Best supermarket 'pizza counter' pizza?

pitchfork · 28 Nov 2014 at 08:55

I must admit it's not something I buy terribly often, only if I'm in there buying some beer and madness takes hold.

But on balance I don't dismind the sainsburys effort, they even give you a free box so you needn't bother with washing up anything except a knife/ pizza cutter.

Sonea Fifer · 28 Nov 2014 at 09:46

Ahleckz said:
Do any supermarkets sell cheese stuffed crust pizzas? I love them, but I can't seem to find them in Tesco or Asda. They have the tomato sauce stuffing, but not the cheese.

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Jic89 · 28 Nov 2014 at 10:41

Really enjoy asda' stuffed crust, had them for years.

K.C. Leblanc · 28 Nov 2014 at 17:27

pitchfork said:
But on balance I don't dismind the sainsburys effort, they even give you a free box so you needn't bother with washing up anything except a knife/ pizza cutter.

They'll even bake them in my local store.

But I have to agree with others, the bases are very thick and spongy.

It's a shame no one makes good pizza bases. It's much nicer to make your own but very time consuming.

rhysduck · 28 Nov 2014 at 17:45

Asda!

robfosters · 28 Nov 2014 at 22:17

I've got a boxed fresh Asda chosen by you deep pan meat feast tonight as Papa Johns are offer less atm. I'll report back once said pizza has been consumed.

cainer · 28 Nov 2014 at 22:21

^^ pic as well please

MagicBoy · 28 Nov 2014 at 22:31

Did you use Google Translate from the original Estonian? Papa Johns what?

pinkowl · 29 Nov 2014 at 12:43

Ive only tried sainsburys pizza and thats nice if you have them cook it for you. Their garlic bread is nice too. Nothing beats homemade pizza though.

tuftyfella · 29 Nov 2014 at 13:48

i shop at ASDA and have my own pizzas made nearly every saturday. always go stone-baked base, always. i think they're great, but then i always get the same thing.

oh and if you get the right person on the counter you could get a huge pile of toppings like i did today.

hyperseven · 29 Nov 2014 at 13:52

Thanks for the many, many replies.

Popped in Asda today and bought a stone baked and a deep pan 'sizzlers', 10", since 2 for £4.

Also purchased one of those pizza tray thingies for the oven.

delta0 · 29 Nov 2014 at 14:10

My tesco doesn't do the make your own pizza. I sometimes buy chicago town frozen when they are on a good offer. Same with pizza express ones. Tesco finest pizza is quite good.

hmay · 17 Aug 2019 at 17:41

My cousin had maggots on his Tesco pizza!! Asda and Salisbury's are okay, nothing like the real thing though.

Raymond Lin · 17 Aug 2019 at 17:44

randal said:
Steer clear of Sainsbury's, their efforts are thick and doughy. Filling, but ultimately not good.

Also way under cooked, the cheese doesn’t brown unless you specifically ask it you want it “burnt”. Their idea of burnt is what Dominos consider normal.

robfosters · 17 Aug 2019 at 17:46

hmay said:
My cousin had maggots on his Tesco pizza!! Asda and Salisbury's are okay, nothing like the real thing though.

Maggots are ok, but I prefer pepperoni myself

robfosters · 17 Aug 2019 at 17:51

Raymond Lin said:
Also way under cooked, the cheese doesn’t brown unless you specifically ask it you want it “burnt”. Their idea of burnt is what Dominos consider normal.

My local dominos cremates their pizzas. Bloody horrible. Tastes like charcoal and salt. Gross

Hotwired · 18 Aug 2019 at 00:28

rwm24 said:
Not a fan of Sainsburys or Tesco pizza counter pizza. ASDA's are great though

There are two kinds of Sainsburys pizza counters.

There's the original one which sells pizza using a pizza base which is essentially a disk shaped loaf of bread. It has a crumb like an actual sandwich bread. This comes in thick/thin and two sizes of each.

Then there's the upgraded one which uses 2 sizes of sourdough bases of one thickness, (basically thin) more like a real pizza base. Then the topping selection is different to the one available to the original setups. This counter is more expensive than the original also.

If you are able to get a pizza with a base 3/4" thick it's the old style sainsburys pizza counter.

MartinPrince · 18 Aug 2019 at 01:00

hmay said:
My cousin had maggots on his Tesco pizza!! Asda and Salisbury's are okay, nothing like the real thing though.

Stange as they were the best tasting and great value at the Tesco Extra by me.

Nick1881 · 19 Aug 2019 at 09:34

Love the thread necro.

It's Asda make your own for me, my local Asda does great pizzas.

For takeaway I have been enjoying the relatively new Pizza Hut takeaway down the road, not had a bad pizza yet. Dominos is good but always the most expensive, I'm also a fan of Papa Johns too and will have one occasionally.

keylion · 19 Aug 2019 at 11:02

Our local Tesco has just closed its pizza counter which is a little annoying. Not too keen on their premade pizzas either. I think we'll try buying some premade bases and create our own.