Tomatoes reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 167 Reddit reviews across 23 subreddits and 28 posts to rank the best Tomatoes brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Cooking, r/ooni, r/vegetablegardening, r/pasta, r/tomatoes. Top-rated brands include Tomatoes (4.2/5), Mutti (4.6/5), San Marzano (4.6/5).
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Reviews167
Subreddits23
Posts28
Brands79
Products57
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#1
Tomatoes
4.2
(44)
"Make a very non-traditional guacamole."
"Try this recipe for crispy gnocchi with burst tomatoes and mozzarella."
"Margarita pizza would be perfect for two tomatoes."
"Make a basic marinara."
"Tomato and egg stir fry, served over white rice."
"Here's a good tomato egg recipe."
"Look up Chinese recipe for tomato egg dish."
"Make Chinese tomato egg stir fry."
"Purée them with some garlic, dried oregano, salt, pepper, and olive oil."
"I'd do a simple tomato cream sauce."
#2
Mutti
4.6
(15)
"Mutti Passata."
"The only type of tomato allowed to be used in the international pizza competition in Napoli every year."
"Season how you like."
"Have tried others but they always come out on top."
"Mutti Pizza Sauce"
"Mutti all the way."
"Is the best I've tried so far."
"Mutti brand has tubes of tomato paste."
"Mutti and/or organic tomato paste (local brands)."
"Mutti."
#3
San Marzano
4.6
(14)
"San Marzano DOP or Cento"
"San Marzano DOP whole tomatoes"
"Canned whole peeled San marzano is your best bet."
"The answer is always canned San Marzanos."
"Grab canned san marzanos and call it a day."
"Hands down san marzano. Easy to clean and dice, rarely seedy or pulpy."
"San marzano for pico this year was a gamechanger."
"Hands down the most prolific paste tomato I have ever grown and will definitely be trying"
"Is my go-to after watching Stanley Tucci’s Finding Italy episode in Napoli."
"I buy San Marzano DOP at my Italian market."
#4
Cento
4.5
(8)
"Cento Purée and Cento crushed tomatoes are spot on."
"Cento, dinapoli, strainese, etc"
"Cento San Marzano canned tomatoes."
"Both have great canned tomatoes."
"Cento crushed tomatoes"
"Cento San Marzano, Muir Glen, and Kirkland San Marzano mostly."
"I like them but inflation took a big hold of them."
"Normally use cento organic San Marzano whole peeled that I mill for neopolitan marg."
#5
Costco
4.0
(4)
"Regular tomatoes on the vine from Costco - they are pretty good for day to day use."
"Campari tomato boxes at Costco - these turn out a bit more sour but taste good."
"Anything that Costco sells is decent so save some money and enjoy!!"
"I pick up 3 3-packs when Costco has them which is 1-2x per year. At $4.33 per can it’s a pretty good deal."
#6
Bianco di Napoli
5.0
(3)
"Are the best canned tomatoes, period."
"Great California tomatoes that I can typically get for a great price."
"Are the best IMO."
#7
Roma
4.0
(3)
"When it comes to tomato based recipes Romas are an absolute workhorse."
"GREAT sauce. Great growers (bountiful)."
"Either a Roma or San Marzano are my favorite."
#8
Millport
5.0
(2)
"Millport is the best. buy eggs, pickles, corn, tomatoes, and cheese from John."
"I've been eating their tomatoes as snacks this summer."
#9
Root 64
4.5
(2)
"Root 64 and Soil Born Farms both get really good tomatoes."
"Assuming you don't have a means to grow them yourself, check out Root 64"
#10
Stanislaus
4.5
(2)
"Best I have ever used is Stanislaus brand tomatoes."
#11
Bianco
4.5
(2)
"San Marzano make amazing sauce."
"Is good for either NY / Margh."
#12
Heirloom
5.0
(1)
"Nothing like biting into a fresh heirloom tomato, right?"
#13
Rega
5.0
(1)
"The Rega brand is amazing but if you can't get a hold of that cento is good too."
#14
Saskatoon Farm
5.0
(1)
"I always make a yearly pilgrimage to Saskatoon Farm to get my fix for heirloom tomatoes."
#15
Victory Seeds
5.0
(1)
"Consider tomatoes from the dwarf tomato project! Most of the ones I’ve bought have come from Victory Seeds."
#16
Sungold
5.0
(1)
"Sungold is supposed to be really sweet."
#17
Isis Candy
5.0
(1)
"I grew Isis Candy cherry tomatoes and can vouch that they are really sweet and juicy."
#18
Euro Mart
5.0
(1)
"Jersey fresh, big beefsteaks… you didn’t hear that from me though…"
#19
6 in 1
5.0
(1)
"6 in 1 and “Stanislaus”."
#20
Bianco DiNapoli
5.0
(1)
"For me it’s Bianco DiNapoli"
#21
TomatoFest
5.0
(1)
"I am currently growing some dwarf sweet scarlet and dwarf tastywines tomatoes from seeds I got from TomatoFest that I plan to grow in an Earthbox under a grow light indoors."
#22
Aldi
5.0
(1)
"San Marzano tomatoes that were being sold in Aldi were fantastic."
#23
Mediterranean Dish
5.0
(1)
"Pan con tomate is delicious"
#24
Sterino Farms
5.0
(1)
"Sterino farms in Puyallup has amazing tomatoes."
#25
Wild Hare
5.0
(1)
"I like the Wild Hare farm stand! Their tomatoes are exquisite."
#26
Red Hot
5.0
(1)
"Call Red Hot and ask where they get theirs cause they’re hands down the best tomatoes of all time."
#27
Yellow Canary Tomato
5.0
(1)
"I’ve grown the Yellow Canary Tomato from Growhoss.com, they were tiny little plants...the tomatoes were delicious."
#28
Mixed Cherry Tomatoes
5.0
(1)
"Had some really good local mixed cherry tomatoes from New Seasons last week."
#29
Talarico's
5.0
(1)
"If you don’t want to go to a market, I’d suggest talarico’s."
#30
Groundworks Farms
5.0
(1)
"I got some great tomatoes today at the Portland Farmers Market from Groundworks Farms."
#31
The Broodwich
5.0
(1)
"The sun dried tomatoes from The Broodwich."
#32
Super Sauce Hybrid
5.0
(1)
"Was shocked by the volume and quality. Got an insane amount of sauce."
#33
Pomodoro Squisito
5.0
(1)
"It's a San Marzano cross."
#34
Monastery Bakery
5.0
(1)
"Makes the greatest sauce."
#35
Beddia
5.0
(1)
"Is great."
#36
Jersey Fresh
5.0
(1)
"Great thickness right out of the can."
#37
Alta Cucina
5.0
(1)
"Are the best of the Stanislaus fam."
#38
Dave’s Farm Stand
5.0
(1)
"Dave’s farm stand in west sac has some delicious tomatoes throughout the year along with other fresh fruits and veggies."
#39
7 Dee’s
5.0
(1)
"They are great! I tasted them at a 7 Dee’s tomato event a at the end of the summer a few years ago. After that, I’ve been growing them every year."
#40
Med Market and Illichmans
5.0
(1)
"Med Market and Illichmans both have a Hungarian tomato paste in a tube that are soo good we have to bring some when we go to South America cause they can’t get it there."
#41
Silo Farm
5.0
(1)
"I bought a huge box of heirloom tomatoes from there last summer and made all kinds of goodies! The tomatoes were delicious."
#42
Cherokee
5.0
(1)
"My biggest success is with Cherokee Carbon. It out performs every plant every year and they taste great."
#43
Cherokee Purple Tomato
5.0
(1)
"Cherokee Purple. I will sing their praises till my garden is empty."
#44
Territorial Seed
4.0
(1)
"The "Legend" variety from Territorial Seed always does well for me and are delicious."
#45
Aylmer
4.0
(1)
"Aylmer canned tomatoes from Canada. You don’t need canned tomatoes from Italy."
#46
Trader Joe's
4.0
(1)
"Trader Joe is another option."
#47
Monotaro
4.0
(1)
"I was really impressed with Monotaro tomatoes. They are larger and not as sweet but still very tasty."
#48
Local Grocery Store
4.0
(1)
"Roma tomatoes at the local grocery store - try and pick out the ones without too much wax."
#49
Alessi
4.0
(1)
"The brand of San Marzano DOP tomatoes that is easiest to find here is Alessi."
#50
Pomi
4.0
(1)
"I use either Pomi Passata or the finely chopped tomatoes."
#51
Cirio
4.0
(1)
"Cirio"
#52
Delallo
4.0
(1)
"Delallo"
#53
Napolina
4.0
(1)
"Napolina here in Glasgow uk same with pasata and puree."
#54
Rosarios
4.0
(1)
"Rosarios has nice canned Italian tomatoes."
#55
Waitrose
4.0
(1)
"Waitrose in Morningside just started carrying a mixed box of Isle of Wight tomatoes."
#56
Tiny Tim Tomato
4.0
(1)
"I grow tiny tim tomatoes and red robin..both are dwarf tomatoes"
#57
Cosmos Tomato
4.0
(1)
"PSU farmers market has a stand that has Cosmos tomatoes that are amazing for slicing."
#58
Renee's Garden
4.0
(1)
"I'm trying this one this year!"
#59
EM-Champion
4.0
(1)
"I like these varieties for sauces (all heirloom/OP): EM-Champion (determinate, red heart, Russian, early)"
#60
Fisher's Earliest Paste
4.0
(1)
"Fisher's Earliest Paste (sprawling determinate, red, small/medium tomatoes, egg-s)"
#61
Cherry Fountain
4.0
(1)
"I had trouble finding tumbling tom seeds for a reasonable price, so I bought Cherry Fountain."
#62
Farmer's Market
4.0
(1)
"The farmer’s market is gonna be your best bet for any good tomato."
#63
Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes
4.0
(1)
"I’ve ordered seeds from there in the past and they’re very good quality."
#64
Stupice
4.0
(1)
"I really love Stupice and Glacier for my dual-purpose workhorse tomato."
#65
Cream Sausage
4.0
(1)
"Super meaty, and excellent paste tomatoes."
#66
Korean Long
4.0
(1)
"Better flavor than other romas and very productive."
#67
Homestead
4.0
(1)
"I did throw romas or another paste tomato with the sauce tho."
#68
Super Marzano
4.0
(1)
"These beefsteaks and the HH is an oxheart, all have fewer seeds and are very meaty."
#69
Cento San Marzano
4.0
(1)
"I like the Cento San Marzano’s and Pastene Kitchen Ready."
#70
Super Sweet 100
4.0
(1)
"Tasty and very productive."
#71
Dwarf Eagle Smiley
4.0
(1)
"There is a brand new dwarf variety that is supposed to taste a lot like sungold."
#72
Tumbler
4.0
(1)
"“Tumbler” is the classic one."
#73
SMT
4.0
(1)
"Work real nicely with a pinch of salt and sugar."
#74
Sun Gold, Big Beef, Celebrity
4.0
(1)
"Sun Gold, always a winner. Try Big Beef and Celebrity too, if you want something larger."
#75
Cherokee purple, bush Early Girls
4.0
(1)
"I like Cherokee purple and bush Early Girls"
#76
Celebrity, Champion, Sungold, Carmello
4.0
(1)
"The varieties I had the best luck with were Celebrity (hands down the best producer in humidity), Champion, Sungold, and Carmello."
#77
Little Napoli
3.0
(1)
"I see Little Napoli starts at Home Depot sometimes and that does well here."
#78
Sprouts
3.0
(1)
"Sprouts tends to have them from time to time, but you’ll wanna get a really ripe one."
#79
Red Pack
3.0
(1)
"Look for Red Pack, Cento, Bianco Di Napoli, or Muir Glen crushed tomatoes."
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