The Froze Bros

The Bros celebrate their second Frozaversary with Shaun. This week: Pepperidge Farm Chocolate Fudge Stripe Layer Cake. The story: Margaret Rudkin started Pepperidge Farm in 1937 out of her Connecticut kitchen, baking preservative-free bread because her son had allergies. A decade later, she opened a real bakery. Campbell Soup bought the company in 1961, and Margaret became Campbell's first female board member. Layer cakes have been part of the lineup since 1963. Plus: Candle wax disappearances. The difference between an eighth and a ninth. Sponge cake versus sponge, the British way. Tupelo trees. Visits from neighbors and grandkids. Chocolate: can there be too much of it? In the closing segment: it's the Bros' second Frozaversary, which means prizes, pixels, and a very serious competition. Frozen food mascots. A five-round showdown. And by the end of it, someone walks away with a title. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at www.pepperidgefarm.com/product/chocolate-fudge-stripe-layer-cake

The Bros have been teasing this one for months. It's the ultimate Face-Off: Smucker's Uncrustables squares off against Trader Joe's Crustless Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jam Sandwiches. Their court case is still pending, but we’re throwing down here and now. The story: Smucker's traces back to 1897 and an apple butter wagon in Ohio; they began marketing Uncrustables in 2000. Trader Joe's dates to 1967 in Pasadena and debuted their own crustless sandwiches in 2025. Smucker’s sued TJ’s, and we bite into all of the claims: the shape, the crimped edges, the blue box, and a suspiciously large number of tiny ® symbols. Plus: An Outshine fruit bar recall. A frozen dog food recall to warn the pups in 11 states. Defining "divvy.” Travis Kelce. Expert witnesses, and whether the Bros may be called to court. In the closing segment: Ice Pick-tionary debuts. Naomi, Max, and Darren have thirty seconds to sketch frozen food brands and products. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at www.smuckersuncrustables.com/sandwiches/peanut-butter-and-grape-jelly and www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/crustless-peanut-butter-strawberry-jam-sandwiches-079742

The Doughboy's off to school, and so are the Bros. This week: Pillsbury Toaster Scrambles pastries with bacon, reviewed just in time for back-to-school breakfasts. The story: Charles Pillsbury bought a one-third stake in a Minneapolis flour mill in 1869 (dethroning last week's record-holder for oldest company). From the XXXX trademark to the Doughboy's 1965 debut to a surprising stint owning Burger King, the Bros dig into the doughy history that brought Pillsbury to General Mills. Plus: A new Pop-Tart flavor. How to pronounce biopic. El Niño (Darren regrets calling himself a fan). Little House versus The Waltons. Rosina frozen meatballs. Campbell’s in the freezer aisle. And the Doughboy has a name. In the closing segment: Two Ice Cold Truths and a Lie. The Bros each tell tales from school, and the other guesses the lie. Music lessons, famous graduation speakers, drag performances, and split pants all make an appearance. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at https://www.pillsbury.com/products/toaster-scrambles/bacon

The Bros trade in their microwaves, air fryers, and toaster ovens for a blender. Well, a Nutribullet in one case. This week: Wyman's Protein Blend Wild Blueberry Crumble, a protein smoothie mix from the company better known for pouches of frozen fruit. The story: Jasper Wyman started the company in 1874 as a seafood cannery in Milbridge, Maine, and didn't pivot to wild blueberries until about 1900. At 152 years old, this makes Wyman's the oldest brand the Bros have reviewed—and it’s still family-owned. Plus: peach ice cream and a walk in the woods, how large an acre may be, a town-line creamery, Pore Jud is Daid, a chill job opening, a listener tip for finding frozen gator, Oh, Mary!, a wall of M&Ms, and more. In the closing segment: Max audits fifty episodes' worth of ratings data—ice cubes in trays, wild scoring discrepancies, and a hard look at just how unbalanced this podcast has actually been. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at https://www.wymans.com/products/protein-blend-wild-blueberry-crumble

Darren's fresh off a trip to Paris and London, Max is just back from the Jersey Shore, and the Bros are marking the occasion with a backyard cookout. This week: Philly Gourmet Pure 100% Beef Patties, in a limited-edition box celebrating America's 250th. The story: Philly Gourmet is a Quaker Maid Meats brand, founded in Reading, PA in 1960 by Stanley Szortyka. It’s still family-owned today by his kids, Sergei and Nancy. Plus: Oysters topped with a frozen margarita in London. Extra large escargot in Paris. Famous frozen custard in Cape May, New Jersey. Car phones. The Doomsday Freezer. A hot take on tater tots. And an air fryer apology. In the closing segment: Darren tests Max on America's top-ten burger toppings, and one answer turns out to be shockingly hard to guess. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at https://philly-gourmet.com/100-beef-patties/

The Bros dig into a new kind of frozen meal this week—one dressed up as diet food, dressed down by a shipping or defrosting mishap, and dressed at least partially in a tortilla. This week: Lean Cuisine Mexican Style Beef & Cheddar Quesadilla. The story: Lean Cuisine launched in 1981 as Stouffer's answer to the aerobics-era diet boom. Stouffer's itself traces back to a 1922 Cleveland dairy stand, didn't hit the freezer aisle until 1954, and has been a Nestlé property since 1973—making this, officially, the fourth Stouffer's-family product the Bros have reviewed. Plus: The microwave susceptor tray. Fisher's Island spirit pops. A Welch's-versus-Smucker's showdown. A blueberry E. coli recall nobody's talking about. Swagelok versus Nestlé as Solon, Ohio's top employer. And a heated debate over whether MTV actually stopped playing music videos. In the closing segment: weeks after winning a piña colada-themed escape room challenge, Max cashes in his prize—a stack of deeply unsettling vintage classified ads, read live and completely unedited by Darren. Olives are involved. So is a monkey. So, possibly, is a body. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at https://www.goodnes.com/lean-cuisine/products/mexican-style-beef-cheddar-quesadilla

What’s in a name? Part two (see episode 76). If the name is Van de Kamp’s or Mrs. Paul’s and we’re talkin’ shark bites, the name doesn’t really matter. This week, this Shark Week: Van de Kamp’s and Mrs. Paul’s Shark Bites. The story: Van de Kamp's traces its origin back to a 1915 Los Angeles potato chip stand. Mrs. Paul's starts in Philly in 1946 with the infamous leftover crab cakes. Two totally different brands that, decades of corporate acquisitions later, land in the exact same place. Plus: Chow mein and fries. Jameson vs Jameson. Max’s bouncer fantasy. Jumping the shark emotions, and the surprisingly complicated question of how sharks actually reproduce. Candygram! In the closing segment: Let It Go or Keep It Bro (or whatever we call it now) returns with frozen shark gummies, a candy that was never meant to see the inside of a freezer. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at www.vandekamps.com/product/shark-bites and www.mrspauls.com/product/shark-bites 

What’s in a name? If that name is Häagen-Dazs, then there’s over sixty years of misrepresentation. But will we give them a pass? This week: Häagen-Dazs ice cream. The story: Reuben Mattus, born Nifka Matus in Eastern Europe, immigrated to the Bronx in 1921. In 1960, he and his wife Rose invented an ice cream brand that they wanted to sound fancy. From there, the brand passes to Pillsbury, Nestlé, General Mills, and even Goldman Sachs. Plus: Outback steaks mate, how to do a Danish accent, a garden outhouse and a farm in Africa, Danish horror-puppet film, and a melting experiment that gets less scientific by the minute. In the closing segment: Froze or Fake. Max tries to tell the difference between real old-timey frozen food products and ones that Darren made up. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at www.icecream.com/us/en/brands/haagen-dazs/products/ice-cream 

Seventy-five episodes deep, and this one earns every bit of the title. A brand-new kitten in the cables. A gong-loud tissue box. Bites…no, balls…no bites. This week's recording had it all—including, eventually, Feel Good Foods Mac & Cheese Bites. Or is it balls after all? The story: Vanessa Phillips founded Feel Good Foods in Brooklyn after her celiac diagnosis, determined to bring back the comfort foods she missed. She built the company with her husband, chef Tryg Siverson, into a full gluten-free frozen lineup—and this isn't the Bros' first trip to the Feel Good freezer. Plus: a Wisconsin baseball team goes full pizza. The Iceman Cometh in Chicago—well, sort of. Summer cocktail recipes. A gluten-free bagel complaint with a happy ending. Cheesecake Factory 1390, and just how old mac and cheese really is. In the closing segment: a brand-new game debuts, and it does not go smooth as ice. Swallowed cubes, muted mics, and a whole lot of not guessing "jeans." Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at https://feel-good-foods.com/product/mac-cheese-balls/ 

Two global contenders. One chilly showdown. This week, the Bros head to Dairy Queen to match up with the “global flavors” of their limited-time Blizzard Cup Lineup. A “Mexican-style Hot Chocolate made with ABUELITA™ Blizzard® Treat” for Darren. A “BISCOFF® Cookie Blizzard® Treat” for Max (and a taste of “Strawberry Mango-flavored Mochi Blizzard® Treat”). The story: Dairy Queen began in Illinois in 1940, pioneered the soft-serve game, and was snapped up by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway empire in 1997. These World Cup tie-ins may or may not be officially licensed, but take that up with Dairy Queen. Plus: Vintage YouTube. Carvel's better story. Mr. Peeper is watching. Martha Stewart and freeze ray technology. The death of the mall. And more. In the closing segment: Darren rigs up a corporate randomizer so he and Max can pitch Warren Buffett a series of unhinged, high-concept cross-promotions. They’ll either secure a multi-billion dollar investment or never again be allowed at a DQ or Jordan’s Furniture. Not even in Garanimals. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at https://news.dairyqueen.com/announcements/details/2026/Dairy-Queen-Scores-Big-with-New-Global-Flavors-and-a-Patriotic-Misty-Slush-Float-/default.aspx

Two cheezy titans. One clear victor. This week: the Bros pit Farm Rich against TGI Fridays mozzarella sticks in their first-ever Face-Off with a third vote. The story: Farm Rich is the retail brand of family business Rich Products Corporation, founded in Buffalo in 1945. TGI Friday's launched as a Manhattan singles bar in 1965, pioneered the casual-dining appetizer menu, and today outsources their frozen products to Kraft Heinz. Plus: McCain family drama. Reddit redux. Crèmesicle liqueur and popsicle-themed butt wipes. This Old Home Fries. And what do hash browns mean to you? In the closing segment: An exclusive interview 5,300 years in the making. Our guest talks hunting, family life, dating apps, and the real origin of the sandwich. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at www.farmrich.com/products/mozzarella-sticks and www.kraftheinz.com/tgif/products/00046704620908-mozzarella-sticks-frozen-snacks-with-marinara-sauce

If you like piña coladas. If you’re not into health food. If you have half a brain. This is the episode for you. This week: Birds Eye Voila! Cheeseburger Skillet Meal. The Bros finally escape with the Godfather of Frozen Food, Clarence Birdseye. The story: Birdseye learned about flash freezing from the Inuit people in Canada and brought the process home to Gloucester (Glawstah), Massachusetts. In 1929, he sold his company to Postum Cereal Company and Goldman Sachs. Today, it’s a Conagra brand. But, before he was done, Birdseye also designed freezer display cases and patented over 300 other inventions. Plus: Noble Mick’s Piña Coladas. Cauliflower pop tarts. Hartford Whalers and the Carolina Hurricanes. Carvel flying saucers. Ötzi the Iceman and some horrifying news about 5,000-year-old sourdough starters.  In the closing segment: Max navigates a cheesy 1970s dive bar escape room filled with piña colada trivia. If Max loses, Darren places a classified ad for a new co-host. If he wins, Max gets to write a classified ad for Darren to read. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at www.birdseye.com/meals/skillet-meals/voila-family-size-cheeseburger-skillet

The Bros review Rao's brick oven crust uncured pepperoni pizza—a frozen product from a legendary East Harlem restaurant with attitude that, as it turns out, has never actually served pizza. Max cuts his frozen pizza into slices and cooks a single piece in a toaster oven. The story: Rao's has been slinging Italian food from the same corner of East Harlem since 1896. The frozen pizzas are newcomers, launched in 2022 by a company separate from the restaurant. Campbell Soup Company picked up the retail business in 2024, but the Bros wonder: where did this sauce recipe come from? Plus: Catholic school punishments. Brushing teeth on the march. Ice cream flavors by state. And the Bros debate whether celery actually produces juice. (It does, Max.) In the closing segment: Sicilian trivia tests Darren's knowledge of flags, wars, and geographic shapes. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at www.wholefoodsmarket.com/grocery/product/rao-s-homemade-rao-s-made-for-home-uncured-pepperoni-pizza-frozen-pizza-18-3-oz-box-b0b7zqq1nz?ref_=US_OTR_ALL_UFG_WFM_OTHER_0542341

It's Pride Month and the Bros are reviewing JonnyPops Organic Rainbow Fruit Stacks while Darren sips The Pride & Joy—a bourbon Old Fashioned made with a melting rainbow popsicle instead of ice and simple syrup. The story: In 2012, college freshman Erik Brust and his cousin Jonathan dreamed up organic pops. Tragically, Jonathan died before launch. Erik and his college friends pooled their money, developed the recipe in their dorm room, and named the pops for Jonny. They also suggest a kind deed printed on every stick. But here's the kicker: JonnyPops makes pops in pride and trans flag colors, but they stay totally quiet about supporting LGBTQ+ rights. Darren calls them out: if you're going to market pride and trans flag popsicles, commit to the message and say it out loud! Plus: Frozen deodorant. Grilled PB&J. Sugar Factory launches rainbow sliders. Max’s earlobes. Max’s earlobes? The Bros collect popsicle sticks for rewards—only 984 more to score a JonnyPops freezer! Episode 70 celebrates the first NYC Pride Parade in 1970. In the closing game, Taste the Rainbow, the Bros plan meals using only color-named foods and brands. Colorful chaos ensues. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at www.jonnypops.com/products/organic-rainbow-fruit-stacks

This episode is nice. Or maybe it’s about Nice. You know, in France. Either way, the Bros are having breakfast in bread with a Frawnch dish—Eggo French Toaster Sticks. Flexible and pull-apart, dippable and sticky, and surprisingly versatile. Before the sticks: a new way to make Bibigo dumplings, frozen crushed ginger, and stocking up on ice cream bars and grocery rewards points. In the news: an Igloo Trailmate cooler that looks like it could take off a limb—or maybe just deliver icy drinks like a Boston Dynamics dog. We want one. Then: the history of French toast and why it's called French toast even though France didn't invent it. And the Bros go wild with versatility dreams—these French toaster sticks could be part of breakfast sandwiches, lunches, and even desserts. In the closing segment: 15 trivia questions that seem to have a running theme. Almost. And Max almost gets them all right. Darren will walk you through the necessary math. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at www.leggomyeggo.com/en_US/products/kids/french-toaster-sticks/eggo-french-toaster-sticks-cinnamon.html

Three episodes. Three courses. One spring picnic. Dessert is served. This week: Ice Cream for Bears Mint to Bee — eaten on the same imaginary picnic blanket as the last two weeks. And yes, one of us is still sipping Noble Mick's Meyer Lemon Fizz. It's that good. Before the ice cream: a quick Hot Pocket postmortem. Darren microwaved one between recordings. The Redditors were right. Then: Ice Cream for Bears is a 2022 startup founded by an outdoorsman who developed the recipe while earning his MBA. Their philosophy: eat ancient, live wild. No refined sugars, no factory-farmed dairy, no gut-disrupting gums. Sweetened with raw honey, thickened with egg yolks, and finished with pure peppermint oil. The chocolate chips are sweetened with dates. In the closing segment: Murder on the Mountain concludes. The snow has stopped. Harvest Lowe is almost ready to make his accusation. But there’s a twist that nobody saw coming — including Darren and Max. Stick around after the mystery for a Murder on the Mountain debrief: what Max planned, what Darren was thinking, what he got exactly right, and what was so, so wrong. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at www.icecreamforbears.com/products/mint-to-bee

Three episodes. Three courses. One spring picnic. The main course has arrived. This week: Banquet Original Crispy Fried Chicken—eaten on the same imaginary Frozathon picnic blanket as last week. Darren also breaks out the sides: Pillsbury Grands biscuits and corn on the cob, both from the freezer. And Noble Mick's Meyer Lemon Fizz makes its debut—a bubbly citrus frozen cocktail that Max mixed with vodka and Darren shook up with prosecco. Before the chicken: did you know there are apps that will tell you if something in your freezer has been recalled? There are. Download one. Use it. Especially if you shop at a certain store that shall remain nameless. Then: Banquet has been around since 1953, it's a Conagra company, and there's not really any cute family story. What there is: bone-in fried chicken, assorted pieces, straight from the air fryer. The Bros have taste buds and opinions. Strong ones. In the closing segment: the snow is still coming down at Swanson's estate. The guests are still stranded. Murder on the Mountain continues — and this time, Harvest Lowe has questions. A lot of them. Really. A lot. Who do you believe? Who are you watching? And who do you think did it? Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at www.banquet.com/fried-chicken-and-chicken-wings/original-crispy-fried-chicken-box

Three episodes. Three courses. One spring picnic. And a literal mystery waiting at the end of each episode that Darren knows almost nothing about. First up: Farm Rich Jalapeño Peppers—breaded jalapeño peppers filled with cream cheese, cooked in the air fryer, and eaten on a picnic blanket that exists entirely in the imagination. Also: the Bros can't call them poppers. Somebody's got a trademark on that. You know who you are. Before the appetizer, Darren and Max revisit the Hot Pockets episode—specifically, what Reddit had to say about it. Fifty-one thousand views and counting on the frozen dinners subreddit, and the comments are not exactly a ringing endorsement. Turns out the Froze Bros weren't the harshest critics in the room. Then: a Buffalo, New York family started making non-dairy whipped topping from soybean oil in 1945—decades before Cool Whip existed. They pivoted to frozen snacks in 1977, held naming rights to the Buffalo Bills stadium for 25 years, and never sold out to the big players. Rich Products Corporation is still a family company. And if you wanna grab a snack, grab a snack. Also: it’s birthday month for Darren, and Max has been planning something special. In the closing segment: a murder mystery role playing game like neither of us has ever done before. The snow is coming down. The guests are stranded. And a dinner party is about to take a very dark turn. Murder on the Mountain begins. Music by Substrates Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Learn more about this episode's food at farmrich.com/products/jalapeno-peppers

The Froze Bros welcome Lukas—Max's old pal, first-time guest, and a man who claims to have eaten Stouffer's Salisbury Steak with Mac and Cheese approximately 500 times. It turns out Lukas knows the right way to eat this meal—a method involving a fork, some patience, and a mixing (or revolution, if you will) that transforms the contents of two tray compartments into one glorious, gravy-soaked mess. Before the steak, there's the matter of what's in Lukas's freezer. Jeans. And trash. There’s apparently a whole science (or pseudo science) to freezing your denim instead of washing it. Then: Dr. James Salisbury once fed men nothing but baked beans and oatmeal until they were “very flatulent,” then prescribed chopped beef as a revolutionary remedy. He also brought his "muscle pulp of beef" to the Union Army during the Civil War, where diarrhea was killing more soldiers than cannon fire. Darren reports from the encampment. In the news: a woman in Oregon is suing Trader Joe's after finding a rubber glove tip in her juice—and wondering if the glove’s former contents is in her stomach. And: a frozen food manufacturer has filed for bankruptcy. In the closing segment: it's cinco de mayo, and the packaging of Kozy Shack Crème Caramel Flan explicitly says "Do Not Freeze." The Bros did not listen. Do they ever? Music by Substrates Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook Learn more about this episode's food at www.goodnes.com/stouffers/products/salisbury-steak-for-one

It took forty years, but Hot Pockets finally caught up with Darren. This week, the Bros review Hot Pockets Pepperoni Pizza—and for the first time in recorded Froze Bros history, one of your hosts takes his very first bite of the episode's food live on mic. Digging further in: two Iranian Jewish brothers, Paul and David Merage, founded Chef America in the 1970s with Belgian waffles and a hunch about microwaves. A rebrand in 1983 became a frozen food institution. And a $2.6 billion sale to Nestlé in 2002 made everybody very comfortable. But since 2024, the crisping sleeve is gone. Pour one out. In the news: Trader Joe's settled a class action lawsuit for $7.4 million over some receipts that showed a few too many credit card digits back in 2019. Nobody was actually harmed. Someone sued anyway. Plus: Google Blogger had impure thoughts about our corn dog post and tried to censor us. The Reverse American cooking method gets its podcast debut. Do you know who Clarence Birdseye, Eggert Johansen, Ettore Boiardi, Nels Lindström, and Rose Totino are? Does Max? And Woodrow Wilson was not, it turns out, president in the 1920s. Music by Substrates Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook Learn more about this episode's food at www.goodnes.com/hot-pockets/products/pepperoni-pizza-4pk

Eighteen months. Sixty-two episodes. Zero french fries. That changes now. The Froze Bros welcome Erin—improv friend, Boston Marathon fan, and the guest who finally drags the Bros into the frozen fry case. This week's review: Alexia Sweet Potato Waffle Cut Fries, seasoned with garlic, onion, and pepper. Darren digs into the history: a brand born in Long Island City in 2002, acquired by Conagra in 2007, with production eventually handed off to potato giant Lamb Weston. Sweet potatoes, meanwhile, have been cultivated since at least 2500 BCE in Peru, and somehow made it to Polynesia centuries before Europeans, which is either one of the world’s great unsolved mysteries or proof that ancient mariners had excellent taste in side dishes. In the news: the Palm Beach Cardinals suit up as the Frozen Iguanas, paying tribute to a species that goes into paralysis when the temperature drops below 50°F. That's Florida, man. Plus: Patriots Day and who celebrates it. What Fenway means to Max. How Darren gets outed as a Yankees fan. Zoologists and other cold-blooded creatures. And a spirited debate over whether Alexia's potato plant really powers itself on potato gas—or whether that's just biogus. In the closing segment: the Froston Marathon. Max and Erin have to name 26.2 frozen food brands to cross the finish line. They start strong, but will they beat Heartbreak Hill and cross the finish line to yell, “Winner winner frozen dinner?!” Music by Substrates Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook Learn more about this episode's food at www.alexiafoods.com/sweet-potatoes/sweet-potato-waffle-cut-fries-garlic-onion-pepper There is no video recording of this episode, but you can listen at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros

The Froze Bros have been thinking about this one for almost a year. (Thinking’s hard, bro.) This week, Darren and Max finally review Deep Indian Kitchen Chicken Tikka Masala—roasted white chicken, creamy sauce, cumin basmati rice—and it was worth the wait. Before they dig into their meal, they dig into the history: a dish whose origins are genuinely up for grabs. Did chicken tikka masala begin on a stormy night in Glasgow when a Pakistani chef poured a can of tomato soup over a bus driver's dry chicken? Or is that story all wet? Whatever the history, a New Jersey family founded Deep Foods in 1977 when a mom started making Indian snacks in her home and selling them to neighbors. The company was named for son Deepak, and deep means lamp and enlightenment in Hindi. Almost 50 years later, every purchase benefits a foundation supporting over 35,000 children in rural India. Plus: The recalls keep coming. A listener has a frozen waffle emergency with a relationship hanging in the balance. The People’s Choice Awards for podcasting may be over, so are we doing this for nothing? In a closing segment: it's National Twinkie Day, the snack cake turns 96, and Darren can’t tell 96 from 76. The Bros also polish off their last Girl Scout Cookies of the season, and frozen Thin Mints get vindicated by science. Music by Substrates Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros  Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook Learn more about this episode's food at https://deepindiankitchen.com/products-all/entrees/chicken-tikka-masala

The Froze Bros have a full table this week. Returning guest Shaun brings along Kristen as the show's official Gluten-Free Correspondent, and the team reviews Feel Good Foods Buttermilk Pancake Balls—certified gluten-free, Danish-style, dippable, and poppable. The Bros get into the company's origin story, the surprisingly deep history of the pancake ball, and whether the Danish really deserve credit for this. What exactly is an æbleskiver? And did Vikings seriously cook them in their dented shields? In the news: the Ajinomoto/Trader Joe's glass recall keeps growing. The source has been identified, and sufferin' succotash it's the carrots! Also: a Norwegian man once brought his grandfather's frozen body to Colorado. “Tuff shed,” you say? Well, the town threw a festival about it. Plus: the gluten-free tax is real, the sog factor is realer, a serving size of two balls is a joke, Shaun brings a brand new game called Tip of the Iceberg, and that’s just the—well, that’s just the start of what we get into. Music by Substrates Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros  Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook Learn more about this episode's food at www.feel-good-foods.com/product/buttermilk-pancake-balls

They said it was over. They lied. The Bros are back—and they've got burritos. April Fools, Froze Fam! The fake breakup is officially cancelled, the freezer aisle is open for business again, and Darren and Max have some words about what just happened. This week's face-off pits two of the cheapest frozen burritos against each other: Tina's Beef & Bean vs. El Monterey Beef & Bean. One of these brands claims to be America's number one selling frozen burrito. So does the other one. Somebody's lying—or maybe nobody is. Either way, the Bros dig into the histories: a family that fled the Mexican Revolution and built an empire on Grandma Rosie's recipes, a mysterious company called Camino Real Foods that invented a founder who doesn't exist, and a brief but unavoidable detour into why you may have heard the name "Tina" in a completely different context. In the closing segment, Darren unveils Stick Figuring—a game where Max tries to identify famous moments in frozen food and Froze Bros history from Darren's extremely crude hand-drawn illustrations. Plus: Hot Dr. Pepper. Rita’s Water Ice. Zooming in on the matrix formerly known as the Whimsey-Meter™. Noble Mick's sends a care package. Ellio's sends swag. A listener in Virginia binged 40 or 50 episodes. And Max has the hiccups. Welcome back, folks. We missed you. That whole day we were gone. Music by Substrates Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros  Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook Learn more about this episode's food at www.tinasburritos.com/burritos/single-packs/beef-%26-bean and elmonterey.com/products/classic-burritos-chimichangas/beef-bean-burrito/singles

It's been a great run. But you've probably noticed things haven't been quite right between Darren and Max lately. The Bros have reached the end of the freezer aisle. Darren has a few words, and that’ll be it. Fro yo' later, folks.

We won't mince words—or mince meat—this was a rough one. The Froze Bros celebrate National Something on a Stick Day (March 28) by trying to pull the sticks out of their…freezers and reviewing State Fair All Beef Corn Dogs. Turns out the hot dog has a longer history than you'd think. Frankfurt, Germany claims 1487, but the bun didn't show up until 1867. The corn dog got wood in the mid-20th century in Texas. No bun intended. The Bros have no shortage of opinions about length, girth, and the batter-to-hot-dog ratio. Wait. What did you think we were talking about? Also: what exactly is a byproduct, and if there are none in here, why does it still look like this? In the news: frozen seafood takes center stage at the Seafood Expo North America in Boston, where a coconut margarita haddock and some sauceable Wild Alaska Pollock nuggets walk away with top honors. And: TAST!EZ debuts game night loungewear with tear-away napkin sleeves, and the Bros try—and fail—to get their hands on a set. Plus: Sara Lee's corporate connection to State Fair. Rodgers and Hammerstein, musically relevant too. The sustainable forestry implications of corn dog sticks. The correct way to store a box of corn dogs in the freezer (it matters, and don’t flail around when you take them out). And how many hot dogs you'd have to eat to age in reverse. As for the closing segment. Well, there was supposed to be one. There wasn't. It might as well be froze. Music by Substrates Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode's food at www.corndogs.com/products/beef

The Froze Bros welcome new guest Kenzie, who may be (or is she?) Sara Lee's third cousin. That potential conflict aside, the Bros review Sara Lee Classic Pound Cake, a frozen institution that's been virtually unchanged since 1951. Showing off the cake’s versatility, the Bros test how far this dessert (does it have to be dessert?) can go. And showing off the cake’s signature baking pan, just what is that schmutz on the outside? And will anyone taste it? In the closer, it's Ice Cold Draft: Spring Break edition. The Bros and Kenzie each build their ideal frozen food travel squad. Darren heads to Cancun with buddies and a literal wingman. Max takes a ferry and disconnects from reality. And Kenzie has some strong opinions about who doesn't get an invite. Plus: Smucker's owns Hostess and penetrates American homes. The correct pronunciation of Oregon. A brief personal history of polishing shoes and butlering. The 1747 recipe for pound cake calls for one hour of beating it. Darren has never seen a loaf of Sara Lee bread. And nobody—nobody—doesn't like frozen eats. Music by Substrates Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode's food at https://saraleedesserts.com/products/product-details/classic-pound-cake

This week, The Froze Bros make frozen food podcast history—reviewing a product that wasn't frozen when it was sold. But it’s frozen now. Noble Mick's Mistletoe Margarita arrives in a big pink bag packed with white powder and the promise of eight cocktails with zero blenders required. In the news: Darren finally gains access to a federal court docket, drops $2.70, and delivers a Smucker's vs. Trader Joe's lawsuit update. Also: Uncrustables may be leaving the freezer aisle, and the Bros may be getting separation anxiety over it. In the closing segment, Freeze Frame makes its debut—a new game where Max and Darren share a single frame from a vintage TV commercial for a frozen food and challenge the other to name the brand. Check out the pics on our social media to play along. Plus: The New York Times crossword. Max stirs—sorry, steers—his cocktail. Darren confesses he's never eaten a Hot Pocket. The microwave plate rotation debate. Darren croons The Way You Look Tonight (well, he will in five years). And Max refuses to apologize to Big Y. Music by Substrates Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolishness from each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode's cocktail at www.noblemicks.com/products/frozen-mistletoe-margarita

It's March, which means it's officially Frozen Food Month! And the Bros are celebrating with a long overdue review of a frozen institution. This week, Darren and Max welcome back friend-of-the-pod Shaun to review Ellio's Cheese Pizza—the rectangular, crustless, school cafeteria icon that's been making kids happy since 1963. After a review of Ellio’s classic cheese squares, things get…creative. The Bros asked their listeners to submit toppings for a special fan pizza, and the results range from inspired to inedible. Caramelized onions, sardines, anchovies, pickles, artichoke hearts, ham, pineapple, and more all make an appearance. Each Bro also brings their own personal Ellio's creation to the table, with results ranging from gourmet to quite questionable. Plus: Trader Joe's recalls 3.4 million pounds of chicken. The Bros try to remember grade school math. The Weathermen were not, it turns out, meteorologists. Max pops Romanian rum candies like, well, candy. Shaun tells tales of YMCA poolside summers. And somewhere in Connecticut, Darren cooks with spirits while a blizzard threatens to knock out his power for six days. Music by Substrates Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolishness from each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode's food at www.ellios.com/product/cheese-pizza

The Froze Bros return to the ice with their second Face-Off, and this time they're dropping the gloves over mac & cheese. On one side: Stouffer's, the veteran player of frozen comfort food since the 1950s. On the other: Nathan's Famous, the upstart from Coney Island making their mac & cheese bowl debut in 2024. Will real cheese sauce score the goal? Can a newcomer outplay the established veteran? The Bros dig deep into what makes each mac & cheese tick. Along the way, they discover the history of Nathan's as a hot dog stand turned frozen food player, and debate whether these noodles are shells, elbows, or the mysterious “shelbows.” Plus: Valentine's Day treats from the freezer, Smucker's lawsuit against a former employee for allegedly stealing the secret of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, a live frozen margarita-making segment using Minute Maid frozen orange juice concentrate (the product being discontinued after nearly 80 years), and why there's not a whole lot some salty meat can't fix. It's the Face-Off you didn't know you needed. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolishness from each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode's food at www.goodnes.com/stouffers/products/macaroni-cheese-for-one and poppopfoods.com/mac-cheese-bowl-classic

Okay, let's be clear from the start. My/Mochi isn't the liar here. They do stretch the truth a little (along with the mochi), but the boys on the other hand—your own Froze Bros—come clean as big time liars. You gotta listen to the whole episode to know what we mean. This week also marks a rare calendar convergence: Mardi Gras and Lunar New Year fall on the same day—something that only happens once every nineteen years. And we're celebrating immigrant food traditions with My/Mochi mango ice cream balls, a Japanese-American invention. Darren puts a whole mochi in his mouth on a dare, and we do some deep-dive detective work into the history of who actually invented mochi ice cream and who's profiting from it now. In the closer, Darren tries frozen pączki (Polish Fat Thursday donuts) and king cake delivered from New Orleans, while Max strikes out at every grocery store in Philly. Plus: the difference between "a few" and "a handful," the compatibility of monkeys and rats, and what happens when two grown men realize they've been telling everyone they know about injected penises. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolishness from each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode's food at www.mymochi.com/mochi-flavors/sweet-mango

It's Brosentine's Day, folks. We're digging into Bridgford's Monkey Bread, a sticky treat with roots in Hungarian-Jewish culture. Inspired by the cinnamon sugar coating, we debate which spice is the sexiest (and yeah, it gets weird) and we spend a ridiculous amount of time analyzing the exact order of the layers in a frozen PB&J sandwich (and it gets weirder). In our game segment, Max and surprise guest Shaun suit up for Crush Ice, and they have to name the top 10 highest audience-rated winter Olympic sport movies on Rotten Tomatoes. They get off to a hot (cold?) start, but the boys get lost in the snow real fast and need some clues. We also break down the most absurd Olympic cheating scandal yet: male ski jumpers allegedly injecting hyaluronic acid into their penises to game their suit measurements. Plus: breaking news on Minute Maid's frozen juice concentrate, Darren reveals his favorite band of all time, war declared on Food & Wine magazine, and frozen candy heart love notes (some actually legible) for everyone. Love is in the air. Well, cinnamon sugar and hyaluronic acid are anyway. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolishness from each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode's food at www.bridgford.com/bread/product/6039

We recovered the lost footage from Super Bros Party II (Episode 52), and here's the game segment that went missing! Recurring guest Shaun created an original trivia game that tests Darren and Max's knowledge of frozen food timelines and corporate history. The rules are simple: match frozen food products to the years they were introduced. In practice, it’s not so simple. Along with Shaun’s investigative research, you get big egos, bonus round wagers, and enough heated exchanges to rival the Super Bowl itself. Consider this a successful recovery—we got Max back in the game after all. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolishness from each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook.

The Froze Bros and returning guest Shaun gear up for the Big Game with two iconic Super Bowl snacks: Super Pretzel soft pretzels and TGI Fridays loaded potato skins. But the real entertainment might be listening to these dolts debate life’s most important questions: What’s the correct way to eat cake? And how often should you really be cleaning your air fryer? The Bros also discuss casual dining chains, talk wings and burgers, and make Shaun cover up the NFL logo on his jersey on an audio podcast (and he does it…lol). In the end, Darren and Max are at odds over one of this week’s foods. Will brand loyalty and nostalgia or corporate disgust prevail in the end? Plus: Unfortunately, there is no plus this week. During a game segment at the end of this episode, we lost Max's audio. We're working with our recording software to see if we can recover it, but honestly, the outlook is about as warm as a freezer in February. In the meantime, we're releasing the rest of the episode, and we'll publish the game segment as soon as we can recover it. Consider this a flag on the play that we're calling timeout to fix. We'll get Max back in the game as soon as possible! Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolishness from each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode's foods at www.superpretzel.com and www.kraftheinz.com/tgif/products/00046704096123-loaded-cheddar-bacon-potato-skins-frozen-snacks

The Froze Bros wrap up Healthy January and celebrate their 50th episode (50, 51, whatever) by reviewing Dr. Praeger's Spinach Littles—fun-shaped veggie nuggets in the form of dinosaurs, teddy bears, and stars. But the real backstory here is the origin: how a catastrophic accident on Christmas Eve 1988, a prophetic rabbi, a struggling gefilte fish company, and two cardiac surgeons came together to create sensible frozen foods. Darren returns from a Disney cruise with tales from the Frigidarium (yes, it's exactly what it sounds like), reports on Dole Whips and piña coladas, and demonstrates his new math skills by converting every number to 35 before doing calculations. Max discovers chocolate “enrobed” raspberries, shows off his mini ice cube mold from a Froze Bros fan, and wonders whether all rosé is sparkling (no, Max, it's not). Plus: a brand new trivia game called Bigs and Littles tests Max's pop culture knowledge across 25 clues. Can he tell the difference between Big Macs and Little Caesars, Bigfoot and Little Women, Big Trouble in Little China and Little Bighorn? This episode is kind of a big deal. Or is it a little one? Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolishness from each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook.Learn more about this episode's foods at www.drpraegers.com/products/spinach-littles

Max and Darren continue Healthy January with Tabatchnick's Low Sodium Vegetable Soup, and Darren discovers a family-owned company he can't help but love. The Bros don't realize until mid-meal that they're eating alphabet soup—a whimsical surprise that sparks conversation about split PEA, G&T’s, PBS, and the infamous D. ICYMI, Darren shares the remarkable history of the Tabatchnick family: over a century of soup-makers; charitable donors to soup kitchens, UNICEF, and USAID; and resilient AF through generations of hardship. (RIP, Ben 2014.) TBH, these people are absolute mensches. BTW: A discussion about Southern Pie Company from ATL, GA leads Max down a dark tangent about Maurice Sendak's animated short In The Night Kitchen (courtesy of Max's parents’ HBO recording on VHS). FWIW: GF OREOs, TBD on split vs non-split peas, FYI the meaning of pareve, MSG, and a little NaCl FTW. And PS, Max tests Darren's knowledge of health food store names IRL, and NGL the results are... surprisingly A-OK? LOL Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolishness from each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode’s foods at https://www.tabatchnick.com/vegetable-soup-low-sodium

In this week’s special birthday episode we celebrate the FatBoy himself: Max! The Bros, along with their good buddy Shaun, debate the history of the Happy Birthday song, discuss the awkwardness of office birthday parties, and deliberate the pros and cons of freezing fruit.  Then, a fateful trip in the Froze Bros Time Machine® transports our podcasters to Ancient Rome where Max and Shaun go head to head in the FROZUS MAXIMUS. This brutal trivia competition will test their knowledge of Latin, their online scavenging skills, and their very friendship. Who will come out on top and be crowned the winner of this venerable (made-up) tradition?  When the Bros return from their journey through time, they review FatBoy’s Birthday Cake Ice Cream Sandwich Pops and ponder if the company’s founder, Casper Merril, was the true FatBoy after all. Then they round out the episode with not one, but TWO ‘Freezer Burn’ segments. Finally, an episode that answers the question: Should birthday boys receive special treatment?  Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolishness from each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode’s foods at https://fatboyicecream.com/fatboy-birthday-cake-sandwich-pop/

Max and Darren kick off 2026 with their first Healthy January episode, reviewing the Dole Protein Açaí Bowl, a frozen treat that brings together Brazilian açaí berries, an Irish-headquartered company, and Hawaiian tropical vibes into one purple smoothie bowl. The Bros discuss the surprisingly low sodium content (a record for the show?), debate the merits of microwaving a frozen smoothie bowl versus letting it thaw, and wonder whether that distinctive flavor is açaí or pea protein. This episode features the debut of New Year's Frozolutions: the Bros’ personal resolutions for themselves, resolutions for each other, and goals for the podcast as they head into a new year of frozen food reviews. Plus: Is there whimsy in healthy food packaging? Does Darren's Disney World Dole Whip nostalgia make him biased? If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain, do you have half a brain? And why is the Dole Plantation still called a plantation when it's really just a tourist attraction with a maze? Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolishness from each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode’s foods at https://www.dolesunshine.com/us/en/products/dole-acai-bowls-protein-6oz/

The Froze Bros freeze wrap up 2025 with the second half of their first-ever clip show! Max and Darren continue their trek through favorite moments from the past year, complete with (off) color commentary and a few more frozen surprises. Between clips, the Bros unveil the top three worst preparation mistakes in Froze Bros history and reflect on the podcast as they head into 2026. They also sample additional festive frozen treats including gluten-free Oreos and a homemade eggnog popsicle. This episode is Part 2 of a two-part retrospective celebrating a year of frozen food reviews, ridiculous segments and tangents, and the continued growth of The Froze Bros. Whether you're looking for a distraction from New Year's Eve parties or just want to relive more of the best moments from 2025, grab your headphones and join in for this trip down the freezer aisle and memory lane. Happy New Year from the Froze Bros! Here's to 2026! Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolish “from the freezer” foolishness on each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook.

The Froze Bros freeze wrap up 2025 with something special—our first-ever clip show! Max and Darren revisit some favorite moments from the past year, complete with (off) color commentary and a few frozen surprises along the way. Between clips, the Bros sample some festive frozen treats including Holiday Ho Hos, Christmas gingerbread cookies, and a genius discovery involving a leftover Thanksgiving side. They also unveil the top three celebrities mentioned on the podcast this year and tease some exciting Froze Bros branded products. This episode is Part 1 of a two-part retrospective celebrating a year of frozen food reviews, ridiculous segments and tangents, and the continued growth of The Froze Bros. Whether you're looking for a distraction from holiday family gatherings or just want to relive some of the best moments from 2025, grab your headphones and join in for this trip down the freezer aisle and memory lane. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolish “from the freezer” foolishness on each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook.

Your Italian holiday Frozathon reaches a dramatic conclusion with dessert—Talenti Gelato Italian Tiramisu. Five decadent layers: mascarpone gelato, vanilla cookies, espresso chocolate fudge, cold brew sorbetto, and more vanilla cookies. It's the perfect ending to complete a frozen feast. But midway through recording, Darren makes a catastrophic discovery that threatens to derail the entire Frozathon. What should have been a triumphant finale to three weeks of Italian frozen food becomes... something else entirely. The theme hangs in the balance. Will the Frozathon survive Darren's spectacular screwup? Can he possibly make this right? Stick around until the very end to find out.  Plus: Is a two-week-old frozen hard-boiled egg safe to eat? Should it be this hard to figure out half-birthday math? And is it indeed a rough time to be a sausage on a stick? Max and Darren wrap up the episode with an Ice Cold Draft selecting frozen food mascots and founders to invite to a Froze Bros holiday bash. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolish “from the freezer” foolishness on each episode. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode’s foods at https://www.talentigelato.com/us/en/p/italian-tiramisu.html/00186852001812

Max and Darren dig into the main event of Frozathon 2, reviewing Michael Angelo's Lasagna with Meat Sauce. They explore the origin story of this Austin-based brand—from a failing San Diego restaurant in 1983 where the Pac-Man machine made more money than the food, to a frozen food empire built on recipes from Nonna Foti. This episode also features a confession about a Sistine Chapel photo (mea culpa, Vatican), a lesson on scoring a tomato, and learning the crucial differences between steers, bulls, and oxen. Plus: in a brand new segment sure to attract advertiser interest, Darren and Max practice their Cold Reading skills by writing and performing creative ad copy for memorable products from the Froze Bros archives. It's chaos, it's improv, and it proves they're both actor-trained professionals who definitely studied at the Royal Academy with Stanislavski. Absolutely. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolish “from the freezer” foolishness on each episode. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode’s foods at michaelangelos.com/product/lasagna-w-meat-sauce

Max and Darren are back with another marathon recording day—this time tackling an appetizer, main course, and dessert, all with an Italian theme (and all mysteriously layered). Your Frozathon holiday meal starts with TAST!EZ Italian-Style Risotto Bites from McCain Foods. Discover the 10th-century Sicilian origins of arancini, learn why these rice balls are named after oranges, and hear the disturbing story of St. Lucy's eyeballs that a Catholic school somehow thought was appropriate for children. Plus: Max may still have sulfur hexafluoride in his lungs from a decade ago, Darren conducts a frozen egg experiment, and the Bros debut a brand new segment—the Froze Bros Hotline—where Max improvises as a Butterball customer service rep fielding the most absurd turkey emergency calls ever recorded. Also featuring: mushroom moisture content analysis, Milo's quest for podcast fame, the great "is it orange or red?" debate, and why you should never put your Chihuahua near your holiday turkey. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolish “from the freezer” foolishness on each episode. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode’s foods at https://tastiez.com/products/#risotto-bites

It's Thanksgiving week, and the Froze Bros are celebrating with Stouffer's Roast Turkey meal—tender white meat turkey, stuffing, homestyle gravy, and mashed potatoes. But is this microwave dinner actually worthy of your holiday table? From Cleveland dairy stands to fancy skyscraper restaurants to your freezer aisle, Stouffer's has taken quite a journey. Darren repeatedly attempts to remember a Stouffer's manager's name with mixed results. Max discovers something critically missing from his meal and vows to get answers. Plus: White Castle wants you to put sliders in your stuffing, McCain acquires Penobscot McCrum (yes, that's a real company), the guys learn about Tie One On Day, and they debate swimmin' in chowdah and the joys of jellied cranberry sauce. Then, stick around for Thanksgiving trivia as Darren faces off against questions about turkey, pumpkins, and presidential pardons—with some surprising revelations that Darren may just come back to dispute. Warning: This episode contains dangerously high levels of steam, maltodextrin, and tryptophan. May cause drowsiness and sudden cravings for ridiculously tangential conversations over a frozen turkey dinner. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more “from the freezer” foolishness on each episode. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode’s foods at https://www.goodnes.com/stouffers/products/roast-turkey-for-one/

This week on The Froze Bros, Darren and Max review ¡Hola! Churros from J&J Snack Foods—the double twisted (double helix?) cinnamon sugar variety and the pink Trolls-branded bites. But before they can discuss the churros themselves, they need to tell you about three waterbeds, a German Shepherd, and a bankruptcy auction in Camden, New Jersey that changed the frozen food industry forever. Disney World, Costco, and a 1971 furniture shopping trip gone wrong also all have something surprising in common. How did a failing pretzel company become a billion-dollar empire? And when Darren emails customer service with what seems like a ridiculous question, will they actually respond? Also this week: The Bros debate the ethics of helium consumption, Milo (Max’s cat) makes a crash appearance during recording, and the guys discover how Justin Timberlake's entire career has come full circle through frozen churros. It's an episode about corporate origin stories, mechanically separated chicken (ffs! again?), and what Max was sucking in the backroom of a pool store. Plus: Shaggy at the Macy's Day Parade, a $40 frozen pie, and Little Bites that hide in the freezer so the Bros can give them the Froze Before Hos treatment. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolish “from the fridge” info on each episode. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode’s foods at https://www.churros.com/products/

The Froze Bros tackle a breakfast sandwich that pushes boundaries—blueberry pancakes instead of bread? Special correspondent Naomi shares her perfected heating method from years of Jimmy Dean fandom, while Darren accidentally experiments with cooking it in the plastic wrapper (results: surprisingly edible, questionably advisable). But first: a deep dive into the tangled corporate web connecting Jimmy Dean to Hillshire Farms, Sara Lee, Grupo Bimbo, and the Tyson empire. From buttermilk stands in Cleveland to carnival food vendors in New Jersey (real or fake?), the food industry's origin stories get the Froze Bros treatment. Plus: Hillshire Farms invades the freezer aisle, high-protein Pop-Tarts spark concern, British families save £1,100 on frozen veg, and Max tries to separate fact from fiction in "Froze Fakes"—a new game testing whether brand origin stories are real or total bullsh*t. Will mechanically separated chicken jokes ever get old? Can you freeze eggs? And most importantly: is a sandwich between two pancakes still a sandwich? Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolish “from the fridge” info on each episode. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode’s foods at https://www.jimmydean.com/products/sandwiches/blueberry-griddle-cake-sausage-egg-cheese

The Froze Bros debut a new format—Face-Off—where two brands of the same product go head-to-head in frozen food combat. First up: chicken pot pies from Marie Callender's and Banquet (both owned by food conglomerate Conagra because nothing says "fair competition" like corporate sibling rivalry). Join Darren and Max as they navigate the treacherous waters of the Connecticut coastline debate, discuss whether sauce becomes gravy at a certain volume, and attempt to call Conagra customer service after hours. Along the way, discover the fascinating history of pot pies—from ancient Greek artocreas to Victorian mystery meat. The Bros break down packaging (so much "made from scratch" talk), ease of cooking (Marie's high-maintenance foil requirements vs. Banquet's throw-it-in-the-oven simplicity), and taste (where's my peas, Banquet?). Max confesses his love for a soggy bottom, while Darren dumps his pot pie upside-down into a bowl like a barbarian. Plus: A brand new segment exploring Reddit's passionate frozen food opinions, where the Bros discover that people will absolutely fight you over Hungry Man dinners and chicken Alfredo. Jesse Pinkman had thoughts about frozen lasagna, and so does the internet. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolish “from the fridge” info on each episode. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook.Learn more about this episode’s foods at https://www.mariecallendersmeals.com/frozen-pot-pies/pot-pies/chicken-pot-pie-0 https://www.banquet.com/pot-pies/chicken-pot-pie 

The Bros get festive for Halloween with guest Shaun returning to review Tyson Spooky Nuggets—testing them in the oven, air fryer, and microwave to find the best method. This episode also tackles some important questions: Are bat, ghost, and pumpkin-shaped nuggets crispier than regular nuggets because of all those ridges? What is the most whimsical holiday? Is 6-7 over because the Bros are now using it? And can Shaun successfully open a bag of frozen nuggets without struggling for five minutes? (Spoiler: no.) Plus: Ouija boards, Max's haunted apartment, and Darren's college exorcism room. The Bros also discuss Smucker’s lawsuit against Trader Joe's over Uncrustables knockoffs, Mr. McDonald the chicken (yes, really), and whether Max’s cat Milo is shaking him down over some bad debt. In the "Let It Go or Keep It Bro" segment, the guys freeze candy bars that are already frozen—trying Snickers, Twix, Butterfinger, Milky Way, and 100 Grand ice cream bars. Some are a hit, one is deeply disappointing, and they all melt down faster than Max in a Trader Joe’s. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolish “from the fridge” info on each episode. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode’s food at https://www.tyson.com/products/spooky-chicken-nuggets

This week, the Bros travel to...well, somewhere. Spain? Mexico? Texas? Canada? All of the above? Join Darren (from the Alamo) and Max (from Barcelona’s Plaza de España) as they review José Olé Chicken & Cheese Mini Tacos and Beef & Cheese Taquitos. After talkin’ about what’s in their freezers and what they haven’t been eatin', the Bros debate the merits (and demerits) of vegan cheese while also insulting Stranger Things fans, Spaniards, and anyone who takes their frozen Mexican food too seriously. Entering la plaza for the main event, the Bros uncover the shocking truth about José Olé himself (spoiler: he's giving Trix Rabbit energy), trace the brand's wild ownership from Tyson to a 115-year-old Japanese company, and grapple with truly important questions: What exactly is mechanically separated chicken? Whose house are these tortillas baked in? And can you really enlarge a product photo to show flavor? In this week's segment, Darren takes on the TACO geography quiz: name as many countries as possible starting with T, A, C, or O in just five minutes. He misses quite a few, including our ninety-mile neighbor, which he’s actually seen (well, cruised by at least). But if we’re grading on a taco bell curve, his knowledge of world geography may be better than José Olé's understanding of flavor. So where in the world is José Olé? Amigos, write in if you find him. We’ve got a message to deliver. And half a box of tacos and taquitos. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolish “from the fridge” info on each episode. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode’s food at https://joseole.com/products/chicken-cheese-mini-tacos-16-2oz/ and https://joseole.com/products/beef-cheese-taquitos-in-flour-tortillas-22-5oz/

The Froze Bros dig into Korean cuisine this week with Bibigo Steamed Dumplings (or mandu as we learn they’re called in Korean). These microwave-ready dumplings clock in at just under two minutes of prep time and deliver a filling of pork, cabbage, onion, and tofu. Max's mini wontons and Darren's potstickers (both from Bibigo) also get the full review treatment. The Bros explore Bibigo's parent company, CheilJedang Corp, uncovering its curious history as Samsung's sugar producer, discovering that CJ owns some popular American brands, and learning that the company is also a major player in entertainment. (Wanna buy a podcast, CJ?) Along the way, the Bros debate the merits of chicken salad, discuss vegetarian-fed chickens, and report on frozen food recalls, including a massive 58-million-pound call on corn dog and sausage on a stick! The episode wraps with a Froze Before Hos segment testing how freezing cotton candy transforms this carnival classic. Whether you're here for world-class dumplings or world-class chaos, this episode delivers both—and possibly wood chips in your sausage. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolish “from the fridge” info on each episode. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode’s food at https://www.bibigousa.com/products/shop-steamed-soup-dumplings-pork-vegetable-6-6-oz