California Pizza Kitchen Margherita frozen pizza (Peter Huoppi/The Day)
Newman´s Own Supreme frozen pizza (Carlos Virgen/The Day)
Tree Tavern Pizza (Rick Koster/The Day)
Mama Cozzi’s thin crust supreme pizza (Tim Cotter/The Dasy)
DiGiorno Rising Crust Pizza (Karen Florin/The Day)
California Pizza Kitchen Artisanal Style Cheese frozen pizza with cauliflower crust (Peter Huoppi/The Day)
Screamin’ Sicilian Holy Pepperoni (Kristina Dorsey/The Day)
Published February 09. 2021 2:42PM | Updated February 09. 2021 8:48PM
As we all looked for easy and convenient lunch and dinner options during the pandemic, more and more we opened the freezer and pulled out a pizza. Americans bought $275 million in frozen pizza during March, according to AdWeek, which was a 92 percent increase over the same period in 2019. Who makes the tastiest one? We turned to readers and our staff to find out.
The official frozen pizza power rankings
Frozen pizzas, ranked.
Jan. 27, 2021 7 AM PT
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As we maneuver through the beginning of 2021, a.k.a. “2020: Fury Road,” some things have changed (the president) and others have not (the pandemic, lack of will to change out of pajamas). And while I’m certainly hoping for a better year than last year, as with all the speculation about Kim and Kanye divorcing,
But enough small talk: I’ve got hot takes on some cold pizzas. I’m happy to present to you the irrefutable, infallible and 100% correct
Frozen Pizza Power Rankings. I’ve ranked these using two metrics: taste, of course, as well as cook time the upper recommended limit for conventional oven cooking (a better ranking means a shorter cook time). When you’re sitting there hungry, waiting for that first slice to scorch the roof of your mouth, thus ruining all future slices, every minute counts. Here are the pizzas, from best- to worst-tasting: