Food of the Seventies, Toaster Pizzas
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...ahhhhh, yes! Toaster pizzas were like the PopTarts of pizza. They were round & flat with sauce & cheese inside of a shiny-ish crusty shell. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! My family lived on these growing up! They had such a delicious taste. How dare they discontinue something so good....grrrrrr....Bring them back whoever you are!
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yea i think they should bring back toaster pizzas whoever made them i ate them right before they stopped them in 1990s or something like that
Absolutly the best pizzas. I liked them when the insides were a little cold with that hot outer crust. Does anyone know the brand?
i love and miss them
I have been looking all over for those toaster pizzas. I can't beleive they discont. them. They were so quick and convienent, and delicious. I use to pop them in and run out the door with them right before Basketball practice. The closest thing I found was the organic version from Amys. the are square but are expensive. Not as tasty as the old school ones..
someone, anyone what was the brand...i can taste them now, i lived on them my whole childhood, what I wouldn't do for one right now...yummmm!!!
Butoni toaster pizzas! great! Interested enough to look them up on the web.
I agree, they were the best tasting pizzas in the frozen food case.I ALWAYS think of them when I see other frozen pizzas in the store.I also "can taste them now"!
Buttoni made toaster pizzas. I LOVED toaster pizza and they were lunch almost every day. I wish Buttoni would make them again so my children could experience them...
I miss them so much. I used to break them into 2 halves and make little thin crust. does anyone know what they were called
There were others...not like a pocket but like little pizzas. these were early 70's
I thought they were Ronzoni
they had a little star on them right? they were
thin
loved those things. Anything like them on the market?
Great fun food and sometimes there was a toy plane in the box. BRING THEM BACK!!!!!!
These were my favorite!!!! I loved them...everyone my age remembers them.......and would buy them in a heartbeat, even now :)
I remember them being Genos...is this right?
My husband and I both remember growing up on these. They should bring them back.
somebody has to have a pic. of there mom with a box of them in the backround. I loved those things!
Oh boy they were the best EVER! I wish they would make them again so that this generation could experience toaster pizza! Yum, I agree ... I can still taste them. I look in the forzen section in every store I go in hoping that one day they will miraculously appear!
I LOVED those Butoni toaster pizzas! I LIVED on those. Nothing since has compared to those or has been as good. The crust would come out so crispy and that cheese and sauce in there (sometimes it would leak out into toaster, but no one cared).... I craved those things. I crave it now. I've looked for them over the years to no avail. Sad, they discontinued them. Even if they brought them back, they probably wouldn't be the same.
The company that made them was Ellios =)
does anyone know who the company that made ex.kraft food ,general foods etc.would love too find them again as well.they might be in the mid west.did they really discontinue?awwwwwwwww i loved them.im jonesing for one right now
They were called Art Linkletters toasta pizzas and they were great,they were square afew years later round ones came out by a different co.
didn't jenos make one called pop up pizzas?
yes they wre round ,but cant remember the brand name.I wish they bring it back
I loved, loved, loved them ! Do they sell them anywhere ? Definately better than stuff that is sold now.
No one sells them, They were made by Buitoni and when I called the company, they said they will not be bringing them back. They "do not fit with our company image nor current product line" I, however, am working on my own version. If they get perfected, I will be making batches and selling them at local food markets and internet. I will keep you all posted. Man, I can still taste those little round UFO's filled with an unexplainable orange goop. They rocked.
Here they are....http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4549782152_7ff5549774.jpg
I met a guy in Tucson ...he's in his mid 80's and he said he is the founder of the orginal Geno's frozen pizza. He said he was in CA and competing with the lady down the street who sold salmon and she was making money and he was not, so he took the pizza, wrapped it, put instructions on it to heat it and took it to the local bar and they sold out. He claims to have been the original "GENO" and have a picture of him from back in the day with the yellow box. I think he is starting to get Alzheimer's, so wanted to verify if there is any truth to this story.
Was just asking my mom what they were called, we too as kids grew up on them. Wish they would bring them back.
They are called instant pizza..you can find them on facebook under please bring back Buitonis instant pizza
I used to eat these when I was little. I wish someone would start making them, they were tasty. I'm disappointed that buitoni won't bring them back, there's a whole generation of us that miss them!
I remember the one's I used to eat growing up in Brooklyn were in a red and white box and they were called something like pizza umms. They were round and had an orange mixture inside. DELICIOUS
I loved them. The only problem is if they were frozen the insides were cold. You had to let them defrost before you toasted them. but they were good! I also loved (love, still do) the Chef Boyardee pizza mix
Oh my! I thought I was going crazy! I thought I was dreaming about those yummy crusty toaster pizzas! What I wouldn't do for one right now! But so far I have not found any links to the exact ones I'm remembering. Shawna in 2008 describes them perfectly here in this blog! I miss them! And I soooooo wish they would bring them back! I can still taste them!
Facebook community page called "Please bring back Buitoni's Instant Pizza" ...we are trying to get these made and sold again. Help us out.
lOVED THESE!! These were latch key kids yummy snack after school. Parents didn't have to worry about the house gatting burned down while at work.
you would toast them then check the middle with your finger if they were cold then retoast if so loved the chessey taste PLEASE BRING THEM BACK BUITONI
buitoni made them. i used to eat the whole box http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://slice.seriouseats.com/images/2012/02/20120209-buitoni-toasterinos-toaster-pizza.jpg&imgrefurl=http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2012/02/toaster-pizza-a-retrospective.html&h=267&w=500&sz=103&tbnid=VL2U3BDQ9l8n7M:&tbnh=65&tbnw=122&zoom=1&docid=o1BPopENFWZpmM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gDZET_7ZKqbf0QGfhaH8Cg&sqi=2&ved=0CFkQ9QEwAQ&dur=1244
yes i remember those pizzas they were so good when i was a kid watching Saturday morning cartoons in the 70ts back then they did not have microwave but they were so good in the toaster omg just thinking about them making me hungry
My cravings - marathon bar, pizza wheels, fudgetown cookies and toaster pizzas!
Buitoni's, for sure. LOVED them and could get enough. Should have stockpiled. :-p The TV commercial craked me up: Slow camera through a door labeled "Buitoni Foods - President", slow close on am executive-type behind a huge desk, a pause of about 15-20 seconds, then he slowly says, in a thick Italian accent: "If you want me to like you.........Buy my pizzas." Then a slow zoom out. LOLOL
I'm thinking it was 'Genos'pop-up pizza' those smoothe rounded discs with cheese and sauce inside, 6 to a box, you take them from their box in the freezer and pop them in the toaster to heat them up, not always heated all the way through, but rather then push them down again and wait, you'd just eat them ...still cold inside, it was a fast fix for the munchies. We didn't need no stinkin' microwaves.
i remeber something so similar from my childhood, and i've been going nuts trying to find information about these. i don't think the ones i had were buitoni though. i remember them being from pillsbury and there was a cheeseburger and grilled cheese in addition to the pizza flavor.
I remember them being called Nemo's but haven't found anything with that name. I described them to my husband exactly the same as the others here before I even saw these messages...the twice through the toaster because of the cold center, the burned roof of my mouth, etc..lol I can't believe they don't make them anymore. I wonder if they were regional. I grew up in New Jersey and moved in my early 20's and never saw them after that... so sad. If I could find a picture of the box, I could be sure they were the right ones. Does anyone else remember them being called Nemo's or Neno's???
With the amount of baby boomers out there Buitoni would be foolish NOT to bring frozen instant pizzas back. Just pop them in the toaster. So easy. So tasty.
Richard Tangle of Oakland, New Jersey was the inventor of the pop-up pizza. He was employed by Buitoni. 1967 I think.
We are at work and started talking about these pizzas. We are all wishing they were still around. Please Buitoni, bring them back!! : )
I AM 60 YEARS OLD AND I CAN STILL TAST THEM,I LOVED THEM SOO MUCH,PLEASE BRING THEM BACK))OR SOMBODY SHOULD START A PATISHION GOING.AND SEND IT TO THE BUITONI CORP.
You had to thaw them first, then toast them. Once you had that down, they were great. The crispy crust, the fennel seed. Great sauce. Why did they stop?
They made these until 1985 for sure there was the Butini brand and usually a store brand of Toaster pizza. I think the microwave craze of the late 80's made them stop selling them. Everyone wanted microwave foods and the companies went that way. I still look for them whenever I go to the grocery store in case they come back.
I'm 55 and to this day, whenever I call my mom down in Florida I ask her if she's going food shopping and if she says yes I ALWAYS ask her, as a joke, if she'll pick me up a box of Buitoni's Instant Pizza. I LOVE AND MISS THOSE THINGS!!! They were THE best and I used to eat them by the box. I wish they would bring them back. And rest assured if I ever hit the lottery, I don't care if I lose money every day on it, but I WILL bring back Buitoni Instant Pizza!!! lol
I loved the Toastem toaster pizzas. My uncle used to work for the company so I always had an ample supply. They were the best tasting thing I ever had, and then one day they just disappeared. There is nothing out there today that even comes close.
I remember eating those pizzas back in the 70's. The ones we got were individually wrapped at the grocery and you could buy as many as you wanted. They were like 25 cents each or something. I wish I could remember the brand.
They were called Pop-Up pizza and I LOVED them!
yellow box 6 in a box square shape I thought Post or Kellogg's made then
OMG WAS JUST THINKING OF THE TOASTER PIZZAS TODAY. WHY WERE THEY DISCONTINUED? BEST PIZZAS EVER FOR A QUICKIE! BRING THEM BACK BUITONI.
I think about those toaster pizzas all the time,I ate them everyday after school.Unique taste not like any other kind of pizza,I need them back!!!!
PLEASE BRING THEM BACK BUITONI!!!! SO MANY PEOPLE LOVE THEM AND MISS THEM, JUST LIKE I DO.
I too loved them growing up in Brooklyn,everytime I visit the supermarket I look for them.I know it sounds silly,but boy were they delicious.Buitoni's...the best.
IT'S FUNNY I TELL MY KIDS HOW GREAT TOASTER PIZZAS WERE AND THEY SAY LET'S BRING BACK SO I'M GOING TO PETITION BUITONIS TO BRING UM BACK
we remember Buitoni instant pizza. Sometimes it would leak onto the toaster or you would surely burn your tongue on the sauce, but we didn't care. Bring them back
Does anyone remember Thuringer sausage pizza sold at the Drive-In Theater? More 1960's than 70's I think but there's not a '60's site!
I was hooked on these as a kid. They were made by Buitoni and were SO delicious. The crust was thin and dry and always seemed to burn but they were still incredible and the filling was to die for. I think they were taken off the market in the '90s and I never understood why. Buitoni, PLEASE BRING BACK THE TOASTER PIZZAS!
I never saw the Buitoni here in North Jersey. we bought Ellio's Toaster Pizza. couldn't get enough of them. freezer to toaster to plate in under 5 min. great for that 60's after school snack. wish they would come back.
Let's get these back in the stores !!!
I use to eat them all the time after school. Why were they discontinued????? Everyone loved them! My mom couldn't keep a box in the freezer. GONE!
They were the best snack as a kid,a little cool on the inside and hot outer crust. I wish Butoni's would bring them back !!! 😀😀
I thought they were called "Pizza Rounds". They were very thin like a Pop Tart. There were a couple of flavors. The red sauce pizza flavor were the best. They were not the Buitoni ones. I think they were pillsbury.
I remember them quite clearly but forget the name. They were round and sometimes you would have to put them in the toaster one and a half times. The outer crust was crunchy and the inside was orange with sauce and cheese. I think of them and brown edge wafers every time I go grocery shopping. I look for them both as if they are going to appear. Why do they always stop selling the good stuff like Burger King tacos.
Buitoni Instant Pizza!
What I'm thinking is the brand GENOS and there were about 20 stacked in a box - maybe 8" around. I don't remember this brand being the toaster pizza kind but THESE were delicious - one of the first things geared for microwaves!!! Jeez I'm old. Pam Brady
The one's I think most are talking about here are the Buitoni Instant pizza's. Remember these well and SO wish they would make them again. There is a Facebook page dedicated to trying to bring these back! It is called - Please bring back Buitoni's Instant Pizza
They were called Toasterinos. Round, flat top and bottom crust with cheese and sauce inside. Oh how I loved them. Wish someone would bring them back.
As a child. and this reference gives away my previous duration of time on Earth, I used to favor Roman Frozen Pizza. Sad it's no longer available!!
I miss those Buitoni instant toaster pizzas SO much! In the 70's as a young child my sister and I would eat those like they were going out of style. So delish and so easy. I can still imagine the taste..mmmm. If they brought them back, they would have to be the exact same..same fórmula, ingredients, etc. otherwise forget it. Write to Buitoni on their Facebook page and sign the other Facebook petition someone started. We Want Those Same Toaster Pizzas Back...Please!!
I was just thinking about this today. I don't remember who exactly made them, but I do believe they were called pop up pizzas. I do remember them being rectangular with an orange mixture inside due to the combining of cheese and sauce. They were delicious and I wish my kids could try the same exact ones. Miss them.
They definitely were by buitoni and they were round. You put them in the toaster and you had pizza. I used to put them down twice and they were perfectly melted and the outside was crispy. They won’t bring them back. They are in the box with brown edge wafer cookies, green spearmint licorice, the good tasting red shoestring licorice in a box with the piece of wax paper type paper covering them, very small spearmint leaves,cashew brittle that came in a tin with baseball players on the tin, etc. The list could go on and on. They always get rid of the good stuff.
They were GREAT. I ate thousands of those growing up. I know they have microwave pizzas, but they dont taste anywhere near as good, and they actually take longer to cook. I wish they would bring back the Buitoni Toaster Pizzas.
I agree with all the other comments: Buitoni Instant Pizzas were the best pizza ever. They beat all frozen pizzas out there today. Please Buitoni - bring them back!
Sadly in todays society the first person who burnt there mouth on these delicious pizzas would be on the phone to there lawyer.
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