Which tinned tomatoes do you buy.

lollol

how do they rate quality vs price

had a look the other day cant remember the brand but they were oly 60% tomatoes!!

Sophie4120

I buy Cirio chopped tomatoes - they are really good I always stock up when on offer... which they are at the moment, packs of 4 tins half price in Waitrose/Ocado Time for me stock up!

They are very good quality, but I can't justify paying full price for them. That's why I always stock up - there's no going back to the cheapies now :eek:

macma

I started buying Lidl after reading they got ,I think Good Housekeeping award (not 100% so don't quote me )
They are brilliant.Both the chopped and whole varieties.
Price wise not sure but under 40p per can.

bcl999

I've been trying various ones recently and have decided I like the aldi Sweet Harvest the best. They are not Aldi's cheapest but still a good price.

Unlike previous poster I found the Lidl (Nostria?) brand ver disappointing - far too much watery liquid for my liking.

Stephen_Leak

It's a very personal thing. I've "downshifted" all the way down to ASDA SmartPrice and Tesco Everyday Value ones, and find both of them OK.

PS. I always buy whole plum tomatoes. Plum tomatoes can be used either whole or chopped. It's difficult to stick chopped tomatoes back together again if you need to use them whole.

European_Citizen

I use 2 types depending on how important they are to the overall taste of the dish. For example, if I am making a pasta sauce or something similar I would use a good quality can (e.g. Cirio which I stock up when discounted, just as Sophie4120 above). If I am making something that contains many other ingredients apart from tomatoes then I use Tesco Value.

rachbc

Aldi Sweet harvest - whole plum toms - next buy the chopped as prefeer the plum. Thick rich juice, really lovely toms. If i want a smooth texture aldi passata whcih at 29p for 500g is cheaper than toms

VfM4meplse

I haven't used tinned tomatoes for years as I find passata is much better. Last time I bought them for Lidl they were 29p per carton (300ml?), so seemed much better value than the watery stuff packed into tins.

ETA: it is in fact 500ml like the Aldi:

grannybroon

Lidl chopped tomatoes together with a good squeeze of tomato puree - also Lidl.

HJFrancis

Sainsbury's own, but normally team them up with passata and/or puree, depending on what I'm cooking. Tinned toms add a great element to a balti with no need for puree or passata, for example, but I'd add one of those for a tomatoey dish.

Middy

rachbc wrote: »

Aldi Sweet harvest - whole plum toms - next buy the chopped as prefeer the plum. Thick rich juice, really lovely toms. If i want a smooth texture aldi passata whcih at 29p for 500g is cheaper than toms

I buy the same, though chopped. I have actually had chopped toms on toast/crumpets before.