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Old 14-12-2012, 21:44
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So being lazy and not being bothered to cook tonight I went to my local cornershop and bought a frozen pizza. Ham and pineapple or as the said 'Hawaiian'. It was quite the worst pizza I have ever eaten. It cooked on top in about 10-12 mintues but I noticed underneath it was still completely saggy. So I put some foil on the top and cooked it for another 10-15 minutes. It was still a bit soft on the bottom but I wasn't going to wait any longer. I tried a piece of the ham on top and well, it didn't taste like any ham I've had before. I managed to get through about half of it but at that point I honestly couldn't stomach any more.

I honestly thought it was impossible to make a pizza taste bad but this managed it!
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Old 14-12-2012, 21:53
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I got a 3 chesse deep pan pizza from ALDI for 69p. Nothing fancy but it was nice enough filler.

Got a double pepperoni stone baked one from there also for 99p.


I guess you just got a bad brand.
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Old 14-12-2012, 22:07
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I often make my own, but we quite like one we get in Tesco's for around £2
Chicago Town Deliciously Deep Double Pepperoni 415G
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Old 14-12-2012, 22:09
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Try the Asda deli counter ones at 2 for £4, especially the American sizzler. It's bloody gorgeous.
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Old 14-12-2012, 22:22
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Try the Asda deli counter ones at 2 for £4, especially the American sizzler. It's bloody gorgeous.
Gotta agree with this.

For frozen, Aldi 99p ones are pretty good (for 99p) but I go for the Chicago Town stuffed crust pizza, they are at the top end price wise but well tasty.

Just don't buy one from Iceland, cheaper and with "Made for Iceland" on the box.

V. Poor, I was so gutted, for the first time ever I wrote to the makers about it.

Got a letter back, a refund cheque, and some vouchers for a three free pizzas, was well pleased (and a bit fatter)
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Old 14-12-2012, 22:39
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So being lazy and not being bothered to cook tonight I went to my local cornershop and bought a frozen pizza. Ham and pineapple or as the said 'Hawaiian'. It was quite the worst pizza I have ever eaten. It cooked on top in about 10-12 mintues but I noticed underneath it was still completely saggy. So I put some foil on the top and cooked it for another 10-15 minutes. It was still a bit soft on the bottom but I wasn't going to wait any longer. I tried a piece of the ham on top and well, it didn't taste like any ham I've had before. I managed to get through about half of it but at that point I honestly couldn't stomach any more.

I honestly thought it was impossible to make a pizza taste bad but this managed it!
I know the pizzas you are talking about - they are in the freezer cabinets of corner shops. They are foul. Mind you, I think any frozen deep pans are pretty rank.
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Old 15-12-2012, 00:10
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Deep pan supermarket pizza bases turn out mostly dire so I stick to thin base.

Dr oekter is very good, they get the base right and the ingriedients taste fresh and authentic.
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Old 15-12-2012, 00:17
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I watched this programme where they were saying that on cheap pizza they don't even use real cheese, it's just some lard crap made to look like cheese.
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Old 15-12-2012, 10:57
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Have tried a few cheap unbranded corner shop style pizza's over the years and they are always crap. Bought a £2 thin base Chinese Peking Duck pizza from Asda the other day and not had it yet but it looks jolly good.
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Old 15-12-2012, 11:38
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With the deep pan ones try defrosting them in the microwave first.
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Old 15-12-2012, 11:44
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I watched this programme where they were saying that on cheap pizza they don't even use real cheese, it's just some lard crap made to look like cheese.
This is why I always buy a cheap cheese & tomato thin crust pizza and add my own toppings
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Old 15-12-2012, 12:17
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Cheap pizza doesn't actually taste of anything so I don't see the point of buying it
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Old 15-12-2012, 12:37
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Agree about the deep pan bases never cooking properly from frozen.

I've tried on all kinds of trays and even Pizza Stone doesn't stop it going soggy.

Not had frozen pizza for a couple of years, I like the deli ones from Morrisons or Asda and they are usually about the same price as Frozen.
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Old 15-12-2012, 16:04
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Deep pan supermarket pizza bases turn out mostly dire so I stick to thin base.

Dr oekter is very good, they get the base right and the ingriedients taste fresh and authentic.
I agree I also stopped buying deep pan. Dr oetker or Icelands own they are only £1.50 and really nice
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Old 16-12-2012, 21:52
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I actually think the Goodfellas ones you get at Tesco cook okay from frozen and they are deep pan. Certainly a lot better than the one I got on friday.

There's part of me that wants to support the local corner shop but if the food is that bad it's not worth bothering.
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Old 16-12-2012, 22:05
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I actually think the Goodfellas ones you get at Tesco cook okay from frozen and they are deep pan. Certainly a lot better than the one I got on friday.

There's part of me that wants to support the local corner shop but if the food is that bad it's not worth bothering.
What do you expect? The corner shop is hardly going to provide gourmet food is it?!
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Old 16-12-2012, 22:14
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You might as well just eat Playdough. Flour and water just the same. Clogs up your insides and gives you indigestion.
Good for sticking wallpaper up though.
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Old 17-12-2012, 00:21
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You pay for what you get, is the phrase that springs to my mind.
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Old 17-12-2012, 04:37
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Aldis 2 pizza baguettes in a box for 79p would you believe are lovely! They have the perfect amount of sauce on for me - which i like a fair amount of, not for everyone i know. That said, there is not a great amount of cheese on them but for that price and as i usually do with most pizza - add some grated cheese and oregano/italian dried herbs half way through cooking. They are delicious if you like that sort of combination (all down to personal preference with the sauce/cheese ratio) IMO and they come in 3 flavours - three cheese, pepperoni and cheese & ham
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Old 17-12-2012, 13:12
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What do you expect? The corner shop is hardly going to provide gourmet food is it?!
It's a frozen pizza, I don't think anyone was expecting gourmet.
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Old 17-12-2012, 18:40
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You get what you pay for. That said I bought a frozen pizza for £2 in the Co-op and it was lovely. Stonebaked and really tasty.
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Old 18-12-2012, 17:46
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All frozen pizza's are yuk !! imo.
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Old 18-12-2012, 20:50
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Have tried a few cheap unbranded corner shop style pizza's over the years and they are always crap. Bought a £2 thin base Chinese Peking Duck pizza from Asda the other day and not had it yet but it looks jolly good.
Just scoffed the above Asda pizza and it was very decent, 8/10 and will be going back to get more for sure.
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Old 18-12-2012, 20:54
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Dr Oetker is delish..
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Old 19-12-2012, 08:29
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I watched this programme where they were saying that on cheap pizza they don't even use real cheese, it's just some lard crap made to look like cheese.
I've noticed when reading the ingredients on the back of certain cheapo pizzas it's referred to as 'cheese analogue'! It's promptly replaced in the freezer
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