One word:  DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was sent a coupon to try the new line of Tofurky frozen pizzas.  The problem– it’s not that widely available in stores and I was growing impatient waiting for it to show up locally, so I had to make a trip up to Rainbow Grocery in SF to snag one (review of that store coming soon… oh how I miss SF!).  Yesterday was my day.  I loaded up my kiddo and we drove the 25 miles to SF to get our pizza and some other things.

I headed for the frozen food section and scoped things out.  They were well stocked on all three flavors:  Cheese, Pepperoni and Sausage.  Now, I only had one coupon, so I ended up buying a second pizza.  One pizza is a good amount to feed two people if you are also having a side salad or something, otherwise one hungry person might be able to eat a whole one.  One pizza definitely wasn’t going to be enough to feed all three of us and besides that, I couldn’t resist trying out two flavors.  I got the pepperoni for Matt and I and the plain cheese for Emma.

Like any other frozen pizza, these stay in the freezer until ready to cook.  You simply preheat your oven and slide it on in.  Cooking time according to the box is 10-12 minutes, but I think mine took about 20.  I’ve noticed that the Daiya cheese (which tops these guys) doesn’t melt very well when you try to use it frozen, so don’t expect the cheese to get super melty.  It melts somewhat, but not like the picture on the box.  That’s not super important or anything, but definitely worth mentioning since that’s the sign some people look for to judge whether or not the pizza is done.  If you waited for that to happen, your crust would be black.

Emma ate almost the entire cheese pizza by herself.  I’m not kidding… and this kid is only lukewarm for vegan cheese.  She digs Daiya more than any other brand, but I have never seen her chow down on something like she did last night (and she also ate a green salad and some pasta salad with it– it’s not like the pizza was the only thing on her plate).  Truly unbelievable!  I did get one taste of the cheese pizza and it was really good– no funky vegan cheese taste at all.  Some vegan cheese is pretty funky, but this Daiya is good stuff and it’s delicious on these pizzas.

The pepperoni pizza was also really good.  The pepperoni pieces themselves tasted exactly how I remember pepperoni tasting (but I haven’t had it in probably 10 years) and they are really plentiful on top of the pizza.  All in all, I found both pizzas to be the right combination of crust, sauce, cheese and toppings where one didn’t overwhelm the other.  If given the choice, I would choose the Tofuky frozen pizza over an Amici’s pizza any day; although, my husband disagrees with me on that point.  And, the leftovers were really good today just heated a few seconds in the microwave.

One thing that I haven’t mentioned is the price.  Yes, these are a little expensive at almost $8 each, but still cheaper than take-out pizza, especially at any restaurant that offers vegan cheese. I really can’t wait for them to become available in more stores.  Hello, Whole Foods… you need to start stocking these ASAP!

And, hey Tofurky… thanks for the pizza.  If you want anything else taste tested, I’m your gal!