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Okay, so I have been on the hunt for the best canned tomatoes in the supermarket and this week I had an absolute dismal experience with Cento Peeled Crushed Tomatoes. I have tried the Cento whole tomatoes and thought they were pretty decent, but man the crushed tomatoes that is another story. The consistency of these tomatoes was much like tomato paste with half the flavor. The texture was absolutely awful. The tomatoes were bitter and paste-like, Yuck! That’s all I can really say. I know that canned tomatoes can be a bone of contention with many people. The funniest thing is not nearly as hard to find good whole canned tomatoes as it is to find good crushed canned tomatoes. The texture is definitely not stellar, my suggestion is to crush them yourself. That’s what I normally do, but I have been testing canned crushed tomatoes and I think this officially ends the testing - stick with the whole tomatoes.
Do you know of any decent crushed canned tomatoes? Please leave your comments below.
Hmmmm…I never have much luck with crushed tomatoes. I usually go for the whole tomatoes and do the crushing myself, most often by hand or with a potato masher.
For most of my meals, I go with the Muir Glen organic, which are pretty good and not as expensive as the imported San Marzanos which are fantastic but pricey.
Comment by tvfoodfan — October 12, 2007 @ 10:05 am
Mike,
Thanks for the comment. I think you are right, canned whole tomatoes are much better than crushed. It’s hard to find the right texture in crushed - I definitely found that to be the case in my testing.
Best,
Nicky
Comment by Nicky — October 17, 2007 @ 8:23 am