View Full Version : Has Totino's Pizza changed its taste lately?


Hawkee
07-08-2026, 05:21 AM
The other week I bought some Totino's Pizza and as I was eating it I noticed that Totino's Pizza seems to have changed it's taste and i'm wondering if anyone here who has bought Totino's Pizza has noticed it before? Also when I was trying to eat it the crust has turned crunchy and tastes like a cracker with pizza toppings. And there's very little cheese and sauce with Totino's Pizza as well. When it comes to frozen pizza I regularly buy Red Baron Pizza and I was very disappointed with Totino's Pizza and it used to be one of the top frozen pizzas

Bonniegirl
07-08-2026, 05:33 AM
The other week I bought some Totino's Pizza and as I was eating it I noticed that Totino's Pizza seems to have changed it's taste and i'm wondering if anyone here who has bought Totino's Pizza has noticed it before? Also when I was trying to eat it the crust has turned crunchy and tastes like a cracker with pizza toppings. And there's very little cheese and sauce with Totino's Pizza as well. When it comes to frozen pizza I regularly buy Red Baron Pizza and I was very disappointed with Totino's Pizza and it used to be one of the top frozen pizzas

Yeah. Totino's is basically just cheap pizza , but it's tasty enough and it hits the spot if you are hungry. Not sure if it changed? Maybe because better, but more expensive frozen pizza came to the market more recently? But you can't beat the price of Totino's pizza. :)

Dude111
07-08-2026, 09:05 AM
I wouldnt be surprised if they made it worse!

Im sorry Hawk :(

JamesG
07-08-2026, 06:22 PM
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Bonniegirl
07-08-2026, 06:36 PM
5L1OpXdvtmg

:lol::D:lol::D:lol::D

That's my Polish Mom when it came to frozen pierogi !

Dead2009
07-08-2026, 09:54 PM
Totino's pizza is personal pizza thats cooked in the microwave so thats why it doesnt taste like a Red Baron or any other frozen pizza for that matter

GoldenTV
07-09-2026, 12:59 AM
Totino's pizza is personal pizza thats cooked in the microwave so thats why it doesnt taste like a Red Baron or any other frozen pizza for that matter

Another reason that Totino don't taste like Red Baron might also be that Totino don't use real cheese on their pizza. Their cheese is called 'Mozzarella Cheese Substitute" which is water base, rather than real dairy base cheese.

https://www.projecthalal.com/static/images/products/1348940983-S8X41IZ696-General_Mills_-_0921.jpg

Dream Canteen
07-09-2026, 09:36 AM
Another reason that Totino don't taste like Red Baron might also be that Totino don't use real cheese on their pizza. Their cheese is called 'Mozzarella Cheese Substitute" which is water base, rather than real dairy base cheese.

https://www.projecthalal.com/static/images/products/1348940983-S8X41IZ696-General_Mills_-_0921.jpg

I used to stock my freezer with those things in my early bachelor days just because they were cheap and easy to make. My friend referred to them as “s***box pizzas,” and the name kinda stuck. 25 years later, I still call them that.

But yeah cheap “pizza” = cheap ingredients. I just looked them up, and my local Walmart still sells them for $1.97 apiece or $5.97 for a five-pack. Obviously, they’ve got to cut corners somewhere to keep prices that low.

stevea
07-09-2026, 09:45 AM
And the very last ingredient, some tiny amount of "natural flavor."

Dream Canteen
07-09-2026, 09:48 AM
And the very last ingredient, some tiny amount of "natural flavor."

Gross. I can’t believe I used to consume that stuff — on purpose.

stevea
07-09-2026, 09:57 AM
Plus, a whopping 740 mg of sodium, nearly a third of the RDA.

My mother ate them often, and she lived to 97. Who knows?

1960'sTVfan
07-09-2026, 11:45 AM
My favorite frozen pizza brands are Jack's and Red Baron. I haven't tried Totino's.

stevea
07-09-2026, 12:04 PM
I've had recommendations for DiGiorno.

I'm wondering if they all have these huge ingredient lists, for something which should really have only a few.

Dream Canteen
07-09-2026, 12:17 PM
I've had recommendations for DiGiorno.

I'm wondering if they all have these huge ingredient lists, for something which should really have only a few.

I think frozen pizzas have to add extra ingredients to bind the ingredients together and keep the sauce from destroying the crust. I learned that on The History Channel, of all places.

That’s why I prefer take and bake, whether it’s from a place like Papa Murphy’s (which has no locations anywhere near the town I just moved to) or your favorite supermarket’s deli.

stevea
07-09-2026, 12:40 PM
Makes sense -- tomatoes are very acidic.

I remember making the Chef Boyardee Pizza Kits. Those always came out well, esp. if you added some extra mozzarella cheese to them.

Papa Murphy's pizzas are quite good.

Dead2009
07-09-2026, 01:05 PM
I've had recommendations for DiGiorno.

I'm wondering if they all have these huge ingredient lists, for something which should really have only a few.

If we're talking frozen pizza then DiGiorno is top tier.

Bonniegirl
07-09-2026, 01:22 PM
A really good frozen Pizza is Home Run Inn pizza. A little pricey but very good. I believe it is was local Chicago based frozen pizza originally.

1960'sTVfan
07-09-2026, 01:25 PM
Haven't bought one of these in a while but I also like the Tombstone brand frozen pizza.

Another thing I like but haven't bought in a while is the Stouffer's french bread frozen pizza.

Bonniegirl
07-09-2026, 01:28 PM
Haven't bought one of these in a while but I also like the Tombstone brand frozen pizza.

Another thing I like but haven't bought in a while is the Stouffer's french bread frozen pizza.

Yes. I used to love those Stouffer's French bread pizzas. Same here, I haven't had one in a while though.

Dream Canteen
07-09-2026, 01:33 PM
Yes. I used to love those Stouffer's French bread pizzas. Same here, I haven't had one in a while though.

I’ve been on a GLP-1 since March, and I haven’t had much pizza lately. When I do, I’m lucky if I can eat a whole slice anymore.

But I loved those French bread pizza.

1960'sTVfan
07-09-2026, 01:45 PM
A really good frozen Pizza is Home Run Inn pizza. A little pricey but very good. I believe it is was local Chicago based frozen pizza originally.

I'd like to try a Home Run Inn frozen pizza. I'll have to see if the local grocery store here sells them.

Dream Canteen
07-09-2026, 01:58 PM
Motor City Pizza Co. (Detroit-style) is pretty good, too.

stevea
07-09-2026, 04:09 PM
Yes--I remember the Stouffer' French Bred pizzas. They were good--I guess they're still around.

I know their frozen dinners have an ingredient list longer than a CVS receipt.

Bonniegirl
07-09-2026, 05:02 PM
I'd like to try a Home Run Inn frozen pizza. I'll have to see if the local grocery store here sells them.

They are individual round pizzas . One will fill you up though. Being they are Chicago based, most likely they would have them in Indiana, if they are all the way here in California. :)

Bonniegirl
07-09-2026, 05:08 PM
Remember the old Totino pizza commercials and jingle ? " Nobody, nobody, nobody. Nobody tops a pizza like Totinos" !

With different people saying/ shouting " NOBODY" ! :D

Dude111
07-10-2026, 12:14 AM
I see from the ingredients it has Xantham Gum... I wouldnt eat it!!

Dead2009
07-11-2026, 08:46 AM
I see from the ingredients it has Xantham Gum... I wouldnt eat it!!

It's safe for consumption, and no, this isn't a lie the govt is out to get us over

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/xanthan-gum#TOC_TITLE_HDR_2

stevea
07-11-2026, 08:51 AM
It's just a thickening agent that's been around since the early 1960s. One can make a big deal about virtually anything.

It's useful here in alphabet games.

Dude111
07-11-2026, 12:45 PM
Yes but XANTHAM GUM has caused me problems,as well as carrageen so I try to avoid them...

biffbronson
07-12-2026, 08:28 AM
I used to eat Totinos and Jenos when I was younger, but got into other options later.

That’s why I prefer take and bake, whether it’s from a place like Papa Murphy’s (which has no locations anywhere near the town I just moved to) or your favorite supermarket’s deli.

I picked up a lot of flatbread pizzas from the Kroger deli in recent years. I'd just cut them in half and chill the rest for the next day. I got one of their "artisan" pizzas recently and it was so big and hefty, most of it went into my freezer for next (this) week despite cutting off a big piece.