Ranking 14 Frozen Pizzas | Ranked with Babish 

If you guys dig this series, let us know what you wanna see me try next! We just filmed my tasting over 50 kinds of apples, and I've got my eye on boxed brownie mixes next...

It never ceases to amaze me how DiGiorno managed to invent heat-proof, bake-proof dough - no matter how much or how long heat is applied, it never fully bakes through! Truly a marvel of science.

The real key to frozen pizzas of any variety is completely disregarding the factory recommended baking time and just baking it until its golden brown. The recommended time almost always produces no browning on the bottom crust or cheese.

Red baron is great if you overcook it. The crust gets super crispy without burning the cheese

I love Red Baron, if you bake it directly on the rack it gets browned and crispy since the crust is on the thinner side.

Unsure if it’s an editing software macro or not but respect to whoever edited in the chalk sound effect for being fully committed to an unnecessary thing.

I prefer the blind taste test. I would like to see more tests where we know, but you don't know what brand or type you're being handed, until after final scoring. I just feel there's always going to be a bias whether you want there to be or not, if you know which pizza is which. I don't think our brains can help it.

idk if its cuz im broke but im still a firm believer of that there is no such thing as bad pizza

that Red Baron needed another 10 minutes. I put a foil ring on about halfway through so the edge won't overcook, and the underside can get well done, as well as the middle can brown up and completely melt.

I know it's been a rough long year, but I feel like especially in a video like this it seems like the fun and sillyness is really back for Andrew, and im so glad to see he's in a better place.

As a die-hard totino’s pizza lover. I’m honestly surprised you rated it so high.

stouffer's french bread is one of my favorites that wasn't here. It's crazy how crispy and soft the center of the bread is for a frozen piece.

>fast forward to the end >the top 4 tiers are all brands I've never seen in my life

The way that you describe Totino's is exactly how I've described them to my wife who questions why I would ever enjoy such a "fake" pizza. It really is a delicious pizza flavored snack square.

Babish: Roberta's pizza looks amazing Me: THERE IS AN ENTIRE PEICE WITH NO CHEESE ON IT!

I know you’re following the rules on the boxes but it’s killing me how undercooked these pizzas are 😂 Especially the Red Baron and the Tombstone tastes wayyy different when it’s actually crispy and the cheese is melted

I love how despite its utterly horrible ranking the amount of nostalgic joy you get out of the Totino's pizza. I often buy them for the exact same reasons. An old staple from my childhood both in Party Pizza and Pizza Roll form.

The Totino's cheese doesn't just stick to your teeth, it sticks to your heart.

What never ceases to amaze me, is how all these chefs never think to do a blind taste test. Just get another chef to bake them as factory instructions describe, and then you don't have biases based on brand or childhood nostalgia.

Freschetta with a trusted premix of Italian seasonings is a pretty great frozen pizza option 👌🏽 love it

I always go to red Baron as my forever Frozen Pizza. Other favorite frozen pizza's are the Screamin Scillin , can't go wrong with the Costco's Kirkland's Pizza, and lastly the Freschetta thin crust pizza. Despite what the recommended timer says, I try to make sure that my frozen pizza is close to a golden brown, that fine line between not too little or too much burn.

The instructions say place directly on rack. I find the crusts are crispy when placed directly on rack as compared to a sheet pan.

So Roberta's from GoldBelly is $25 each IF you order 6. Not sure what the price is in a store. But that's insane.

To be honest, the Marketside pizzas from Walmart have been our go-tos for some time now when we opt for frozen pizzas. Pretty solid, especially for the price. My favorite is the breakfast pizza.

Totino’s is its own creation and nothing else satisfies when you want one. We know it’s not ‘pizza’, but it’s awesome! It’s like Taco Bell for Mexican food.

I do think price should be mentioned since most people who are buying frozen pizza are doing it cause it's cheap and easy. And well, a Roberta's frozen pizza looks to be about $20-30 per pizza and unless you're near a store that stocks them you, you'll be ordering online where you can't order only one at a time, making it $60-80. Which at that point you can order local, so like-

Best thing I ever bought for pizza is a screen. Allows air to flow to the bottom of the crust unlike a sheet pan. And it's easier to handle vs just baking it on the oven rack. And it's great for homemade pizza. Just build it on the screen and put it in the oven. No peel needed.

Did not know that, in these times, frozen pizza choices are still regional. No Roberto’s to be found here in Chicagoland. But then our common brands: Connie’s, Edwardo’s, Home Run Inn, and Uno’s do not seem to be available to you.

This is a series I'd love to see more of; a quality chef ranking consumer-grade products.

This was really enjoyable. Do frozen dumplings next.

As a child, my mom always made the Chef Boyardee box pizzas. She would add ingredients like salad shrimp and tomato slices.

Jacks on the pizzazz will always have a place in my heart

Not having Screamin’ Sicilian on this list is a crime. I absolutely love their pizzas, one of the only brands I’ll get.

Tony's 3.33 Table 87 7.57 DiGiorno Croissant Crust 3.87 Rao's 6.9 DiGiorno Stuffed Crust 3.33 Newman's Own 6.97 CPK 3.76 Trader Joe's 8.07 Red Baron 2.63 Amy's 4.23 Ellio's 3.07 Tombstone 3.27 Totino's 3.6 Roberta's 9.4

I think this needs a part two for many of the semi-major brands that were missed this time around. Home Run Inn, Screaming, Motor City Pizza, Gino's East or Numero Uno (if they're still around), Freschetta, Jack's, there are a lot more great frozen pies that rank more toward the top of the list than the bottom.

Funny. I like Red Baron. We add oregano, anchovies, Calabrian peppers, Colatura di alici or whatever else. It all adds flavor but I don’t mind it plain.

Would absolutely love for this to become a series.

My girlfriend loves digiorno pizza, and the thing everyone seems to not read on the instructions is “bake directly on the rack from frozen” if you bake it on any kind of cold sheet it will never get cooked, anyway Totinos is and always will be my favorite frozen pizza type thing! This was a fun video to watch

Most of the pizzas youve tried here tell you to bake them direct on the oven rack to get the crisp bottom you were missing in this vid. Still a nice throwback.

Solid review. I need to look for a few of those and leave a few alone.

Hey man. Baking two pizzas at once (on separate racks) is probably why the some of the bottoms of the pizzas didn’t crisp up as much. The bottom pizza would be blocking the top pizza from getting heat from the bottom of the oven, no?

I know he said they're following package directions, but most frozen pizza says to bake directly on the rack now. And some of those pizzas looked pale like they were on pans.

If your local store has them I highly recommend the Motor City brand frozen pizza. Crust is crisp everytime with texture and flavor.

We felt the same about the croissant crust 😂 I use the totinos as a base and add my own toppings and pepper jack cheese.

Wow, Tombstone actually comes in a box now? Back in my day, we didn't get a box, it was shrinkwrapped with a paper cover (showing a picture that the pizza would never live up to) and a cardboard circle you had to remember not to slide into the oven. Of course since that was 40+ years ago, maybe Tombstone couldn't afford boxes in those days. It did the job but I'm pretty sure if I bought one today, its only value to me would be nostalgia. Love this series! Now I'm wondering what it would be like if you ranked salisbury steak TV dinners.

I feel like there was something wrong with your Red Baron pizza, because none that I've ever had look like that. Also, are you cooking any of these directly on the oven rack? Because I know at least a few of these brands call for that, but none of the bottoms looked like you did.

This is fascinating. I've not seen half of these brands in the store before literally ever? And also some of the most common ones I know of aren't on here. Like maybe it's just cause I'm in the Midwest? I didn't know frozen pizza was that regional though. Like Connie's wasn't on here, screaming Sicilian wasn't on here either and those two are pretty popular here.

Red Barron brick oven and Frescetta rising crust for my money .

I'm a big fan of the Newman's Own line of frozen pizzas. Especially great if you add some extra mozzarella yourself, but that's a hack for almost any pie.

I’m counting this as an unofficial Community Babish episode. Leonard would approve

Ive always drizzled EVO on top and brushed a bit on the bottom to add crunch and i have to season with garlic and maybe a lil basil but disregarding all that, i remember digiorno being my favorite

Should have tried the Newman's Own Margherita pizza imported from Italy and sold in the frozen food section of most grocery stores in the US. I think it tastes better than Roberta's and its easier to find.

Totinos is my favorite cheap frozen pizza. I recognize it for what it is, and take that into account. I do miss that they used to be circular instead of rectangular, because now I have to cut them instead of just folding the whole thing in half. As a lifelong poor person, they are tasty and they are filling. You should check out Freschetta's sometime. Also, always skip "rising crust".

Bit late to the game here, but just want to say that I think cooking them all on a pan, and not directly on the rack (which most do say on the package). really makes a huge difference to the crust. Otherwise enjoyed the video :D

I stumbled across Chicago's Home Run Inn. My go to frozen pizza

You need to come to Wisconsin if you want frozen pizza! At Woodman's there are 2 aisles dedicated to it!

If you ever did a follow up video, I'd love to see how Katie and Alvin could improve each pizza with different spices, cooking methods, or minor ingredient upgrades (no toppings still). There's only so much you can do but that's the challenge.

Screaming Sicilian is my go to for frozen pizza. Think it's pretty solid.

I just wish you had cooked all of these pizzas -- every single one of them -- much, much longer. That is absolutely the key to frozen pizza. They way under do it on the box instructions.

Red baron classic crust is the best one. I just wish they put more pepperoni on it for the pepperoni one.

Totino’s party pizza is the pizza I grew up eating! I love cooking it until it’s super crunchy and dark, definitely probably overcooked. Folding it like a taco and just munching on a whole pizza. 👌🏻

I think some of the issues Andrew has with the real frozen ones would be addressed by following the "for crispier crust" instructions on the box.

Home Run Inn out of Chicago! Best frozen thin crust on the market.

The B-roll showed you guys cooking all these in pans. Are they supposed to be? When I make a frozen pizza I just throw it directly on the oven rack. Maybe that's why so many of the crusts were so pale and undercooked.

If you do more pizzas I suggest “Screamin’ Sicilian,” some of the best frozen pizza I’ve had in a while

As someone who's eaten a LOT of the baron, can verify that it's the eating experience of "a spoonful of hot savory flavor molecules with no other identity." Also missing the stouffers french bread! Loved those in middle school haha.

Tombstone carries some nostalgia for me - I pick one up every couple years - always like the sauce

Having worked in a Tony's Pizza plant, I can confirm that Tony's makes Red Baron. It is the same sauce and ingredients between the two. IIRC, it was only the crust and perhaps the amount of toppings that was different.

Totino's is the only one that still gets picked up. It is just pure joy and childhood on a frozen roof shingle.

It's fun to see Babish do this kind of video. A lot of my favorite YTers have done this sort of thing, like PBG and Brutalmoose

Totino's is my favorite...cheap and delicious, it's all I need

I would also like to see Stouffer's French bread pizza in this competition especially since Elios is in there.

Motor City Pizza in the frozen section is legitimately phenomenal

MFW my go to frozen pizza (mainly because of price) is Red Baron. Could have tried Screaming Sicilian too. Wild Mikes, Freschetta, Motor City Pizza, and Kirkland (West Coast brand from Costco) would have been nice to have in here too

tombstone is one of the better cheap frozen pizza's. it definitely benefits from being doctored up with some extra cheese but for the price it's definitely not bad. I typically buy Connie's Sausage and pepperoni. it's sauce heavy, the sausage has a great flavor and crust is without the doubt the best I've had

Entertaining! My suggestion is that it should’ve been a blind taste test. Really would’ve been fun to see if you could identify the Totinos without knowing it going in for the bite.

Red Baron is my favorite. I was just curious if you cooked it for the minimum time or the maximum time? I always use the maximum time. I enjoy the series and like to see you do more like it.

Totinos reminds me of the nostalgia of being super broke and heading to the dollar store and getting two 'zas, 2 roasted chicken ramen and a faygo for dinner and being mildly satisfied.

Red Barron Suprene Classic Crust takes the Gold medal!

Did any of the instructions suggest putting the pizza directly on the rack? It's been decades since I've had a frozen pizza, but that was common among the ones I bought and following that always yielded a crisp crust.

Would love to see Babish review American MRE’s

Home run inn, Amys pizza, and Walmart breakfast pizza are the only frozen pizzas i buy when i dont make my own

I was so scared Babish was going to roast the tostino's pizza but it holds so much nostalgia and joy in my heart from when I was a kid. Thankfully he has the same reaction!

Would love to see the price of each at the end rankings

My go-to frozen pizza has always been Home Run Inn, but from what I understand it can be hard to find it outside the Chicago area. Its worth trying if you ever do see it in stores.

To my fellow Canadians who can only find Red Baron and Amy’s, I suggest trying Holy Napoli, if you can find it. It’s expensive, but it may well be the best frozen pizza you’ve ever had.

Should add price in the comparisons too

Maybe they don't carry Freschetta where he is, but I find it to be the absolute best frozen pizza.

Maybe it’s the camerawork, maybe it’s the way Andrew prepared them but every single pizza I just saw in this video looked so much better than every frozen pizza I had here in germany

I've tried just about every frozen pizza as the local artisanal grocer will frequently do bogos on various pizzas, making it the best pizza to purchase on that day... and while a lot of people are touting Home Run Inn, I don't remember it being anything particularly standout.. For a more "chain" frozen pizza, I was always partial to Jack's Rising Crust.. unfortunately I haven't seen them anywhere in the past few years, the thin ones are okay, but the rising crust ones were standout... But as far as overall best I've ever had, it's a knockout, not even particularly close.. Heggie's frozen pizza. It's a bar style pizza, just salty mozzarell.. quality protein.. great crust, it sizzles in the oven, as the cheese drips down, that's how you know it's done.. I'm fairly certain it's regional to the upper midwest area of the U.S. and it's pricier in the $8-$11 range... but it just wins. hands down. Some brands I've had give a decent approximation (off the top of my head, I think 7th Ave and Lotsa Motsa are in the ballpark) but they all fall at the altar of Heggie's. If you're in the frozen arctic of the US (Aka Minnesota-ish area...) it's Heggies. available just about everywhere including gas stations. You'll balk at the high price tag, but I'd take it over any chain pizza on most days.

The best frozen pizza is Home Run Inn.. They are partially baked then flash frozen.

Costco has this frozen pizza called Motor City Pizza. It's by far the best frozen pizza I've ever had, like better then most fresh pizzas as well.

I like Red Baron. I grew up with them as a kid so it's got me on the nostalgia factor. Plus I have a small oven and baking on the rack cooks it perfectly. And I can eat a whole Red Baron cheese pizza by myself off the cutting board with minimal clean up. Plus they cost like $5 at my local Dollar General, that's the cheapest meal near me lol

Can we just take some time to appreciate Kendall's handwriting? 7:35

Are you cooking them directly on the rack like the instructions say? With a fully pre-heated oven?

Please do more of these series!!! I love seeing a chef rate everyday things

Missing Motor City Pizza! Definitely my favorite frozen pizza even though I’m a NY slice truther

I also took exception to the cheese being marketed in "feet". Glad to see I'm not the only one who found this odd.

My trick to frozen pizza is finish it in a hot pan so you can brown up the crust. 1-2 minute letting it sit there helps a lot 😊

I think an often underrated pizza is Freschetta. Their self-rising crust is the closest thing to fresh that I’ve ever found in a frozen pizza.