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Old 08-02-2016, 23:31
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You can taste difference in concentration and ripeness. You just need to work harder with cheap ones. Bit or Worcester to up the umami. Salt, sugar maybe a touch of a deeper vinegar like sherry. Tiniest bit of star anise works wonders too.
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Old 08-02-2016, 23:38
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I used to buy the tinned whole plum tomatoes........they were really nice

So nice that you could just warm a couple up and have them with cheese on toast

For curries and stews etc I would just get the cheapo chopped tomatoes.......basically you're buying a basis for sauce not tomatoes !

I haven't bought tinned tomatoes for years now though.........I started buying fresh ones.
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Old 09-02-2016, 00:32
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I haven't bought tinned tomatoes for years now though.........I started buying fresh ones.
Most telly chefs, and respected ones at that, say they would always opt for good brand tinned tomatoes as being far superior than supermarket fresh tomatoes.
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Old 09-02-2016, 01:26
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I used to buy the tinned whole plum tomatoes........they were really nice

So nice that you could just warm a couple up and have them with cheese on toast

For curries and stews etc I would just get the cheapo chopped tomatoes.......basically you're buying a basis for sauce not tomatoes !

I haven't bought tinned tomatoes for years now though.........I started buying fresh ones.
Can you recommend any which have any taste?

Since Tesco stopped selling 'Flavortop' ones years ago I haven't found any full-size tomatoes which taste of anything at all.
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Old 09-02-2016, 14:37
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I love tinned tomatoes in cooked breakfast, or used as a curry base. I just buy value plum tins
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Old 09-02-2016, 16:51
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Can you recommend any which have any taste?

Since Tesco stopped selling 'Flavortop' ones years ago I haven't found any full-size tomatoes which taste of anything at all.
I usually get the vine ripened ones.......they usually cost twice as much but if you put plenty of salt on there is a bit of a tomato-ish taste
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Old 11-02-2016, 04:41
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Thanks for the replies, yes they always end up in stews and curries.

Think i'll be sticking the value ranges then.
If that's the case, then I'd recommend using the stuff in jars instead - much healthier
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Old 03-04-2016, 15:08
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Buy cartons and avoid tin poisoning. Those in the know avoid all tinned foods and are healthier for it.
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Old 03-04-2016, 15:29
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Buy cartons and avoid tin poisoning. Those in the know avoid all tinned foods and are healthier for it.
Does anyone know of any tinned tomatoes which are guaranteed BPA free? The only thing I would use tinned tomatoes for is a stew.
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Old 04-04-2016, 21:51
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Buy cartons and avoid tin poisoning. Those in the know avoid all tinned foods and are healthier for it.
I bet you're a jolly hoot at parties

"No darling, I only take twice-filtered tap water in my green tea."

"Look at you people, eating your cereal with milk from a plastic bottle, like slobs."

"I hope that tuna hasn't come from a tin or else I shan't be best pleased."

"Doctor, Doctor, I recently ate a meal with tomatoes from a tin can, and now I feel strange. Can you prescribe me something?"

There are those who are in the know, and there are those in the know who are healthier for not worrying about the material in which their food is stored. Remember, some of the healthiest, longest-living people in the UK today fought in the battlefields of WWII and worked in the dark dank coal pits up north. At no point will a coroner rule that one's cause of death was eating tinned tomatoes.
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Old 04-04-2016, 22:22
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Oh tinnéd tomatoes - how I adore thee!

Seriously they are one of my storecupboard essentials - you can usually lob them into most sauces, curries, stew, casserole, pie etc, or delicious on toast or in fried breakfast.

I buy M&S ones or Napolina (which are often on offer)
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Old 04-04-2016, 23:23
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Lidl's tinned plum tomatoes are very nice. 33p a can.
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Old 05-04-2016, 12:03
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Cheap ones are OK if they are part of a highly flavoured meat dish like chilli con carne, curry or lasagne, etc. But I like to have some better quality ones in the cupboard for when the tomatoes are taking a front seat, as it were.

For instance, last week I used up a head of celery that had lost its crunch by chopping it up, softening it in olive oil with plenty of garlic, some anchovy then adding a tin of Cirio tomatoes and cooking it down until thick. It was lovely as a side dish, both hot and at room temp the next day. I don't think it would have been as nice with watery cheapo tomatoes.

Cirio tomatoes are usually on offer in one of the main supermarkets at any time, so not that much more expensive.
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Old 05-04-2016, 15:30
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I used to buy the value ones until I tried cirio chopped tomatoes. I find them to be way superior to the other brands and I only use half a tin instead of a full tin of cheap ones.
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Old 05-04-2016, 15:33
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[quote=LaVieEnRose;82036521]Cheap ones are OK if they are part of a highly flavoured meat dish like chilli con carne, curry or lasagne, etc. But I like to have some better quality ones in the cupboard for when the tomatoes are taking a front seat, as it were.

For instance, last week I used up a head of celery that had lost its crunch by chopping it up, softening it in olive oil with plenty of garlic, some anchovy then adding a tin of Cirio tomatoes and cooking it down until thick. It was lovely as a side dish, both hot and at room temp the next day. I don't think it would have been as nice with watery cheapo tomatoes.

Cirio tomatoes are usually on offer in one of the main supermarkets at any time, so not that much more expensive.[/QUOTE]

I am always on the lookout but in the summer I usually go to the market and buy lots of cheap fresh tomatoes and make a passata and freeze it. Really good for curries, vege chlli and vege stews and casseroles.
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Old 06-04-2016, 13:43
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I bet you're a jolly hoot at parties

"No darling, I only take twice-filtered tap water in my green tea."

"Look at you people, eating your cereal with milk from a plastic bottle, like slobs."

"I hope that tuna hasn't come from a tin or else I shan't be best pleased."

"Doctor, Doctor, I recently ate a meal with tomatoes from a tin can, and now I feel strange. Can you prescribe me something?"

There are those who are in the know, and there are those in the know who are healthier for not worrying about the material in which their food is stored. Remember, some of the healthiest, longest-living people in the UK today fought in the battlefields of WWII and worked in the dark dank coal pits up north. At no point will a coroner rule that one's cause of death was eating tinned tomatoes.
You really are part of the old way of thinking aren't you, and a tad bit childish with your response. Don't let people who choose to avoid putting crap in their bodies get under your skin so much. Your welcome to put what you like in your body, but it's all about balance. I don't turn my nose up at tinned offerings if eating out, but we do like to choose fresh and non tinned food when shopping.
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Old 07-04-2016, 13:32
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Value plum does the job - always the whole ones though, never chopped (telly chefs say they are better and I have to agree). Just squish with hands and into the pot. Very satisfying is that!
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Old 07-04-2016, 18:42
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You really are part of the old way of thinking aren't you, and a tad bit childish with your response. Don't let people who choose to avoid putting crap in their bodies get under your skin so much. Your welcome to put what you like in your body, but it's all about balance. I don't turn my nose up at tinned offerings if eating out, but we do like to choose fresh and non tinned food when shopping.

i know, I'm teasing. Keep at it
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Old 07-04-2016, 19:13
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Mmmm tinned tomatoes on toast with lots of pepper.... One of my student staples during uni years. Napolina is my fave brand these days but as student, the cheaper the better - still loved them!
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Old 08-04-2016, 16:09
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Cirio tomatoes are the best, I always look for offers on those.

Cheapo ones are okay if using in curries or stews, but on toast it has to be Cirio.
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