Tinned Tomatoes

SailorSam

With a bit of luck and some nice sunny weather i should have a greenhouse full in a couple of months.
Until then i'm using Asda passata and B&M chopped.

Absinthe_2

For pasta sauces. I like using Tesco's Italian sieved Tomato Passata, at 29p for 500ml, works out a lot cheaper than a tin of tomatoes, and makes a lovely rich sauce.

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=254874296

Stephen_Leak

166million wrote: »

Chopped tomatoes are 2p more than whole ones.

And, as I say above, you can chop up whole tomatoes, but you can't put chopped tomatoes back together again if you need to use them whole on toast or in a full English breakfast.

paadzer

Parioli Chopped Tomatoes 400G are buy one get one free at Tesco at £1.09 until 27 March. Might be worth trying them while they are on offer if you haven't before

pollyskettle

I find Asda Smartprice toms to be chunky red bits in water and the sauces tend to be a bit watery if I use them. Sainsburys basics are much better, but not as good as Napolina. I do however prefer the price of the Sainsburys ones so they generally find their way into my pantry!

Mayflower10cat

I was a huge fan of Sainsbury's tetrapaks of 'creamed tomatoes'. I used to buy them in preference to passata, as they were a lot cheaper. But not anymore! Own brand passata is now cheaper. If I need the chunkiness of plum tomatoes in a sauce or dish I use Napolina.

cazj80

I've found the value brands of asda, tesco and sainsbury's have become quite watery recently. I buy whole tomatoes, and in a recent can from tesco, when I drained the juice out, there was only about a third of tomatoes.

I've started using Napolina, only when on offer, I hasten to add! They are currently 50p a can in Tesco when bought individually, however, they work out more expensive at present if you buy a multipack of them, unless they have just changed them, they certainly were last week.

I was also going to suggest Lidl, but I think you said you don't have a Lidl nearby?

KTC aren't too bad at all either, I got some of them from a local international food shop 3 cans for £1, so 33p per can, however they are back up to nearly 40p a can at present.

it's always worth checking on approved foods/rosspa etc however, you have to work out if you are saving money because of the delivery fee.

Edindevon

paadzer wrote: »

Parioli Chopped Tomatoes 400G are buy one get one free at Tesco at £1.09 until 27 March. Might be worth trying them while they are on offer if you haven't before

The 400g tins of Napolina Tomatoes are 50p each in Tesco right now, so I wouldn't bother paying more for what is effectively Tesco own brand.

Edindevon

StuartMacpherson

Quality Save/Home Bargins sells them for 33p each, and they are brilliant. Seem to be quite packed with tomatoes, and a good amount of juice.
Although I am going to start trying passatta out...

Geordie_bear

Uncle_Max wrote: »

Anyone found a make of tinned tomatoes that didn't cost the earth or consist of a few chunks in a lot of red water?

I eat a lot of pasta and I'm trying to use more tomato-based sauces before my arteries clog altogether. The price varies wildly and the consistency is sometime appalling.

Anybody found a reasonably cost-effective and reliable brand?

M

Get yourself down to your nearest b&m bargains they do a really nice variety of chopped tomatoes 4 for £1 excellent value. Failing that they also do Princess 4 for £1.29 :cool: