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The best and the worst from our taste test
Sunday, January 21, 2007

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Here are the results from the blind taste test:

THIN CRUST CATEGORY

Winner: California Pizza Kitchen Crispy Thin Crust White (87 points out of 110) -- "Surprisingly fresh taste," "crispy crust, nice garlic!" "This is a high-class taste compared to the others. I could see Grace Kelly sharing a slice with Cary Grant."

Others: Freschetta Ultra-Thin 5-Cheese Pizza (66 points) -- "Tangy sauce," "oregano zesty," "too much oregano but crust isn't bad."

Red Baron Italian-Style Thin Crust Ultimate Pepperoni (66 points) -- "Sauce too strong, crust too hard," "smoky taste but obviously a frozen pie."

DiGiorno Thin Crispy Crust Four Cheese (37 points) -- "Soggy and bland," "tastes like wet cardboard," "could last overnight in a dorm room, assuming no beer."

Tony's Thin Crust Pepperoni (35 points) -- "Yikes, what was the chef, Irish?" "kind of sweet," "gummy, bread-like crust, unpleasant aftertaste," "makes me gag," "is there a zero here?"

RISING CRUST CATEGORY



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Winner: DiGiorno Rising Crust Sausage & Pepperoni (76 points) -- "Crispy and chewy crust," "good chewiness, great flavor."

Others: Freschetta Naturally Rising Pepperoni (71 points) -- "OK crust, though top a little soggy, sauce is good and spicy," "bready, yeasty, good."

Giant Eagle Ultimate Rise Pepperoni (57 points) -- "Salty, but otherwise weak flavor," "soggy," "too greasy," "bad -- bad taste, bad texture, bad!"

Red Baron Naturally Rising Crust Pepperoni (53 points) -- "Too ketchup-y! sweet," "rubbery crust," "way too runny," "heavy sauce presence but flavor that stops you eating in mid-chew."

CHEESE PIZZA CATEGORY

Winner: DiGiorno Four-Cheese (57 points) -- "Dough's decent," "very cheesy," "just fine, but hard to tell ... losing consciousness."

Others: Red Baron Classic Crust 4-Cheese (48 points) -- "One bite was one bite too many," "too salty, mushy," "bland."

Freschetta Brick Oven 5 Italian Cheese (45 points) -- "Chewy crust," "This is horrible, it smells!" "overly oregano-flavored."

Giant Eagle Ultimate Rise Four-Cheese (34 points) -- "Funny smell," "yuck," "oddly metallic/chemical aftertaste," "tasted and felt like Play-Doh."

OTHER TASTY PIZZAS TO TRY

DiGiorno Rising Crust Supreme

Amy's Kitchen Pizzas -- Pesto, Mediterranean, Roasted Vegetable (no dairy, no cholesterol)BEST OVERALL

California Pizza Kitchen Crispy Thin Crust White (above) (87 points, 9 of 11 votes)

WORST OVERALL

Giant Eagle Ultimate Rise Four-Cheese (34 points)

First published on January 21, 2007 at 12:00 am