{"id":33934,"date":"2025-07-31T02:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T02:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/33934\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T02:44:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T02:44:11","slug":"the-only-supermarket-frozen-pizza-i-will-ever-buy-in-australia-its-better-than-a-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/33934\/","title":{"rendered":"The only supermarket frozen pizza I will EVER buy in Australia: &#8216;It&#8217;s better than a restaurant&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Winter was made for cosy nights spent on the couch tucking into a warm pizza pulled straight out of the oven.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But is there a particular supermarket-bought frozen pizza that reigns supreme (excuse the pun) above the rest?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Aussie shoppers recently weighed in on the passionate debate after the question was posed on a popular food thread.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A home cook asked the online community for their recommendations for the &#8216;best store-bought pizza&#8217; found in the freezer section at the major Aussie supermarkets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Yes, I know buying from a pizza shop will always be better, but sometimes you just want something in the freezer you can throw in the oven last minute,&#8217; the father wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In addition to seeking brand recommendations, the man called for any cooking tricks that would achieve &#8216;the best outcome&#8217; when cooking a frozen pizza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Responses singled out a particular brand &#8211; sold at both Coles and Woolworths &#8211; as the clear winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The standout? The Dr. Oetker Ristorante range of frozen pizzas.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-eba337c3c07852ec\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100755287-14953175-image-a-22_1753854635221.jpg\" height=\"633\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The Dr. Oetker Ristorante frozen pizza range, which includes their Pepperoni pizza (pictured) was picked as a standout. Their pizzas retails for $9 at Coles and Woolies\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Dr. Oetker Ristorante frozen pizza range, which includes their Pepperoni pizza (pictured) was picked as a standout. Their pizzas retails for $9 at Coles and Woolies<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-95922318b5d6bfe8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100755299-14953175-image-a-23_1753854690487.jpg\" height=\"525\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Aussie shoppers had clever ideas to 'level up' the Dr. Oetker Ristorante Spinaci pizza by adding fresh ingredients like salami, mushrooms, prawns and red onion\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Aussie shoppers had clever ideas to &#8216;level up&#8217; the Dr. Oetker Ristorante Spinaci pizza by adding fresh ingredients like salami, mushrooms, prawns and red onion<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The Dr. Oetker Ristorante are easily the best frozen pizzas I&#8217;ve ever had,&#8217; read the most up-voted reply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I second this, Dr. Oetker wins every time,&#8217; added another commenter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The frozen pizza range retails for $9 at both major supermarkets but many responses noted that the pizzas were regularly reduced on sale, and recommended waiting until then to stock up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oetker.com.au\/products\/c\/pizza\">Dr Oetker Ristorante range<\/a>\u00a0comes in several varieties including Pepperoni, Mozzarella, Spinaci, Hawaii and Quattro Formaggi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Several comments made special mention of the Spinaci spinach pizza for being &#8216;a great base to build on&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Get the spinach pizza, add torn up hot salami, thinly sliced mushrooms, and a bit of shredded cheese to glue it together. You&#8217;re welcome,&#8217; one said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I buy the Spinach and add prawns and red onion and extra parmesan. Bake till very golden. Absolutely the best,&#8217; another added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr. Oetker is a German brand that has been producing frozen pizzas since 1970 and expanded their range into Australian supermarkets in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-652499aea076b6f6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100755297-14953175-image-a-28_1753854809581.jpg\" height=\"366\" width=\"306\" alt=\"The McCain frozen pizza was also a favourite in the post\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3666a607c42823e\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100755301-14953175-image-m-27_1753854803008.jpg\" height=\"366\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Pizza-lovers named the brand's Cheese &amp; Bacon Family Pizza and Lil' Pizzas range as favourites\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The McCain frozen pizza was also a favourite in the post. Pizza-lovers named the brand&#8217;s Cheese &amp; Bacon Family Pizza and Lil&#8217; Pizzas range as favourites<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another frozen pizza brand that rated highly in the post was\u00a0McCain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The legacy Aussie brand which are arguably better known for their frozen chips also have an extensive range of frozen pizzas sold at both Woolies and Coles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Redditors singled out the classic <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mccain.com.au\/products\/categories\/pizza-snacks\/\">McCain<\/a>\u00a0Supreme Family Pizza and Lil&#8217; Pizzas Ham and Cheese 4 packs as standouts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Other flavours in their frozen pizza range include Ham &amp; Pineapple, Meatlovers, Cheese &amp; Bacon and Margherita.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Both Coles and Woolies sell family size McCain pizza retailing for $8.50, while a two pack of slices costs $9 and the four pack of Lil Pizzas are $7.80.<\/p>\n<p> Top recommended supermarket frozen pizzas\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr. Oetker Ristorante Pizza Spinaci $9\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr. Oetker Ristorante Pizza Pepperoni $9<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">McCain Cheese &amp; Bacon Family Pizza $8.50<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">McCain Lil&#8217; Pizzas Ham &amp; Cheese 4 Pack $7.80<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Costco Whole Cheese Pizza $15.99<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Costco Cheese Pizza Slice $2.99<\/p>\n<p>&lt;!- &#8211; ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/femail\/none\/article\/other\/mpu_factbox.html?id=mpu_factbox_1 &#8211; -&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, some suggested that the secret to levelling up your frozen pizza from the supermarket had nothing to do with buying a particular brand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Instead &#8211; similar to the suggestions given about the Dr. Oetker spinach pizza &#8211; some recommended rethinking frozen pizza as a &#8216;base&#8217; starting point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They explained that the addition of even just a few added fresh toppings could result in a much more flavourful taste than a typical frozen pizza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Use whatever frozen pizza is the cheapest, then add your own toppings using theirs as the base. Doesn&#8217;t disappoint,&#8217; advised one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Fresh topping recommendations included ham, salami, mushrooms, capsicum, pineapple, olives, anchovies, herbs or chilli flakes &#8211; and an extra sprinkle of mozzarella cheese.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Commenters also offered up some nifty cooking tricks to improve the end result when cooking a frozen pizza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One person emphasised that the secret was all in the preheating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They understood that this was a commonly skipped step when you&#8217;re hungry and just want your pizza cooked as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, they insisted that taking an extra couple of minutes to heat up the oven led to an improved the final result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;PRE-HEAT THE OVEN,&#8217; they stressed.\u00a0&#8216;Pre-heating the oven makes a world of difference.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another suggested taking this a step further by preheating the tray on which you intend to cook the frozen pizza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Pre-heating the tray helps achieve a crispy &#8211; not soft and soggy &#8211; pizza base.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile, although not technically a frozen supermarket pizza, many also highlighted the exceptional &#8216;value for money&#8217; of takeaway pizzas sold at budget supermarket chain Costco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Cooked in-store and served piping hot, shoppers rated the bargain buy which costs $16 for a large pizza or $2.99 per slice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Costco pizzas come in plain cheese, pepperoni or BBQ meat varieties \u2013 but it&#8217;s recommended that you check in with your local Costco warehouse to confirm their current menu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The only catch with this supermarket pizza? You need to pop in to your local store to buy it fresh and hot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Winter was made for cosy nights spent on the couch tucking into a warm pizza pulled straight out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,99,104,100,7179,102],"class_list":{"0":"post-33934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-business","11":"tag-coles","12":"tag-dailymail","13":"tag-femail","14":"tag-woolworths"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}