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Joey 'Beefs' don't like much - but he sure loves his Chicago Meatlovers. A former butcher's apprentice, Joey knows his fine cuts from the baloney.
It's fully loaded with wood-smoked bacon and ham, cabonossi, salami, onion and capsicum layered over the family's secret BBQ sauce - it ain't for the the faint hearted.
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This is one of the best super market pizzas I have had, there is a balance on the toppings by making it meaty but not going over board on the sauce.
I find the pizza by the time you get it out of the oven or microwave looks very good however the moement the pizza comes out of the box frozen it looks a bit munted with toppings thrown on at random but its no matter with the end result looking snazy.
The pizza is really a multi purpose food, want a crispy base put it in the oven, want a bread like base place it into the microwave.
An issue with this is that its 6MJ per a pizza which is 75% of the daily recommened intake per a person.
Overall this pizza has great taste a great price and well worth the buy.
Having tried two of the Chicago range already, with mixed results, I wasn't sure how things would go with the Meatlovers, especially as, with other brands, Meatlovers is usually one of my least favourites. But this time, I decided that I'd try cooking it via the microwave to see if that improved the base any. This resulted in a far more enjoyable base, causing this particular variety of meatlovers to be the only one I can honestly say I've thoroughly enjoyed. What was even more surprising, was that my 6 year old son (who had always refused to eat pizza, insisting that he didn't like them... strange li'l fella, considering BOTH of his parents absolutely adore this particular food item!!) gave it a try, and then proceeded to inhale his slice with great enthusiasm!!! Thank you Chicago!! Your pizzas have converted my son into a pizza fan!!
As with the Sicilian, the Meatlovers was full of rich flavour, and loaded to the gills (well...crust) with delicious toppings, consisting of a good variety of meat, which had a decent hint of spiciness to it... a definite plus.
I have had many supermarket brought pizza's that just don't live up to expectations, however this was not one of those.
It is a delicious pizza with a crust that is just right, and the right amount of toppings.
This is one pizza I will most definitely be buying more of on the future.
So, a vegetarian writing a review for a Meat-lover's Pizza? Well, far from submitting to the challenge and actually trying it for myself, I decided human experimentation was needed. My future brother-in-law to be precise.
When people refuse the offer of food, it is usually because they are being polite. But when this Pizza was placed under his nose, manners were forgotten and this pizza was inhaled in seconds. There was none left for anyone else to try.
Trying to make sense of the eating sounds and interpreting them into words was a little harder. Feed back later included the words, meaty, tasty, where can I get them? and I'll come back again.
Visually, from this vegetarian's point of view, the pizza was not one of those "rich-on-base, thin-on-toppings" pizzas that are prevalent in the supermarkets. This was coated in a rich sauce, thick with meat and dripping with cheese. Just the sort of pizza I will keep in the freezer for the many visiting carnivores.
Being a bit of an experienced pizza snarfer, I have become accustomed to quality munchies in the traditional Italian style. Not often do I find an edible pizza in the frozen section of the supermarket, so it was with great interest, and a degree of flagrant impulse buying, that I grabbed this one.
Following the clear instructions was a breeze... and I had to note with pleasure that they made comment that ovens behaviour can vary, so cooking times were a guideline only. But I broke all three Golden Rules of pizza cooking: 1 - Don't overcook the pizza... 2 - DON'T overcook the pizza... and 3 - DON'T OVERCOOK THE PIZZA! I suspect this is what made it taste a little TOO smokey for my tastes. However, since I botched the cooking, I figure I should give them the benefit of the doubt, since even slighty charcoaled it was still extremely tasty indeed!
Overall, a surprisingly good pizza for a reasonable price, though it was on promo special, so it's normal RRP may be higher. Anything under $6 will keep it in the "good value for money" range imho. I was also impressed to see the clearly readable section on Allergens, since this is becoming a more important aspect of food and one that is often overlooked by most food manufacturers. And to top it all off... 100% Kiwi Made!
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