"Now, the origins of the French bread pizza are mysterious. If you ask Stouffer's, the brand will say that it was the first to cook up the dish - and it did launch the first frozen version in 1974. Others will tell you a food truck owner named Bob Petrillose invented it years before, or that the idea dated back even further than the food truck."
"I gathered several different French bread pizzas from popular frozen pizza brands, other frozen food giants like Lean Cuisine, and, of course, Stouffer's. I baked them all in the oven, not the microwave, because that's what pizza deserves. Then, I ranked them based on the quality and crunch of the French bread. It's the pizza's namesake, so it oughta be good."
"Now this is a deluxe pizza. It's everything I was hoping for in the Red Baron supreme and didn't get. As you can see, it's served up with a mountain of toppings, and each one of them is tasty, complementing the doughy yet crisp French bread baguette underneath. You still have your ample 100% real mozzarella cheese and sweet tomato sauce from the Stouffer's pepperoni pizza - but this time, I could additionally taste some Italian-style seasonings mixed in."
French bread pizza combines French and Italian culinary traditions and has uncertain origins. Stouffer's claims to have launched the first frozen version in 1974, though others credit a food truck owner named Bob Petrillose or earlier iterations. Several frozen food brands now produce their own versions. Multiple French bread pizzas from popular brands, Lean Cuisine, and Stouffer's were baked in the oven and evaluated. Evaluation criteria included the quality and crunch of the French bread, the taste and abundance of sauce and cheese, and cohesion of additional toppings. Stouffer's French bread deluxe features abundant, complementary toppings, 100% real mozzarella, sweet tomato sauce, and noticeable Italian-style seasonings.
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