Are San Marzano Tomatoes actually worth it?
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Canned tomatoes are tinny. Cans are tinny in general.
Thanks for this video. Cento is pronounced “CHento” in Italian. A C followed by an E or an I is a CH sound.
It’s cento or nothing for me
You need to try Alta Cucina from stanislaus.
the butter chicken does not fit your usual cooking levels 😛
I use cheapest crushed purées. Tastes great still but I always add meat
This was a great video but it's a shame there was a 100% crossover between calcium chloride and the cheaper variety, so it's hard to know which is the problem. I've not seen calcium chloride added to UK tomatoes.
I tried to follow the instructions, but I got kicked out of the store for opening all the tomato cans
Me, broke college students: watches this whole video knowing I am just going to buy Generic bc I can’t justify the 2x price…
I don't think we've bought them, but I definitely fell for the San Merican misleading labeling and thought they were San Marzano.
professionals know the best tomatoes are grown in Indiana …….. fresh is best , but canned tomatoes are "red gold"
I don’t even need to watch the video to know that San Marazano is the best. End of discussion.
So well, the only 2 cans that were Roma tomatoes, were also the only ones to include calcium chloride AAAAND the only ones to be packed in watery juice.
How does that make for an objective comparison?
I like Tuttorosso brand of peeled plum tomatoes from my local Walmart. They do have calcium chloride but no added salt and I really like the taste, after trying out several brands.
My entire reason for doing this video is… BECAUSE!
Love your content! Thanks Ethan!
I'll have to try the recipes in the video (sound tasty).
I've tried my fair share of tomatoes and also agree that the Delallo is on the top of my list!! It is more costly as pointed out, but some times you can get a good sale and that is the time to stock up.
There is actually a Hunts San Marzano that is less costly and taste very very good! You can get it with or without Basil and I highly recommend them!
Outliers. Tomato forward. Cinical studies meets marketing. Great video.
First time viewer, but definitely a fan. A fun, eye opener for sure. I will pay a lot more attention when buying tomato products. I've been wanting to can my own tomato sauce. Before I put all the time, energy, and cost into preserving my own harvest, I need to do some taste testing to determine if the tomato I was going to grow appeals the most to me. Thanks for the time you took to explain the differences in the products.
Yes!!!!
Should have picked MUTTI best Tomato on the market by far….
More importantly, why is food so ridiculously cheap in the USA?. In Australia it cost $6.30 for the generic can of this size.
He said you can pour out the water from the cans that were watery, put then you're just pouring out your money and you'll have less sauce. The issue with this is that those cans were SO much cheaper then the others that you can use an additional can of tomatoes and still be at 1/2 the cost of the premium brands. I've easily made over a hundred pots of "sunday sauce" and I will always use Cento over any of the others. He is right though in that the DOP is slightly more sweet, however, it's nothing a tsp of sugar doesn't fix if you like your sauce more on the sweet side. A price tip for you san marzano junkies… costco has 3-packs of the cento for like $8. So it comes out to like $2.60 a can where as supermarkets and italian specialty stores usually sell the cans for like $4.29-$4.79 a can.
I think understanding your own taste preferences makes a big difference. Experimentation is the key. Chemistry is directly involved too. For example, tomatoes have malic acid (the kind you find in apple vinegar) and citric acid. I personally hate the taste and smell of malic acid, but love that of citric. So, we neutralize the acids by adding a base such as baking soda. Then, since both acids were neutralized, just add the type that you prefer to have: either a spinkle of citric acid powder or a splash of apple vinegar. Now, if you like your sauce more sweet, add fructose to give it a sweetness that is very natural.
I think you induced seizures to all Italians watching you put butter and onion while cooking the sauce 😆
No, just saved you 23 minutes… You're welcome
Mutti are the best canned tomatoes.
As someone who also settled on Cento for butter chicken, happy to see I'm not the only one!
If your actually getting San Marzano tomatoes, yes it is worth it.. If you don't think so, then question the source.. should be apparent to anyone, You don't have to be a super taster like me to taste the difference. for certain dishes there is no substitute.
I can Amish plum every summer. I also make sauce with them. Plump, fat, and low moisture, they are pretty darn good. When I pop the lid I always take the time to smell the tomato goodness.
tomatoes are like bananas these days.. the ones you find at the store are grown for look and shelf life not flavor.. its sad really.. many people have never tasted a real tomato which is a whole different world
Similar, but kinda different topic I'd come back to watch: growing tomatoes with the equivalent taste to the canned you like. One of my eventual goals is to be able to grow a few particular ingredients to be able to make a handful of favorite dishes any time. For instance, pulling off tomatoes and making a great sauce for pizza. Like you said in this video, there's not only a difference in tomato taste when it comes to type, but also where it's grown. So, I'd love to know specifically how to grow San Marzano tomatoes that are just as good as from one of the good brands in the can.