Small-freezer planners
If two pizzas take up most of your available space, different bases, toppings or serving formats can give each pack a separate purpose. Check the dimensions of a larger box before choosing it as your second pizza.
Who is this pair for?
With room for only two frozen pizzas, the useful distinction is what each one lets you serve.
Households with different preferences
A vegetarian thin or wood-fired pizza and a meat-topped stuffed-crust pizza cover different topping and crust preferences. If everyone needs a meat-free option, choose the second pizza on a different basis instead.
Allergen-aware buyers
Pizza style is not a substitute for checking the current pack. For example, Ocado lists milk in both Dr Oetker Ristorante Mozzarella and its gluten-free variant; the latter also carries precautionary allergen statements.
What should you check before choosing?
Decide who will eat each pizza and when you will cook it, then check whether both boxes and their preparation instructions fit those plans.
Two vegetarian formats
Choose when: Both pizzas should suit meat-free diners, but you want a wood-fired base for one occasion and a thinner base for another.
Allow for: Vegetarian does not mean allergen-free; the Sainsbury's and Dr Oetker examples both list milk and wheat.
Thin plus stuffed crust
Choose when: One pizza is for a smaller shared meal and the other is for an occasion when a larger pizza suits the group.
Allow for: The 645g Chicago Town pepperoni pizza listed by Morrisons must be kept flat and cooked on a tray; its oven time is longer than Ocado's 10–13 minutes for Dr Oetker Ristorante Mozzarella.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
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| Different occasions | Compare base style, toppings and stated servings. Two vegetarian pizzas can differ by base; a stuffed-crust pizza offers another format. | I want the second box to give us a different choice, rather than repeat the first pizza's crust and toppings. |
| Freezer fit | Measure usable flat space for both boxes. Check each pack's storage instructions; the Chicago Town stuffed-crust products described by Morrisons and Joybuy specify flat storage. | There is room for two pizzas only if the larger box can lie as directed without crowding the freezer. |
| Dietary fit | Read the current ingredients, declared allergens and precautionary statements for each product. Check gluten-free and lactose-free labels separately from milk-allergen information. | Everyone eating a pizza needs a suitable option; I cannot rely on a vegetarian or gluten-free name to answer every allergen question. |
| Cooking plans | Compare oven setting, time, shelf position and tray requirements on the individual packs. Ocado gives 10–13 minutes for Dr Oetker Ristorante Mozzarella; Morrisons gives approximately 18–23 minutes in a fan oven for its 645g Chicago Town pepperoni pizza. | On a quicker evening, I need a pizza whose own instructions fit the time available. The larger pizza can be kept for a planned meal. |
| Frozen storage | Check the stated storage temperature and follow each pack's thawing warning. The Goodfella's and Dr Oetker product information specifies storage at −18°C and says not to refreeze after thawing. | I can keep both pizzas frozen until cooking and follow the instructions on the particular boxes I buy. |
Common buying mistakes
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Choosing two pizzas by their front-of-pack style alone
Similar-sounding pizzas may fill the same role, while different formats can require different cooking plans. Ocado lists 10–13 minutes for Dr Oetker Ristorante Mozzarella, whereas Morrisons lists approximately 18–23 minutes in a fan oven for its 645g Chicago Town pepperoni pizza.
Choose the occasions first, then compare bases, toppings, servings and the instructions for each box.
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Assuming a dietary label answers every allergen question
Ocado lists the gluten-free Dr Oetker Ristorante Mozzarella as containing milk, with possible mustard, peanut and soya presence. A vegetarian topping does not establish allergen suitability either.
Check the current ingredient list and precautionary statements for each diner before buying or serving.
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Forgetting how the larger box must be stored
A pizza that must lie flat may not fit the space left by the first box. The Chicago Town products described by Morrisons and Joybuy specify flat frozen storage.
Check usable freezer space before selecting the pair, and follow each pack's storage and refreezing instructions.
Relevant brands and ranges
These examples show different routes to a two-pizza choice; a brand name alone does not establish the ingredients or instructions of a particular pack.
Goodfella's
Its Stonebaked Thin products offer a thin-base route, including mushroom, spinach and garlic and pepperoni examples.
- Goodfella's gives a 15–19 minute oven range for its Stonebaked Thin Mushroom with Spinach & Garlic pizza.
- Use that product's own shelf and storage instructions rather than applying them to another Stonebaked Thin variant.
Dr Oetker
Ristorante Mozzarella provides a thin vegetarian option; a separately labelled gluten-free Mozzarella variant addresses a different requirement.
- Ocado states that the standard Ristorante Mozzarella pizza serves two and cooks from frozen in 10–13 minutes.
- Ocado lists milk in the gluten-free variant and precautionary statements for mustard, peanuts and soya.
Chicago Town
Stuffed-crust pizzas provide a larger-format alternative to the thin and wood-fired examples.
- Morrisons lists a 645g Takeaway Stuffed Crust Pepperoni pizza; Joybuy lists a distinct 630g Loaded Cheese variant.
- The Morrisons pepperoni product requires flat storage and tray cooking. Check the instructions of the variant selected.
Tesco
Tesco's frozen Finest & Premium Pizza category includes Finest Wood Fired and Dr Oetker products.
- The category provides a place to compare wood-fired and thin-format product listings.
- Check the individual pizza's current ingredients, servings and cooking instructions before making a pair.
Sainsbury's
Taste the Difference includes a frozen 400g Mozzarella & Marinated Cherry Tomato Wood Fired Pizza.
- Sainsbury's describes a slow-fermented sourdough base baked in a wood-fired oven and states two servings.
- The product lists wheat and milk; check its current pack for all allergen information.
Asda
Asda has an Extra Special Pizza listing, but that listing is categorised as chilled rather than frozen.
- For a two-pizza freezer shop, check the individual product's storage category before including it in the pair.
Joybuy stuffed-crust options
These three Chicago Town pizzas are options for the larger, stuffed-crust half of a two-pizza pair. Choose the other pizza separately if you want a contrasting thin or wood-fired format.
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Chicago Town Stuffed Crust Takeaway Loaded Cheese 630g
A cheese-topped stuffed-crust option if the other pizza in your freezer has a thinner base. Joybuy specifies flat storage at −18°C or colder and cooking from frozen. Check the current pack's ingredients, allergens and oven instructions.
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Chicago Town Takeaway BBQ Stuffed Magnificent Meat Feast Pizza 640 g
A meat-topped stuffed-crust choice for a planned pizza meal, rather than a second vegetarian pizza. Its product information calls for cooking from frozen on a baking tray. Check the current pack for oven settings and allergens.
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Chicago Town Takeaway Stuffed Crust Sweet Honey BBQ Salami Pizza 635g
A honey BBQ salami stuffed-crust option if you want a meat-topped second pizza. Keep it frozen at −18°C or colder and follow its pack's oven instructions. If buying for someone with a milk allergy, check the current pack carefully: the supplied ingredient and allergen information is inconsistent about its cheese ingredients.
Questions about choosing two pizzas
Should both pizzas be thin or wood-fired?
They can be if both need to suit meat-free diners and you want different bases. If you also want a larger stuffed-crust meal, choose one thin or wood-fired pizza and one larger option instead. Compare servings, allergens, freezer fit and cooking instructions before deciding.
Will a gluten-free pizza suit everyone at the table?
Not necessarily. Ocado lists Dr Oetker Ristorante Mozzarella Gluten Free as gluten free and lactose free, but also lists milk and possible mustard, peanuts and soya. Check the current pack against each diner's requirements.
Can I refreeze a pizza that thawed on the way home?
Do not refreeze it if its pack says not to refreeze after thawing. That warning appears in the Goodfella's and Dr Oetker product information cited here; follow the instruction on the particular pizza you bought.