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Best Brand of Canned Tomatoes
Posted on 8/14/18 at 8:03 pm
Posted on 8/14/18 at 8:03 pm
Been wanting to make a nice pot of jambalaya or gumbo. Which brand of canned tomatoes do you prefer?
Just kidding.
I'm setting up to make some homemade pizzas and I've been experimenting with canned tomatoes for sauce. I bought several varieties of crushed tomatoes and pizza sauce and then I ordered some SMT crushed tomatoes.
They are made in Pennsylvania but are the same breed as San Marzanos. They've been criticized for misleading buyers that they were legitimate San Marzanos from Italy, but I find they are outstanding!
Only trouble is, I bought 6 28 once cans on Amazon Prime for $24 with free shipping. Now they are off Prime and cost twice as much if you include shipping.
I got some leads off of PizzaMaking.com, but was underwhelmed by St Stanislaus Alta. Cento San Martanos tasted metallic. I haven't tried the rest.
Anybody got some tried and true for pizza?
Just kidding.
I'm setting up to make some homemade pizzas and I've been experimenting with canned tomatoes for sauce. I bought several varieties of crushed tomatoes and pizza sauce and then I ordered some SMT crushed tomatoes.
They are made in Pennsylvania but are the same breed as San Marzanos. They've been criticized for misleading buyers that they were legitimate San Marzanos from Italy, but I find they are outstanding!
Only trouble is, I bought 6 28 once cans on Amazon Prime for $24 with free shipping. Now they are off Prime and cost twice as much if you include shipping.
I got some leads off of PizzaMaking.com, but was underwhelmed by St Stanislaus Alta. Cento San Martanos tasted metallic. I haven't tried the rest.
Anybody got some tried and true for pizza?
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 8:06 pm to Stadium Rat
I go with Sprouts branded crushed tomatoes for pizza
Posted on 8/14/18 at 8:07 pm to Stadium Rat
I've used Cento and Kirkland, but if I lived in NOLA like you, I would see what Central Grocery had.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 8:09 pm to Stadium Rat
Fedeli's is the best, sometimes difficult to source.
Redpack trails Fedeli's - but I prefer them over the SMT's.
Redpack trails Fedeli's - but I prefer them over the SMT's.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 12:09 am to Stadium Rat
I like the regular Cento whole tomatoes, which I crush by hand. No need to pay extra for their San Marzano version. The regular ones are great for me.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 6:07 am to Btrtigerfan
quote:
I've used Cento and Kirkland, but if I lived in NOLA like you, I would see what Central Grocery had.
For those that care about such things, Costco's Kirkland brand of tomato paste, tomato sauce and diced tomatoes are all Organic. I use them all as they are very reasonably priced and I find their tomato sauce to be one of the thickest out the can as I've ever had. Their diced tomatoes are a bit larger than I prefer and that is all they offer. I prefer the petite dice varieties, but I just drain the cans and chop them up a bit more to suit my taste.
The biggest drawback to Central Grocery is where they are located with parking and such in the Quarter. And you just know they won't be supermarket priced at their location.
This post was edited on 8/15/18 at 6:09 am
Posted on 8/15/18 at 6:15 am to Stadium Rat
Pomi in the carton.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 8:21 am to hungryone
quote:I've tried that and it's pretty good, but not as good as the SMT in my opinion.
Pomi in the carton.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 8:24 am to NumberSix
quote:Redpack is highly rated, and I'll try them soon.
Redpack trails Fedeli's - but I prefer them over the SMT's.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 10:19 am to Stadium Rat
For pizza sauce I like to use tomato puree.
Add a little salt, pepper and oregano and spread it on your dough. It will be perfect.
Add a little salt, pepper and oregano and spread it on your dough. It will be perfect.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 11:59 am to Stadium Rat
For pizza sauce I really enjoy Pastorelli's out of Chicago but they have limited distro down here. If I can't get Pastorelli's, I go with Dei Fratelli.
This post was edited on 8/15/18 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 8/15/18 at 4:25 pm to Stadium Rat
I can easily find the Pomi, but my usual grocery spots don’t carry the SMT. Where are you buying it?
Posted on 8/15/18 at 10:03 pm to Stadium Rat
I went through a pizza making stint years ago, mostly Chicago style, and ended up liking the Escalon 6-1 brand. That stuff is magic on a pizza.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 6:56 am to sleepytime
SPROUTS is building a store in baton rouge on perkins road near Lee drive...cant wait
Posted on 8/16/18 at 7:09 am to hungryone
quote:I bought 6 cans off of Amazon Prime for about $24, but they are now off Prime so no free shipping anymore. It's about double in cost now.
my usual grocery spots don’t carry the SMT. Where are you buying it?
Zuppardo's had it for a short time, but not anymore.
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