No-waste tomato paste
352386
An excellent product. Best way to use just the amount of tomato paste you need. It's always seemed to me to be a tremendous waste to open a can of tomato paste and then only use a small part of it. With the tube you waste nothing. However, be certain to use an opened tube within 15 days or less, and, of course, be sure to refrigerate it.
2047211
I bought this after talking to my niece who just loves her Victorio.  I was amazed at the little bit of waste you have after using my old fashioned means to make tomato juice.  My daughter in law used it to make applesauce and made even some baby food.  As a canning preserver I would highly recommend this product.
149639
I ordered this Feb 20 and got it before the end of the month.

I immediately placed an uncut tomato in it. It was probably a week before I cut the first 2 thin slices. Then another week before another cut. And another week before my third cut.

It has now been 5 weeks and I still have about 1/3 of my tomato AND IT'S STILL FRESH!

I really do have a hard time believing how well this little thing works but it dos.

Because we use tomatoes very sparingly, I've thrown out loads of soft, mushy, black-spotted tomato remnants.

NO MORE! Good to the last slice!
1768375
Excellent spaghetti. I love having a package of several boxes in the pantry. Easy and quick to prepare, a brand I know and like... an easy dinner, and they last just about forever. Reduce a can of chopped tomatoes and you've got dinner made.
2501949
This stuff is great. It has a few strands, but not many. I found it's easy to cut if you start on the short end. Say the block is 12x12x3 inches. I used a serrated knife against the 3" side on the corner and was able to shave off portions about 1/4" thick. I don't go the through the entire block, I get a triangular slice, break that off and then turn the block for the next portion. I'd read they can retain salt so since I'm working indoors I put a few slices in a mesh colander and reconstitute with hot water from the kitchen sprayer. Some material goes down the drain but then I run the garbage disposal while I rinse it to remove excess salt, if any. I have not tested it but a little extra rinsing can't hurt. This works for me, YMMV. Then I mix it with peat-based potting mix, perlite and granular fertilizer. The coir allows for better re-wetting than peat alone and gives a nice light mix that doesn't dry into a hydrophobic brick around my seedlings. I'm very please to have found this and will absolutely buy this again.
2726564
I love this stuff -- just add some tomato, a little lemon juice and maybe a smidge of olive oil.  I bought it here after my local supermarket stopped carrying it.
2764911
When I had to restrict my diet (eliminating things like citric acid, citrus, sugar cane, and corn) I did not expect canned tomatoes to be a casualty.  Tomatoes are tomatoes, right?  After reading many labels, including organic manufacturers like Muir Glen, I was terribly disappointed that my tomato consumption would be limited to the summer season.

Bionaturae's strained tomatoes are just tomatoes.  Finally!  The taste is excellent and glass bottle makes it easy to use any amount and store the rest for another recipe.  Because canned tomato products need to be stored in a separate container I found myself using a lot more than I needed or none at all.  With Bionaturae's jar I pour what I need and pop it in the fridge.  So simple.  I've used it for pizza sauce and marinara with excellent results.

I've tried several of Bionaturae's products and have been pleased with each.
1844405
This is good, but I don't eat a lot of tomato, and that is a staple ingredient.  I like the recipes though!
1019434
This stuff works great. By far some of the best paste you can use. I've used some generic stuff, and it just didn't hold up. This by far does the job.
2406573
Great quality sun-dried tomatoes! I like that they are not so dry that they turn hard. They are chewy, and easy to chop into strips, in a salad for instance. I also use them on home-made pizza, since the worst on pizza is to put fresh tomatoes on and end up drowning the dough with their juices, which will then keep the dough from rising. These are soft and yummy, and they work great on pizza!
763744
You get a lot!
Smells great and works well in my tomato sauce!

Buy it!
2376387
Great Organic tomato paste. I only use this brand for my homemade Paleo Marina Sauce!
4968850
I grew up in New York City, and fondly remember the jingle, "Conta-dina...tomato...sauce....New York's...best...selling...brand!"

This is Contadina Tomato PASTE, of course, not the sauce -- but it's made by the same people, and, unlike the tomato sauce, I have actually tried the Contadina Tomato PASTE.

Tomato paste is similar in all brands.  Look at the ingredient panel.  The ingredient (usually), is just "tomatoes".  The only exception are brands like "Muir Glen", (also sold on Amazon.com), which is Organic. (Sadly, "Del Monte"-a large corporation -- also sold organic tomato paste for a while, but no longer does.  Please sell it again, Del Monte -- and I, and I'm sure many others -- will buy it!)

In the meantime, Contadina tomato paste is as good as any other.  In some ways, it is preferable to other brands. Why?  Well, one reason is the picture on the can.  Instead of just tomatoes, as other brands have, Contadina tomato paste features a pretty lady, and in the background, an Italian tomato grove.  It's buildings seem beautiful, and somewhat mysterious, as Italian buildings sometimes are.  If one is of a creative mind-set, looking at these buildings, (and the pretty lady), could, possibly, be the start of an interesting story to write...which might even become a best-seller and featured on Amazon!

A more practical reason why (another type of) Contadina tomato sauce might be purchased is this:  Contadina ALSO makes, (in 6 ounce cans), an "Italian Style" tomato paste.  Though not the item featured here, it is certainly something to look for....hopefully, in the future on Amazon, and right now, in your local supermarket or warehouse store.  "Italian Style" Contadina tomato paste, in addition to mainly consisting of tomatoes, ALSO has a few spices and herbs.  These (to me), expertly chosen and blended herbs, add to the flavouring, and make for a tastier dish!

As for the plain tomato paste being reviewed here, it's as good as any other brand -- plus you get that nice picture on the label.  It's not organic -- but it IS all-natural.  Just tomatoes.  The 12-ounce size means you don't have to open the can as often, you have plenty, (if you are preparing more than 2 servings at a time), and a 12-ounce can, because of it's size, will probably last longer on the shelf than a 6-ounce can, as smaller amounts of any food will spoil faster than larger amounts.

Tomato PASTE -any brand -- is, I think, far more economical than tomato sauce.  Tomato sauce usually includes "water" as an ingredient, and most people can add that themselves!  Diluted, and with different ingredients added, tomato paste can become tomato soup, tomato juice...even tomato sauce!  If you don't want the bother of growing and/or canning your own tomatoes, just buying tomato PASTE at the store seems an economical, tasty, and very easy-to-prepare choice!

"Contadina Tomato Sauce -- New York's Best-Selling Brand."  I haven't heard that jingle in quite a while...so it might not be true any more.  Still, this is inexpensive, and quite delicious tomato paste.  Not organic...but all natural.  With that "possibly imagination-engedering" picture on the can, it is, I think, quite a good choice!
274776
so easy to use. Used it on tomatoes, zucchini, squash, green beans, pickles. I only wish it had more flavor, had to put some cajun spices, salt and pepper in it since it was a little bland, but still so good!
2076217
Ragu Chunky Pasta, Tomato, Garlic and onion is so good you hardly have to add any seasoning to it. Good Stuff.
3496318
As I write this, it's tomato season!  Great time to get fresh tomatoes and make tomato puree that can later be used for soups, sauces and more.  We make quart jars and freeze them or can them.  It's always been a lengthy process by time tomatoes are skinned, de-seeded, cooked, and there would still be seeds in puree.  We did have a food mill - a useless device and not even good enough to be donated.  Recently ran across this Oxo Food Mill on Amazon, read the reviews and gave in by ordering one.

What a pleasure to use!  Works as it should - removes tomato skins and seeds as if it was made only for that - What a time saver!  Removed some of the tomato puree from the freezer made pre-Oxo's Food Mill.  On average, it removed 1/2 cup or more of seeds and skins!  Probably shouldn't use the word 'awesome' describing a Food Mill but if I did, an appropriate word for this device.  We've only used it so far for tomato puree but looking forward to fruit season for jellies and more. (Like mashed potatoes.)

Easy to clean, comes with three discs with small, medium and larger holes - for tomato puree we started with small and find medium works very well.  Legs fold out to use and in for storage.

Five stars means (using Amazon's language criteria) that one 'loves' it - hard to say "We love our Oxo Mill" but it's close!
3298505
This stuff works better than most other pastes that I have used.