them 😭
I was just thinking about you and when I was going to see a new upload - love them all but honestly I was looking forward to an "Elf on the shelf" episode I'd love to hear how they got started, how they grew, and where they are headed. Cheers 🎉
Ive been partial to Red Baron lately, its easily the most flavorful of the 4.
Company Man does his research.
Red baron is not only cheap but good especially if your store sells sausage
It WAS cheap its alsmost $5 now
5!
5 dollar!
5 dollar footlong!
@@jasonhatt4295 it also shrunk to about a footlong now so its almost double the price for about 30% less.
@@sneed915 Most pizzas these days cost about the same as a big chain's pizza. I don't know what grocery stores are thinking.
This is a topic that I had no idea. I would be so interested in. Great video!
I always loved Ellios, and still do to this day!
From Minneapolis here and was fortunate to eat at that original Totino’s before it closed in the mid-2000’s. It was very old-world, mom-and-pop vibes complete with red and white checkered table cloths and candles. The whole place was filmed with the aroma of wonderful, home-baked pizza, which was obviously better than the store-bought version. Sadly, they closed that location and re-opened in the suburbs where it didn’t last very long. The building where the original restaurant resided was extensively remodeled, but there is a plaque commemorating it on that site. The Totino family was very active in the community with a school named in their honor, Totino-Grace.
Heggies and Lotzza Mottza
I've tried the Freshetta, Home Run Inn, Scream Sicilian etc. But always come back to these two.
Red Baron brick oven is good also.
Lotzza Mottza and Bellatoria are good from Kroger. No need to add extra cheese. I keep a bread stone in the oven and cook it directly on that and really makes the crust crunchy.
Heggies Inferno my favorite 🤤
Lottza Mottza is my go-to frozen pizza. It's better than a lot of more expensive restaurant pizzas like Domino's, Toppers, or Little Caesars.
5:06 hold up, is this where ChatGPT got the idea that you should use glue to make your cheese stay in your pizza??
Whenever I want a frozen pizza, Im always up for a Digiorno.
It’s not delivery it’s Digiorno!
agreed. heads and shoulders above the rest for frozen 'za
@jasonhatt4295 More like "It's not pizza, it's disgusting"
I'm originally from Milwaukee, and I was eating Tombstone pizza in bars for years before they were available in retail stores. Back in the day they provided countertop pizza ovens to bars on the condition that they only be used for Tombstone pizzas. They used real Wisconsin cheese back in the day, so the cheese-pull was amazing, and since they were made in the same model oven wherever you went, they were consistent, especially the thin, crisp crust that's favored in Milwaukee. They're still he best frozen pizza, but they're not as incredible as they once were.
My aunt served them in her south-side bowling alley.
Sure,
Costco's supplier doesn't make the best frozen pizza on the market
.... but absolutely makes best pizza value by a mile.
$11 for 4 pizzas that are pretty good (this from a guy from North Jersey and NYC)
- even better via adding this or that :)
I tried the Costco pizza, and, while of great quality and value, I just plain didn't care for the taste of them.
walmart's Marketside brand pizzas are the best tasting frozen pizzas i've ever experienced, and they are fairly affordable. they technically come refrigerated but i always freeze them.
I love them all but my freezer always has a Red Baron in it. Totino’s are there for my kids and me eating their leftovers. I usually eat a whole Red Baron by myself.
I am retired and when I hit the frozen pizza aisle, it's Tony's for me. On a rather limited teacher's pension income, their pricing is just right. Yes, it is not great pizza but good enough especially when jazzed up with extra cheese, pepperoni, ham, black/green olives, garlic, Italian spices, etc. Plus the boxes have delightfully retro kid's games on the backs. Very nostalgic and sweetly humorous. Made in greater Minneapolis BTW. A good sign.
I love Tombstone Pizza!!! So nostalgic for this 1998 Gen Z!
DiGiorno & Tombstone are my favorites!
And ironically, Red Baron and Tony's are owned by the same company
Red Baron bought out Tony's years ago. Best frozen pizza ever was the Tony's taco style pizza. It went away after the companies merged.
@@ripvanrevs I worked for the company (Schwan's) in a different division that sold their consumer brands division in 2019 which owned the Red Baron and Tony's brands.... they just have a new parent company now
Home Run is my favorite frozen line
Just tried one the other day for the 1st time. Pretty good. Lots of cheese.
The crust on home run is excellent
it’s way too good. at the cost of it being over 2,000 calories in the whole thing hahah
Have a good Christmas company man
Earliest I've ever clicked on a notification! Wasn't expecting this kind of video, but it's a pleasant surprise!
I've only had Tony's once or twice in the past (probably about 13 years ago), it was ok.. but Red Baron was the one my mom and I would go back to the most. I recall Digiorno's being pretty decent as well, but it was too pricey most of the time.
It’s 3am and I just watched a 10 minute video on frozen pizza. Life is good
I've tried all 4 frozen pizza brands and they are all unique in there own way. I like that Tonitos uses pepperoni bites as a topping where as Red Baron is more meat toppings. Also the cheese on Tony's pizza is comforting while DiGorino is both crispy an soft.
Have to say I remember those Tombstone Pizza ads, and yeah, maybe the campaign was a bit morbid but it was obviously memorable, to the point where it was not an uncommon practice when playing The Oregon Trail and having an unsuccessful run, to put "pepperoni and cheese" (or some variation thereof) on the tombstone.
I don't buy DiGiorno brand pizza anymore, but I definitely do buy its Aldi "store brand" equivalent, and that's become my go-to frozen pizza nowadays. Not sure I would say I prefer them over delivery but I would say the quality is close _enough_ to work for me, and since pepperoni is my pizza topping of choice, it's easy enough to get what I'm looking for.
I also didn't realize that the Schwan company was such a major player in this particular industry, even though it makes sense that they would be. I knew that they were responsible for Tony's, but I didn't realize they were also responsible for Red Baron and Freschetta.
What I miss is Pepperidge Farm Croissant Crust Pizza. I guess they don't make it anymore. As I can't find it. What a combination.
Guy smacking around his wife with a frozen pizza. Lmao
Gonna cry?
Aw man - love ‘em all! Totinos for that snacky size and crunchy crust, Red Baron for those little singles, Tombstone for the “elevated” frozen pizza experience and DiGiornos because, well, they’re damn delicious! I loved Jenos too as a kid in the 90s and wish they were still around
love me some celeste! haha
Red Baron’s “Fully Loaded” line is what me and my wife go for. Flavorful, satiating, and has a crust great for dipping in garlic sauce or marinara. We’ve tried all the brands (even the Chuck E Cheese one haha) and none surpassed our enjoyment of Red Baron’s Fully Loaded line. Good stuff!
Red Baron. But I gas up the pizza with toppings.
This was really cool comparing multiple companies in the same industry at a time. Yeah, the deep dives into a single company are all kinds of interesting, and I hope you don't end up stopping those video. But when you have an industry where all of the major players only have enough background info to maybe make a 3 minute video, it's cool to have a mash up like this. I'd even be down to watching a 30 or 60 minute video about several major businesses fighting it out at the same time in an industry like coffee/popcorn/movie theaters/etc. Ooh, a history of movie theaters videos might be very interesting since it could go way back to the start of the film industry. Anyways, thanks for the uploads. And if you don't read comments, I guess you'll never see this.
Myself I don't have frozen pizza often, being blessed with two family-owned pizzerias within walking distance, who compete with $9 pickup specials.
When I feel like putting in some preparing effort so that I didn't have to go outside later, I tend to get grocery store deli made take-and-bakes.
The last few times I've had frozen pizza was Totino's, for their cost and size. I have some nostalgia for Tony's from my childhood, the way their pepperoni always curled up making little grease cups. The mid to high priced frozen pizzas aren't worth it to me, if I'm paying that much might as well get good stuff from a pizzeria.
Kroger take and bakes come to the store frozen and is actually worse than Lottsa Mottza and Bellatoria and cost the same, $8+
I get out the mixer, make pizza dough, portion and freeze. You just have to think ahead. If Kroger has it in stock they sell frozen bread dough too.
I live in Wisconsin where many frozen pizza brands are made. Jack's is absolutely loved around here but we have a million higher end brands that compete. I wish everyone could try a Lottza Mottza once in their life
Lottza Mottza is the bomb! 🍕
From most bought to least bought, I buy Great Value (for value), Red Baron (for taste), and DiGiorno (if the other brands are out and/or on sale).
I figured out how to make pizza at home a few months ago and havent wanted a frozen pizza since. Its so easy and cost effective and tastes just as good.
Motor City Pizza for me. It legit tastes like takeout pizza to me. I know DiGiono brags about its crust but I’ve never found it good or anywhere close to takeout.
DiGiono crust is terrible. Never liked them.
Great video! I prefer the home run inn pizza.
Those Tombstone commercials were fine. The 90s were much more creative and fun.
For real dude just had to cry about it.
Please do videos on Big Lots and Ames Department Stores, as well as the decline of A&P, CompUSA, Tower Records, Service Merchandise and Lord & Taylor. And even American Freight (Franchise Group) and now also Party City and The Container Store
New Company Man!!!!!! :o as a Canadian living in Ontario, we have our own set of identifiable frozen pizza brands, but I still love hearing about these big names a stones throw over from where I live.
Red Baron is my favorite frozen pizza that tends to only get bought for "special occasions". They're pretty expensive (not the most expensive frozen pizza, but cost a decent bit more than the others) so I don't get them often. When I am buying a frozen pizza just to have for dinner that night, it's usually the store brand stuff (especially Aldi's).
My personal favorites are Tony's, Red Baron, DiGiorno, and Kirkland.
Also gotta mention Tombstone
Kirkland is surprisingly good, and super inexpensive
Red Barron is the best bang for your buck.
Screamin' Sicilian is the best frozen pizza!
Red Baron is the GOAT of frozen pizza. It's superior to all the others by a country mile. When I see people buy the other brand, I pity the fool.
Agreed
This guy frozen pizzas. The crust on the Red Baron brick oven style is the only one with any actual flavor. Cheese and sauce are miles above the others as well.
I only buy Red Baron frozen pizza.
Agree. Very much.
Nah Digiorno is better
Freschetta is hands down the best frozen pizza brand i have ever tried, and ive been eating frozen pizzas regularly for years. Tried many different ones but none of them came close to the natural rising crust pepperoni or the brick oven square pepperoni. If cooked properly it is almost like a freshly made pizza at a good pizza place, if not better. They are also reasonably priced
Got me through a lot of hard times
Roma, Totino's and Jacks were cheap eating in the 80's and 90's.
Home Town Inn is more expensive for a grocery store pizza but is definitely worth the price for how big they are and the lack of processed ingredients
I need to try Red Baron pizza and this recommended video just reminded me to. Thank you Company Man 😊
Only ones I buy nowadays. They actually are good. I buy them for my kids for emergency situations and they like them, too.
They are my go-to pepperoni pizza maker these days especially the individual ones. The sauce is the sauciest to the point it triggers my heartburn just like real pizza!
A Totino's pizza and the way the crust would crunch when my parents cut it is a peak childhood memory.
I’d bet 100 bucks that Walmart’s “Great value”brand out sells all of these others put together.
03:50 so was frozen pizza soggy before this revolution?
My favorite is Freschetta, which I just learned in this video was a direct competitor to the big one. I like the sauce a lot more. Honorable mentions to Motor City(If I had to pick an “Objectively” best made, probably that one), Screaming Sicilian, and Red Baron.
Also Home Run is good. Always cook a frozen pizza on the rack if they tell you to. The crust is almost always better
The only frozen pizza brand that I like and can eat a few times a week is DiGiorno. My family used to eat Totino's way too often when I was growing up, which eventually made me literally sick when eating Totino's.
I have tried some other brands of pizza but sadly DiGiorno has that taste that I like.
Casein is actually a family of proteins common in all mammalian milk, it makes up the majority of the protein found in cow’s milk and is a crucial part of cheese production. It’s found in glue (also some paints) because it’s a highly effective emulsifier and completely nontoxic, in fact Elmer’s Glue originally contained casein and only switched to synthetic PVAs in the ‘90s.
Back in grade school in the 60s some kids are Elmer's 🤢😂
I remember liking Tony’s a ton as a kid but as for a brand not mentioned, something about those Celeste personal size pizzas away hit home for me.
Home Run Inn is my favorite
This is the correct answer.
Oooo I love the comparison style of this video ❤
Red Barron is on point.
This comment makes no sense.
Tony’s is very nostalgic for me. As a kid my family had a pizza night almost weekly for a few years. It was almost always a Tony’s pizza
I need to spread the word on Home Run Inn pizza. It is far and away my favorite frozen pizza.
Correct
I grew up in the same city as Tombstone Pizza. My grandfather started a meat processing plant in said city around the same time Tombstone Tap was making pizzas. My grandfather made the first sausage and pepperoni for the Tombstone Tap. The family’s original pepperoni recipe is still made today, but only for family and friends.
Those tombstone commercials were genius, they are definitely the only reason I was interested in their pizzas. Great ads imo.
In my experience,
Digiorno - Highest quality, but most expensive
Red Baron - Mid quality for a fair price
Tombstone - Lowest quality but college student level of affordability
I'm surprised that Ellio's Pizza wasn't included.
I have never heard of Ellio's. I will have to check them out.
They mainly in the New York tri state area
My parents would buy Red Baron French Bread from Costco. As a teenager my friends would get DiGiorno. Now I just get the best value which is usually Kirkland brand frozen boxed pizza, or I make my own pizza from scratch