McCain Micro Pizza, Cheese and Tomato

...So when I spotted these McCain Micro Pizzas in the supermarket they seemed like an ideal solution. Just pop them in the microwave for a few minutes, and voila, you have an instant delicious wee snack sized pizza. WRONG!! You have an instant wee snack sized pizza all right, that much is true, but scratch the word delicious from my previous description. ~ ~ For something to be delicious it must first of all be edible, and I’m not too sure ...
...into the microwave goes the McCain pizza. A couple of minutes are all it takes, and I have the plates ready. But what’s this?? I take out the supposedly scrumptious concoction, and the first thing I notice is that it’s hard. *VERY* hard! A little experiment with an ordinary knife bears no results, as it’s making no impression on the hardened lava like surface of the pizza. Stronger measures are obviously called for, so I resort ...

the_mad_cabbie 23.10.2003 · Read full review
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...I thought. When McCain brought out the old microwave pizzas my heart skipped a beat. No more waiting for the spotty kid on the moped to screech up to my doorstep to give me my pizza fix. No more waiting for my frozen pizza to burn on the outside and stay cold in the middle. There was a God, his name was McCain and he had given me a gift. Now I have sampled pizzas from all over the world and in every shape and form. Upon opening the box, I could ...
...pleasant experience. Let's face it a pizza should come with sufficient topping, nice and juicy with a light yet crispy base. The tomato should be tangy but not overpowering. The cheese should be mild yet tease you with with it’s stretchyness and tantalise you with it's soft pillowy texture as you sink you teeth into it. (sorry folks I think I have started making up words now, anyway bear with me!). Looking at my microwave pizza, it resembled a small ...

Judgee 01.11.2001 (02.03.2002) · Read full review
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...microwaves. However, one day a McCain micro pizza appeared in my freezer and curiousity took a hold of me. It cooks in two minutes thirty seconds. This is impressive. You can't take the cooking time for granted, it's not going to be Pizza Hut, people. I think the '2-minute-pizza' novelty value is the reason they still sell these. Or perhaps lots of starving oven-less students live off them. On the back of the box it states various things, including ...
...of half a real pizza, and cooking times. The box has a 'do not' section which includes: 3. Use this product after its best before date. Oh, how I love poorly worded food instructions. And I think the fact that these words of wisdom are even included hints at its target market. It also states not to cook it in a normal oven. This makes me wonder what would happen if I did. Would it explode, perhaps? The pizza looks like your average frozen pizza, ...

gingerbreadgirl 07.09.2004 (13.09.2004) · Read full review
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Frozen meals, and more specifically, ones that can be prepared in just a couple of minutes, seem to have quite a reputation as being tasteless, plastic and altogether unenjoyable to eat. I have to admit that I was under the same impression some months ago, and before I’d tried ‘McCain’s Micro Pizzas’, I wasn’t that much of a fan of what I call ‘fake food’. You know, squidgy cheese, pig’s liver in a ...
...my opinion, ‘McCain’s Micro Chips’ taste like they’ve just come out of a factory where small bits of wood are given a bit of soap to soften them up and then sold at extortionate prices under the label ‘food’, ‘McCain’s Micro Pizzas’ are actually quite tasty. Not least the Spicy Chicken and Cheese and Onion flavours. At 89p per pizza, they may seem slightly overpriced considering they’re ...

craigy_baby_2000 09.01.2002 · Read full review
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I'll be the first to admit that this stuff is a load of sh!te. It really is. From the name, to the packaging, to the pizza itself, this stuff is crap. Although from the price of it, you'd think it's the best pizza in the world. £1:99 down my local One Stop (on a university campus as well! Robbers!!). But I suppose that's One Stop for you. Tesco aren't much cheaper though. For that, you get two small pizzas. And I love it! That's the student riff ...
...for yourself? Shove one of these in the microwaves and hey presto, your tea is done. 3 minutes is all it takes. It screams of being processed, it's the kind of thing that Gillian McKeith has nightmares about. It doesn't get much worse than this, but to be fair, I wouldn't touch the MicroChips, MicroNuggets or MicroChickenWings with a barge pole? MicroPizza, though, is acceptable, according to my brain? Ah well. Basically, you open the rather attractive ...

Trixie_Firecracker 01.02.2006 · Read full review
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...out the history of pizza, McCain and even the microwave and honestly - good luck to them, but I fail to see what use that is to the consumer even if it may be interesting to read...well once, not every time. So I'll leave it to them - this review is pizza based not a historical account. Right then - the pizza: McCain Micro Pizzas are available in four flavours - pepperoni, ham and mushroom, spicy chicken and this one - the generic cheese and tomato ...
...a rather good pizza. The pizza comes in a 135g packet and offers a single serving for less the a quid - can't say fairer than that. But what of the taste? Tastes great, and cooks in a fraction of the time of a normal pizza - two and a half minutes in my 1000watt microwave, upto 3 minutes in a 650 watt version. You simply remove the lid, which is backed by a reflective(non-foil) material, remove the pizza from its wrapper, place it on the lid, shove ...

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“Ah” exclaims HRH Queen Elizabeth whilst pulling up a chair (or throne) to sit down for a quick snack; “there’s nothing quite like a McCain’s micro pizza to regain ones energy and wind down after a hard days work whereupon one sits upon ones throne collecting money off tax payers for all the “hard work” one does…. Tis the life” Yep, its true micro pizzas happen to be the queen’s favourite food (well, second after corgis… what? you thought she liked ...
...as enthusiastic about the product but they are damn convenient! The pizzas are really easy to cook; you just place them on the special silvery non-stick paper and place that on a plate (actually, the plates not compulsory, although probably a little more hygienic and less messy) you then put it into the microwave for about 2 and a half minutes on full power an its done! They really do taste rather nice (if you pick off the the bits of paper that ...

attic_badger 03.08.2002 · Read full review
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...was great value for money. McCain came up with the brilliant idea that we should cook this thing on the lid of the box it came in... if they had any psychologists on their development team they'd know that it's second nature to chuck the lid in the bin once you've taken it off. You then have to fish it out of the bin covered in god-knows-what and pray that you don't catch anything. Of course it's a flimsy lid so the toppings sometimes spill over ...
...the whole lot on a plate as well. Following the cooking instructions on the box, my pizza ended up burned at the edges and slightly underdone in the middle. Mmmm, yummy. The real moment of anguish, though, came when I tried to cut into it and nothing happened. After a good few minutes of hacking away with a knife and fork, I managed to break off a bite-sized piece of blackened rock, which I think may have had some cheese on it somewhere. Eventually ...

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...This applies also to McCain Micro Pizza. I tried them a long time ago when they first came out and thought that they were OK, nothing outstanding just ok. Going round Sainsbury’s today I was disappointed to find that they have stopped stocking the kiddie’s pizzas that I usually buy for Jack. I bought the micro pizza only because they were on offer and he loves pizza but cant manage a large one. So onto the product itself. PACKAGING: ...
...who doesn’t know the McCain packaging, it’s a black rectangle box with a slice of pizza on the front with big red lettering saying Micro Pizza. Written across the top say’s “Just open, heat and eat”. Ingredients, calorific content, storage and cooking instructions are on the back. It also states that these are suitable for vegetarians. TASTE: I bought the cheese and tomato one and as far as tastes go, I found it quite ...

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Being the lover of fast food that I am, and of course constantly being on the go, I thought this little snack would be ideal while I had a few moments to prepare some food. I had already tried another brand of microwaveable pizzas, which was not a bad experience, of course it's never going to be the same as the real thing. I thought trying another brand would be alright, how wrong could I of been? Is an edible pizza too much to ask for, I guess so... ...
...supermarket for about £1, a bit wary already, but thought that surprises are around every corner and you never know unless you try. These things have a surprising ability to surprise you by being both cheap and tasting great. There are other toppings available like pepperoni or Ham and Mushroom but I thought I would go for something plain and simple like cheese. After rushing through my front door and straight into the kitchen, I uncovered what ...

tomok 17.06.2002 (18.06.2002) · Read full review
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Last week i was in a bit of a rush, so on my way home i bought micro pizza so i could cook it whilst i was getting changed. After arriving home i put the pizza in the microwave for the time on the box, which for my microwave was 3 minutes. after getting changed i went down stairs to get my pizza out and to my horror it just looked like a slab of rock with some red stuff on it. I took it out of the microwave and tried to pick it up off the silver ...
...after burning my fingers i had to literally cut it off with my sharpest knife. I put it on a plate and tried to cut it, but it was like a brick. The cheese had fallen off the base along with the tomato paste. The tomato paste had turned into a steaming lump of tomato with a whithered skin. After finally cutting a small piece of pizza off and trying to eat it i just throw it away because there was no taste to it, it was like eating cardboard, the ...

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...to. The tomato paste/puree that McCain have spread on the top resembles some sort of sludge, and the cheese is so scarce that you would need to employ the services of a bloodhound to track it down. When you take it out of the microwave you better make sure you have a sharp steak knife ready. That is if you can even face the unwholesome prospect of putting it anywhere near your mouth. Instead of a light, crisp pastry base this pizza is so hard ...
...substance on the top, that McCain have the cheek to call tomato. I tried one mouthful, immediately felt nauseous, and threw the whole lot into the rubbish bin, including the ones left in the packet. I did consider giving them to the poor dog, but wasn’t feeling particularly sadistic that day. At about 90p per pizza, this product is far from cheap. And I expect to get something that is at least edible for my money. There are a range of McCain ...

flooda 30.04.2003 (01.05.2003) · Read full review
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Well, what can you say about the Micro Pizza? It does exactly what it says on the box - it can be microwaved and it is pizza! Although I don't exactly rate this product as high quality cuisine I have been known to eat it fairly frequently. It IS incredibly convenient to be able to have pizza within a matter of minutes and when you only have access to a microwave (i.e. at work - I have been eating these for lunch quite a lot recently!). As for details ...
...you can't expect miracles! The base just doesn't quite seem right - can't quite put my finger on it but it doesn't taste like a pizza base should! There is plenty of topping and I'm pleased to say that the cheese does actually taste like cheese and all in all the topping is fairly pleasant, but again seems a little artificial. Would I buy it? Yes, I do frequently - but only for when I can't make the real thing in an oven. It's 89p, pretty filling ...

vickitomlinson 01.08.2003 · Read full review
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...again, or most other mccain microwavable products, as they all seem a bit tasteless to me. It's convenient, but not worth it for the taste. Although, in saying that, I know people who eat them like they're going out of fasion, so maybe it's a personal choice... ...

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McCain Cheese and Tomato Micro pizzas. You would assume from the name that these are pizzas, but from the taste I'm not so sure. They come in pepperoni flavour as well as cheese and tomato, and I'm unsure whether there are any other flavours in the range, but I havent tried them if there are. The biggest plus with these is that they cook quickly - as fast as 2 minutes 10 seconds, depending on the wattage of the microwave. So if you want a quick ...
...ingredients list on the back includes a lot off E numbers and unrecognisable ingredients. There are 420 calories per pizza. They come in a black box with a picture of the pizza on the front, similar to other products in the micro range. The pizzas are quite small (135g), a rectangular shape - just like one slice, and I would say they are better for a snack than for a meal. Once you have cooked the pizza in the microwave (the box states they must ...

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