/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>13702906
>How much of a snob are you when it comes to tinned tomatoes?
Gigantic.

>Which do you buy?
None.

Kirkland organic diced are good af. I seriously consider eating them plain straight out of the can because they are so tasty. They must put sugar in those things but it's not in the ingredient list

I buy the cheapest crushed Lidl tomatoes for everyday cooking and quality D.O.P. San Marzano tomatoes for when I want something really nice. Honestly the difference isn't worth the 1,8 euros in price.

I get the cento san marzanos but don't pay extra for the dop label. I don't know if I'm getting scammed or not.

the cheapest ones that haven't been diluted with added water

>>13703131

>>13702906
Whole peeled. San marzano or glen muir organic. IT makes a big difference what treatment they give the tomatoes, because some just aren't "mushy" enough to be turned into a good sauce.

Also, hand crushing it instead of whizzing in a blender is a good secret to having a "homestyle" sauce.

>>13702906
I just buy tomatoes fresh.

>>13703262
Fresh out of season tomatoes are worse for cooked applications than canned in-season ones.

>>13703277
Canned is never better than fresh.

>>13703373

Canned is already parboiled and doesn't need 6 hours of simmering.

>>13702906
When I use canned tomatoes I'm always combining them with stock so I just go cheap.

>>13703373
>absolutes in a dynamic field

>>13703373
Except, it is? Shitty greenhouse off-season tomatoes are worse than good grow condition ones canned immediately after picking in season. This post Great-Depression mindset still holding over 'til today is silly, especially if you're going to cook it anyway, then it's cheaper, more convenient, and of better quality to get canned whole-peeled.

Cheap but with no additives

>>13702937
Where do you buy these?

>>13703492
Kirkland is Costco's in-house brand, dude.

>>13703373
Learn to cook retard

>>13703505
I am a shut in..

>>13703458
>>13703277
Imagine this....

I know it's a wild concept, but stay with me, okay?

How about...using what's in season?!

If tomatoes are out of season, you can.... use OTHER THINGS :O

>>13703507
I won't take such putdowns from someone who cook with CANNED ingredients, something invented for soldiers to eat during WAR TIME.

>>13703630
>I won't take such putdowns
But you just did. I put you down and you took it in your mouth lmao

>>13702906
whole red pack/red gold are the best bang for your buck

>>13703630
>muh muh CANNED
Just admit that you were the retard, anon. It's okay.
>https://lmgtfy.com/?q=canned+tomatoes+better+than+out+of+season

>>13703630
Enjoy living like a middle aged peasant. I'll continue to reap the benefits of living in modern society and eat tomatoes year round.

>>13703131
I buy them but I don't think they're as good as they're made out to be

>>13703677
No. I don't use canned tomatoes because they are inferior. If I can't get ripe tomatoes, I cook with some other ingredient, frequently pumpkin or squash. Imagine this novel concept of living according to NATURE and not eating chemically preserve "food" from a can.

>>13703698
Enjoy your preservatives and additives.

>>13703630
>:O
Oh, I see we're arguing with a tranny. You'll off yourself before we settle things anyway.

>>13703709
I legitimately think you don't know how canning works. Or google for that matter. How do you tie your shoes in the morning without hurting yourself?

>>13703709
>get invited to anyone dinner party
>it happens to be February
>"Heres your plate of pinecones and tree bark."
>"Only the finest in season ingredients."

Tend to get KTC tinned tomatoes for my curries, otherwise I'm not too picky

>>13703724
February is summer where I live, but I get your point. There are winter produce, you know that.

>>13703738
You are a goddamn retard. Nobody listen to this guy's opinion.

>>13702906
I grow my own and can them at the peak of freshness and they're every bit as good as the italian san marzano imports. If I run out (rarely since I can @ 60 qts/year) I buy the italian imports because they're the closest in quality.

>>13703745
So there are no winter produce?

>>13703709
>Enjoy your preservatives and additives
I don’t think you how the majority of food is made or how preservatives even work. You sound like an underage wannabe contrarian who desperately wants to be interesting.

>>13703630
kys retard

>>13703709
>I make marinara sauce with pumpkin instead of tomato
I bet you spread a really good board.

>>13703846
>I only know how to make dishes based on a few ingredients.

>>13702906
I just buy passata the strained tomatoe,. If not just buy the cheapest dice because I'm just using it for texture since the tomatoe flavour is coming from the strained tomatoes and tomatoe paste

>>13703933

>>13703949
Jack.........?

I'm not an Italian cuisine aficionado. I don't much care for ethnic food. California grown San Marzano style tomatoes are good enough for me.

pretty big snob

>>13703709
HOLY SHIT. This is actually Adam.

I eat a fuck ton of canned tomato products. Ever since I got a few cans of super bitter store brand tomato sauce I always spend money on it. Really like the cento tomato puree as I like the texture, fiber that remains, and they smell and taste very fresh at like $2.25. Even with these or san marizano I'll still occasionally get an undented can that smells off or has a rotten tomato in it. Always trust your nose with canned tomatoes.

>>13703131
You aren't. They are literally all from Italy, people just whine because some of the tomato farms are adjacent to the region where San Marzanos are grown instead of actually in it, like it makes any fucking difference.

Americans get so triggered when people talk about canned tomatoes...

>>13703709
Why I Can My Soy NOT My Tomatoes

>>13702906
Anything that is not the absolute cheapest will be fine.
The difference between 2.50 tomatoes and 90ct tomates is minuscule.
Just focus on cooking right.

>>13703373
So unbelievably wrong.
>Grow your own tomatoes, let them ripen on the vine in the sun and then can them
vs
>Supermarket tomato from a growhouse in the netherlands, which has never seen the sun and is sour as fuck

Doesn't even have to be as good as I described, with anything but homegrown tomatoes in season, tinned is USUALLY better for shit like sauces.

>>13702906
Annalisa whole tomatoes are bretty good. Nothings better than making your own from scratch though

>>13702906
San Marzano when i'm feeling flush because they're expensive af here in the UK. Usually I buy Cirio brand whole plum tomatoes and crush them myself because the chopped ones have shit added to them that affect the consistency of sauce

>>13704547
My nigga, I came to this thread to find out about basta sauces and saw no one mention Annalisa or basta. I try to snag different label colours but would like to switch to non-tinned. Alas, I am a pleb still but one day B.

Centos San marzanos whole peeled, they still pretty cheap at my local good Lion so I just stock up and that's all I use. Wire potato masher crushes them up easy as fuck in a few seconds

I found out the other week that when making pizza you're not supposed to cook the tomatoes. Just pass fresh tomatoes through a food mill. Add 1g of salt per 100g of tomatoes, olive oil and fresh basil.

As for tinned tomatoes I prefer passata. I eat a lot of cheap pasta and 200g of passata gives me some vitamin c and b1 for the day.

>>13703630
I live in fucking Northwest Siberia, I'm not going to larp as a destitute peasant from the middle ages when I have produce from the warmer, more fertile regions of our vast planet stocking supermarket shelves.

>>13702906
just the cheapest shit since they still taste good

T.danefag

>>13702954
This is the only correct answer.

>>13703630
>>13706686
I think siberanon has a point for people living in climates/areas with few fresh options. You don't have the luxury of being snobby over canned items in some places. But for people living somewhere with access to an affordable, diverse selection of food year round with seasonal fluctuations, it makes sense to just make some things seasonally. I don't have an issue with canned tomatoes, but canned pie filling is an abomination. Some things should be savored during their short seasonal peak and be looked forward to the next year.

>>13706686
Well, if you live in Siberia or a region with such limitations, there's no problem, according to me, to use canned produce. My point was about people who live in countries like the US, with a variety of seasonal produce.

>>13706686
Baste

>>13702906
>How much of a snob are you when it comes to tinned tomatoes?
not very much, a poorfag's gotta survive on the money he has and not grow insane somehow

>Which do you buy?
The cheapest bastard tomato you can stuff in a can. For use in a stew or saucing up some 'deenz, not for delicate saucy italian application.

Sorry, but to all the anons recommending centos; there's better products out there with way more flavor than watery centos or metallic tasting generic brands.

But if you can get a hold of them, go fresh.

>this entire thread

only buy these

Here's a big brain thought. USE WHAT YOU ENJOY.

>>13709395
no