This is review of Muir Glen Organic Whole Peeled Tomato, 28-Ounce Cans. These are simply delicious. I grow tomatoes. And I know what a good fresh and rip tomato off my vine tastes like. These are close to that good -- or as close as a canned product can possibly be.
In August I always have a huge crop of super fine, and super ripe, tomatoes -- way more than I can put into our daily diet. So with that big August and September crop from my yard (and my garden herbs), I make a few big pots of traditional chunky Marinara sauce, and freeze it for dinners in the winter months. This year, after blanching and preparing my fresh tomatoes for the big pot, I decide to do a taste test with these canned tomatoes: my garden tomatoes vs. the can tomatoes. I figured I would win, hands down. No. These were nearly on par. And the sauces I have made with them are really excellent.
Now I use them in winter months with fresh salads -- out of can, drained and sliced into the fresh salad. People asks where I got such good tomatoes in the middle of winter....
One caution. The cans do have a little added salt. Just the right amount, in my opinion. But if you are stewing them down into a sauce, the salt is their. Before adding more, do a taste test.
I bought a big box of these the first order, and I am buy more. They have a labeled shelf life of 2 years. And each can contains at least 6 to 8 small, firm, whole tomatoes, along with a modest amount of a very good tomato sauce.
Addendum 10/2018: I have just ordered my winter stock again. I have a good supply of my own tomato harvest, but having these on hand helps make the stock last. I have no idea why anyone would be disturbed by "dented cans" -- if the cans are intact, does it matter? My orders have never been dented. Oh well, so it goes. Inside the can, the product is superb, even if you find a dented can.
Addendum 10/2019: I do not mind a few dented cans. The order this year were all fine, no major dents. And still good tomatoes.
Organic Tomato Puree, Organic Fire Roasted Tomatoes, Citric Acid, Sea Salt.
