Every year, we spend more than £5billion on pizzas, with 80 per cent ordered at restaurants and takeaways and 20 per cent bought at supermarkets.

Lynsey Hope samples the cook-at-home choices and gives her verdicts, and ratings, out of five.

Rustica Piccante Pepperoni  Pizza £4.25

Morrisons

This pizza tasted very spicy and for the price I thought this was good value.

Cooking time: 11-12 mins

Rating

3/5

Spicy Salami, Fried Onion and Chilli-Infused Honey, £5, ocado.com

Franco Manca

I’ve never eaten a pizza this good when not in a restaurant.

Cooking time: 9 minutes

Rating

5/5

Triple Pepperoni Sharing Pizza £4.50, iceland.co.uk

TGI Fridays

Great value but the base was very dry and it had a strange aftertaste.

Cooking time: 17-18 minutes

Rating

2/5

Napoli Pizza At Home Kit £7.50, ocado.com

Pizza Pilgrims

Far better than your standard supermarket fare, and the kids will love making it.

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Rating

4/5

American Hot £6, sainsburys.co.uk

Pizza Express

The base was dry and  it’s not a patch on what you get in the restaurants.

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Rating

3/5

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