You know, it's been about four years...
...since I was last really big into the frozen pizza scene.
2014. Summer of 2014 it was.
I did it all.
Freschetta...
DiGiorno...
Even some of the smaller stuff.
Like Red Baron.
Even Screamin' Sicilian...
Tree Tavern and a few...
you know, store name brands. I did it all.
I was really big into the frozen pizza scene back then.
And I kind of want to share a few past recollections,
and memories of those bygone days.
I know a number of you might be wondering
what exactly frozen pizza is.
Because I know not all of us have really ever seen,
let alone tried frozen pizza before.
So I do want to describe it to you.
Frozen pizza is a type of...
...food that you consume.
And it comes in a...
It's more of a rectangular...
...3D box.
But the food in and of itself is a circle.
Not totally spherical.
And you have to take it out of the box first.
It's a multi-step procedure. A lot of people they don't really
realize how multifaceted but how complicated at the same time...
...frozen pizza can be.
See first you have to take it out of the box.
Then you have to put it...
...into the oven which cooks it.
And then after it is cooked for a certain time length,
then you're able to eat it.
But you usually can't eat the box.
And sometimes to make things even a little harder for you,
it'll sometimes come in a plastic...
...wrapping.
Usually they say to ensure "freshness".
And it also comes with a little cardboard sheet underneath.
And those are there to throw you off.
A lot of the time
it's kind of a test of your own abilities.
How agile you are.
And it's a way to kind of get you to work for your food too.
To build up that appetite
and kind of give you a self gratification type of feature as well.
So that you know, look I unraveled this;
I got it out of the box;
I got it out of the wrapping;
I took that cardboard disc out from underneath the pizza.
You know, I need to give myself a pat on the back for this.
And for that I could enjoy this delicious frozen pizza.
But I know sometimes...
...despite the best efforts...
...at explaining something,
I know sometimes they say a picture tells a thousand words.
And unfortunately, I haven't any frozen pizza...
...on the premises anymore.
But I can still draw you a picture so hopefully you'll understand it better.
So I'll do just that.
So I'll be quick.
So this is...
It says frozen pizza.
This is what a frozen pizza box...
...would look like, okay?
And the frozen pizza would be inside of the box.
And once you take it out of the box... Say...
This is the box.
Usually you cut it open in one end,
and you take the frozen pizza out of the frozen pizza box,
then it kind of looks like this.
So you have a frozen pizza there.
So see this is how it works.
Okay, you have the frozen pizza in the box.
You usually open one end of it.
And then you have a frozen pizza that's...
...now outside of the frozen pizza box.
But there are a lot of different brands and...
Quite frankly savage competition that comes about in the frozen pizza realm.
And I don't... I'll be honest, I don't need much frozen pizza anymore.
The last time I can confirmly tell you...
...that I ate a frozen pizza,
was probably...
...I'd say December 2017.
Most likely.
Frozen pizza, though. It has its benefits,
It has its drawbacks.
And there have been times when I've been going through the supermarket
and I've been looking around and I've been seeing these frozen pizzas...
...in the shelves.
Sometimes there are prices on them. It'll be... you know,
seven... eight dollars.
Sometimes even as much as twelve for a frozen pizza.
Sometimes I'll say to myself, you know, they might say...
...that it's as good as delivery,
or restaurant quality.
But for the price, is it really?
Some are some aren't I feel. I think that there's really a hierarchy
when it comes down to frozen pizzas.
And this is as my personal opinion because some people you'll see they get really really...
...really defensive over what their favorite type of frozen pizza is.
Kind of think of it like sports teams, you know,
where everyone has their favorite team and there's rivalries and whatnot.
The same exists in the world of frozen pizzas.
And... so you kind of have to try them likely.
But my favorite frozen pizza brand has always been Freschetta.
Always been. I always enjoyed The Freschetta Rising Crust Pizzas.
You know, it might not be the same same quality
as what you'd get from like a mom-and-pop shop
which really those places have the best pizza.
But Freschetta they do a good job. I mean I like them.
They do a pretty good job.
DiGiorno I have a love/hate relationship with them admittedly.
See the thing with DiGiorno... and this is what kind of gets me.
Is that... in 2014, I think It was. That's really when I was...
I would say going full-blown...
...when I was just doing all the frozen pizza. I mean it was crazy.
I kid you not, you could even go back in the channel
and look for yourself where I was reviewing a frozen pizza...
...probably every single night or every other night. So much though.
But DiGiorno in 2014, they kind of changed up the recipe to their frozen pizzas.
And they changed up the sauce
and they said there's gonna be more flavorful etc, etc.
And I really liked the change. I thought it was actually really good.
It tasted great and then they reversed it.
They said there were so many complaints.
You know, I guess I was one of the few that actually liked it,
but they said there are so many complaints.
You know, I guess no one actually liked it.
So they got rid of it and then they brought back the old...
the old DiGiorno pizza, and I wasn't a fan of that anymore. I just didn't like the sauce.
It's just a little too runny for me,
and it tasted more just like, you know,
something straight out of a can that wasn't really... very high quality.
When they did The Stuff Crust, I think they still have it.
From DiGiorno that was pretty good and they have a few... you know, a few...
selections here and there that I'm fine with.
But my favorite is Freschetta. They do a good job,
most consistently as I said, I like their Freschetta Rising Crust Pizza,
tastes pretty good, I can't really complain.
There's a few novelties here and there.
One brand that you really see pop up is Screamin' Sicilian.
And you know, they're really in your face.
I mean it is an incredible sight to see.
And I did... I know there was one...
...that was called I think...
—Correct me if I'm wrong here— and I might even still have one of them.
I think it was called "Holy Pepperoni".
From Screamin' Sicilian.
And you know for what it was it was okay.
It wasn't the greatest thing I ever had quite honestly,
but it was alright, you know,
I think it wasn't really worth the value.
But definitely Freschetta.
That's probably my favorite.
The frozen pizza I mean...
There are times when it's still...
I mean it still has its... it's still applicable,
It's still practical.
It still comes in handy even every so often.
Say for instance, the weather is inclement,
you don't really want to go out and get frozen...
...pizza?
Standard pizza. Forget about that. I didn't say anything.
You don't want to go out and get standard pizza.
You know, you don't want to make some...
...poor delivery driver go out and hurricane or a snowstorm and bring it to your door.
So you decide all right,
I still want pizza,
but I don't want to go out and get it,
and I don't want to torture some poor human being,
and make them bring it to me.
That's when frozen pizza can still be useful.
I remember especially...
...when whenever there was a big snowstorm for instance,
frozen pizza came in handy. It saved the day. It really did.
There are other times where I'm just not feeling it that day.
I just don't feel very well,
and again maybe I just don't want to deal with any other person.
Frozen pizzas. They're just kind of the thing for me that works best
if I buy a few, stock up on them,
and then use them with discretion.
And whenever it feels absolutely necessary to do so.
That's frozen pizza.
Yeah, I just decided I'm going to turn the camera on,
and kind of share a few past recollections
of my... my days of frozen pizza.
Bygone in ever, but it's still around.
It's still lingers about here and there.
Sometimes when you turn on a very bright light
—kind of like the lights that I have here behind the camera.
So gets good lighting for the video—
Sometimes when you turn on a light like that,
you'll see if you scurry, you know, out of the corners
and that's always pretty crazy but...
usually they're found in a freezer and they've kept frozen as I said.
But they can still come in handy when the situation
demands it to be necessary.
That's all that I really have for you.
I just wanted to give a miscellaneous talk as I said about frozen pizza.
I said "Yeah I could really talk about a lot of things."
But I thought... I felt that I just wanted... I don't know.
I had this inner calling
that just dredge up those old memories of frozen pizza,
and share them with all of you.
On a much more serious and final note,
if you are interested, of course,
this has been out for a while now.
This has been out for four days or so. But if you're interested,
I do the the VORW Show every week.
This week's topic I think it's an important one.
It's... As I said, this is on a much more serious note,
but it's something I think we deal with...
...almost every day or at least in life.
To many degrees. That's failure. You know, nothing's ever perfect.
We have all sorts of failures in our life,
and I should kind of share my thoughts in that matter,
and read what I at least thought was an important article. Kind of about...
...about...
...managing failure. How to make peace with failure? I think that's what it's called.
Something I'd advise tuning in on though if you're interested in that subject.
That's all that I have for you. Food review coming up this week most likely.
That's all that I've got. Thank you for watching.
I'm your host, The Report Of The Week.