I was given one of those european brown tomatoes the other day. I ate the peel and planted the seeds in the yard, hopefully they sprout and fruit , the taste was absolutely rich and fabulous
The best variety of tomato I get out of my garden is a variety I got from my 80 year old neighbor, and it has almost no jelly whatsoever. The lack of jelly make them perfect for sandwiches, and the taste is fantastic.
My go-to winter tomato is the Campari (also called cocktail) tomato. I believe it’s a hot house tomato, but packed with flavor. Try them if they are available in your supermarket. I guarantee you’ll always put them in your cart! 🍅 ❤
We can only get locally grown heirlooms during a very short window at the peak of summer. All the other heirlooms at Whole Foods, etc. are grown year-round in Mexico and shipped. I've seen them in January in Arkansas! I've been using the campari ones lately for soups and tomato sauce, but only after letting them sit on the counter until they are very VERY ripe.
When I started in the grocery business 9 years ago, heirloom tomatoes were called ugly tomatoes because they were not perfect. Now they are the ones with the most flavor. People still want perfect tomatoes they might as well go to the craft store. They will probably taste bettet than the perfect ones in the grocery store.
Also make sure that the stand you are purchasing your produce from is an actual local farm and not some reseller purchasing from a produce clearing house. (Yes, that's a problem as well.)
@@jackielinde7568 Agreed! We have one such "farm" stand that has multiple locations all over the city and hires high school kids to staff them with fake "home made" signs. I cringe every time I see them
it's not just tomatoes, either, although they're probably the most widely known example. I had a locally grown butternut squash last fall and it blew my mind. I never even considered that I might be getting mediocre squash at the grocery store but the local one just had so much more flavour.
He's right about the kumato tomatoes. In the depths of a Canadian winter they're the only non-terrible choice. Out of the heirlooms I've tried every cariety I could find and my favourite is green zebra. Is tastes of delicious tomato, not overwhelming sweetness which I've found some heirlooms do, and it's a preference if you like that or not.
Honestly, Canada has some really nice hot house tomatoes these days. Sunset grows these on the vine cherry tomatoes called flavor bombs that are really nice.
While it’s true nothing beats farmers market-fresh in-season tomatoes, another passable winter sadness tomato I’ve found is Campari, usually sold in a clamshell and somewhere between a cherry and a vine tomato in size (formally a “cocktail tomato”). Not great but among the better of the worst at the supermarket when that’s your only option.
Consider growing tomatoes in your garden or even in a nice big grow bag or pot. Even if they're hybrids that look like the typical supermarket beefsteaks, they'll probably taste way better than supermarket tomatoes because you're not gonna pick them green then redden them with ethylene gas. Unless they're a sensitive variety like a Momotaro, it is almost impossible to screw up growing a tomato as long as you start with a good quality soil, give them some structural support with twine and stakes, and make sure to water them deep.
I second this. Since I only have the room for a few plants I only grow productive hybrids, and still the taste is *stellar* compared to anything the supermarket offers!
I so wanted to do this and we had to give up. Squirrels in my neighborhood go for tomatoes the minute it gets really hot and dry. The last year we grew them, every tomato would be snagged green from the vine at about 2-3 inches in diameter, with one squirrel bite taken out of it, then dropped about 2-5 feet from the plant.
In the summer I grow Burpee 4th of July tomatoes, which I find to be an excellent salad tomato. Campari tomatoes are very similar in size taste and texture. My favorite winter store-bought tomatoes!
In Southern Louisiana the favorite is the Creole tomato. They are locally grown and vine-ripened. They appear in local farmers’ markets around May, but are rarely, if ever, seen in supermarkets.
Nothing beats the tomatoes you grow, ripe on vine.lots of store bought heirloom tomatoes are picked when they aren’t ready either and has very little flavor, and you’re paying 3-4x of the price, I’ve learned my lesson, it’s just not worth it
I wish some of these wonderful choices were available in my small town in South Central Texas. It is so HOT, that tomatoes are hard to get - Vine Ripened, Roma and Grape Tomatoes are pretty much it. What would be truly helpful, is to help me choose which tomatoes to put in my cart. How can I tell from the outside which tomatoes will have more "jelly" and thinner walls? Thank you for your help in educating us.
Fresh local tomato season is short where I live. I discovered that campari tomatoes actually have flavor worth buying in winter. I savor fresh local tomato season but only get campari when local tomatoes aren't available. I will have to check out kumato when local tomatoes are unavailable.
Good information, ATC. How about a digital label under the close-up when Jack says the name of the tomato? Coordinated sight and sound might double comprehension ʕ•́؈•̀ʔ
I canned some romas this month. I bought a 25 lb box and canned in 3 batches. I had the final batch for 10 days. Only one tomato got over ripe. Most were not ripe when I processed them. I had no idea how Unripe tomatoes are.
I am going to the Farmer's market tomorrow. I am going to get several heirloom tomatoes there. I like trying different varieties but lately I been leaning towards the dark skinned ones like Cherokee Purple. Which heirlooms do you like?
I had 75+ varieties in my garden this year until the Texas excessive heat wave (50+ days of 100 degree temps), drought, and infestation of spidermites destroyed my once gorgeous garden. My favorite heirlooms are Black Krim, Cherokee Purple, Hillbilly, Cherokee Purple, German Queen, Brandywine, and the list goes on. My best producers this year were hybrids: Heatmaster, Indigo Rose, Indigo Sun, Indigo Ruby, Patio Choice Yellow, Sun Gold. The Indigos are considered "blue" tomatoes and, along with the Patio Choice yellow cherry tomatoes were tasty and prolific. I Sun dried trays of tomatoes and then blended them into a powder which I add to soups, pastas. Salsas, etc.
Everyone grow your own tomatoes! You can even just grow two tomatoes in two big beautiful pots from Costco. Even people that cannot grow can do it I assure you. I never had a green thumb and I can grow a garden. All you have to do is follow instructions. Then when something happens figure out what that is it’s not that hard fix it and you learn more and more
Right on, I've been growing my own for the last 5 years and always got some. This year I've taken it more seriously and started pruning the excess leaves off and they're looking really good so far (almost ready). Horizontal planting is a game-changer - prune off all the side branches on the seedlings except the top ones, then plant horizontally, leaving the top leaves poking out of the ground. All the hairs on the stem turn into roots and give a much thicker stem which can transport more nutrients to the fruit.
@@MrSimonj1970 This is so much wonderful information! So as you just stated during the summer my husband and I started watching tons of tomato videos. So we’re stepping up in our pruning game. So I had some decent heirloom tomatoes just growing out of our normal South Carolina soil amended with compost. Somehow they are not being bothered with the root knot nematode??? So there’s a story and I need to find out what it is. But I don’t have time for that right now. So instead of ripping out those tomatoes at the end of the season here in South Carolina. I trimmed off most of the branches and have tied them up. They’re big and tall. So now what my husband and I are going to do is build boxes around them. Then I am going to lay them down as much as I can without running into each other. I will then cover their stalks with compost. As you said they will make all those new routes off the stalk. So we are going to see how long we can keep getting heirloom tomatoes this winter? One of the tomatoes that is in a shadier area already has two tomatoes on it that are about 9 ounces!!!! Gardening is exciting!!!!
It would be nice to get locally grown tomatoes as the grocery stores advertise, but mostly they are from Mexico which I do not buy. Next year I will try to grow my own.
I would have to agree. As a huge lover of tomatoes, I've had a few store-bought ones that I've just gagged on. I'm sure many so called tomato haters started with that experience and went south from there. Real tomatoes are SOOO much better! It's like the difference between canned peas and fresh pea pods.
kumato is definitely my favorite type of tomato, im surprised campari werent listed here. i do have to say, i dont really like heirloom tomatoes, the ones i get from the store dont hold their shape well after being cut.
ATK. Hello, JACK, I LOVE a REALLY JUICY FLAVOURFUL TOMATO,,MANY years ago when finished my job,,I bought same really bueatiful tomato’s from HOLLAND, even my wife said they looked great ! Damned CARDBOARD , and cost so much ! NEVER AGAIN, THE FARMERS MARKET CARRIES THE BEST ! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Try growing your own! If you don’t have a yard, get the biggest pot you can & put a plant in it. Stake it at least 4’, keep it tied up & watered & enjoy tomatoes the way they should be!
Supermarket tomatoes are crap compared to homegrown or farmer's market. You just have to suffer with them when out of season. I use Romas for salsa all winter.
I visited a shopping center exhibit in France by tomato growers who explained that they are grown in sponges in greenhouses, where the plants are given the necessary nutrients at the right time to create shippable, good-looking tomatoes. Ugh! They did say that for the most part, no pesticides are needed, but sometimes they have to spray the entire greenhouse.
I've grown tomatoes for decades. I never never buy them at supermarkets because they are tasteless. If I have to buy them I get them at a farmers market. There is no best tomato, it depends where you live in the country and they type of soil you have. There are ten growing zones, tomatoes grow differently in different zone. There is also tremendous variations in soils and large variations in the weather conditions.
@@ninastone9054 One of my favorite local PBS Shows is called Flavor NC. It highlights everything grown, raised and harvested from the Old North State. #LocalFarms = #LocalFlavor
Whatever kind of supermarket tomato that you get, leave it to sit until it is just beginning to rot. This will happen at the stem end. Slice this off. The rest is very good and makes heritage tomatoes unnecessary.
It don't change a sandwich much if you add a slice of typical FARMERS MARKET tomato but add a slice of Cherokee Purple or Brandywine that sandwich becomes a TOMATOE sandwich . With some hamburger or grilled chicken condiment maybe! Creole Tomatoes are no longer a documented variety LSU found seed obtained from multiple sources and sold as Creole produced different tomatoes! Further, gott'ya tv has dozens of examples of tomatoe being shipped hundreds of miles and and sold as local farmers produce.
I wouldn't say there are some terrible choices. I'd say it's more up to the application. For instance, when I'm looking for a tomato that holds up more to abuse, like those used in sandwiches, a thicker walled tomato works better here. And, if you're using ketchup, mustard, mayo, or some other powerful condiment, you're probably not going to taste the jelly at all. Thinned wall tomatoes would turn to mush, and people have had issue with the texture. But if your looking for a tomato to add flavor, especially where texture isn't an issue or if a firmer texture isn't desired, then definitely go for a thinner walled variety. Another problem with "tomatoes sold on the vine": You're paying for product you are not going to eat or use.
I’ve been gardening for 30 + years and always assumed they were the same. Regardless of which category they land in Sungolds are hard to beat. Extremely high producing plants with delicious fruit.
Expert guide? With respect, the information given here is definitely not had an expert level. These are basic description of what kind of tomatoes these are. He likes cherry tomatoes. OK. Where is the expert inside in that? Step it up
I grow 40 heirloom plants per year. I'm spoiled rotten. Needless to say, I can't stand store bought anymore. When I see a fleshy tomato like the one you pointed out, I just cringe. Where is the flavour?
The big boys, early girls are ABSOLUTELY the best tomatoes...they have excellent flavor but you can't find them unless you plant you own!!! There is NO grocery store tomatoe worth eating...0 flavor !!!
There are so many fabulous varieties! I grow at least 10 different ones from seed every year. I never buy tomatoes or peaches in the grocery store. You should try a new variety every year, until you find your favorites. Read the seed catalogs. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Pine Tree Garden Seeds, Territorial Seeds….
Well, the same ATK presenter in this video in a different episode said that is NOT true. What you need to do is warm a refrigerated tomato to room temperature before using it.
God bless Monsanto for their GMO yuck! I grow heirlooms and they are so well worth it!! The old grocery markets have gone and replaced by crappy supermarket tasteless trash.
I have to confess that actual information in the clip is lacking 😞. Buy the thin-walled ones, if available. Don't buy the fat-walled ones. Above all, you can't slice them up in the shop to check. It would have been far more informative if you had mentioned the variety names of the good ones, and the names of those to avoid. Here, down-under, we grow our own, mostly heirlooms, for maximum flavour. Probably the only all-round flavour-some named variety is Moneymaker.
Tomatoes in the USA don't taste like anything because the seeds are genetically treated to, for example, have a harder skin among other things, so any tomato will taste the same; no matter what kind of tomato it is... Geneticists never take care of the taste of the tomato, if not, that the skin is as hard as that of a turtle so that the fruit does not break....
There is a vast difference between tomatoes grown for grocery store consumption and those grown at home or on farms and sold at farm stands and farmers markets. There are plenty of excellent tasting tomatoes in the USA, they just aren't going to be found in your basic grocery store.
@@williamjones7163 no ignorance here my dude. My opinion. Ignorance is “lacking knowledge or awareness”. I’m perfectly aware which is why I said what I said. How’s your ding dongery?
I was given one of those european brown tomatoes the other day. I ate the peel and planted the seeds in the yard, hopefully they sprout and fruit , the taste was absolutely rich and fabulous
The best variety of tomato I get out of my garden is a variety I got from my 80 year old neighbor, and it has almost no jelly whatsoever. The lack of jelly make them perfect for sandwiches, and the taste is fantastic.
My go-to winter tomato is the Campari (also called cocktail) tomato. I believe it’s a hot house tomato, but packed with flavor. Try them if they are available in your supermarket. I guarantee you’ll always put them in your cart! 🍅 ❤
We just had tomatoes grown in my yard for supper tonight, so delicious!
We can only get locally grown heirlooms during a very short window at the peak of summer. All the other heirlooms at Whole Foods, etc. are grown year-round in Mexico and shipped. I've seen them in January in Arkansas! I've been using the campari ones lately for soups and tomato sauce, but only after letting them sit on the counter until they are very VERY ripe.
I thought I knew a lot about tomatoes but again you have so much to teach me! Thanks.
When I started in the grocery business 9 years ago, heirloom tomatoes were called ugly tomatoes because they were not perfect. Now they are the ones with the most flavor. People still want perfect tomatoes they might as well go to the craft store. They will probably taste bettet than the perfect ones in the grocery store.
Excellent info! More of these types of videos would be helpful - fruit and veggie comparison videos. Thanks!
Moral of the story...eat fresh, locally grown from small farms, and do so SEASONALLY:)
Also make sure that the stand you are purchasing your produce from is an actual local farm and not some reseller purchasing from a produce clearing house. (Yes, that's a problem as well.)
@@jackielinde7568 Agreed! We have one such "farm" stand that has multiple locations all over the city and hires high school kids to staff them with fake "home made" signs. I cringe every time I see them
it's not just tomatoes, either, although they're probably the most widely known example. I had a locally grown butternut squash last fall and it blew my mind. I never even considered that I might be getting mediocre squash at the grocery store but the local one just had so much more flavour.
dry farmed tomatoes are EPIC. sweet af. super good.
A lot of kumatos are grown in Canadian green houses for U.S consumption
He's right about the kumato tomatoes. In the depths of a Canadian winter they're the only non-terrible choice. Out of the heirlooms I've tried every cariety I could find and my favourite is green zebra. Is tastes of delicious tomato, not overwhelming sweetness which I've found some heirlooms do, and it's a preference if you like that or not.
Honestly, Canada has some really nice hot house tomatoes these days. Sunset grows these on the vine cherry tomatoes called flavor bombs that are really nice.
While it’s true nothing beats farmers market-fresh in-season tomatoes, another passable winter sadness tomato I’ve found is Campari, usually sold in a clamshell and somewhere between a cherry and a vine tomato in size (formally a “cocktail tomato”). Not great but among the better of the worst at the supermarket when that’s your only option.
Grow your own!!
That's always the best.
Consider growing tomatoes in your garden or even in a nice big grow bag or pot. Even if they're hybrids that look like the typical supermarket beefsteaks, they'll probably taste way better than supermarket tomatoes because you're not gonna pick them green then redden them with ethylene gas. Unless they're a sensitive variety like a Momotaro, it is almost impossible to screw up growing a tomato as long as you start with a good quality soil, give them some structural support with twine and stakes, and make sure to water them deep.
I second this. Since I only have the room for a few plants I only grow productive hybrids, and still the taste is *stellar* compared to anything the supermarket offers!
I so wanted to do this and we had to give up. Squirrels in my neighborhood go for tomatoes the minute it gets really hot and dry. The last year we grew them, every tomato would be snagged green from the vine at about 2-3 inches in diameter, with one squirrel bite taken out of it, then dropped about 2-5 feet from the plant.
Thanks for the education.
Thanks for the info. I'd love a video going through your favorite heirlooms!
My favorite is the Campari tomato small but lots of flavor
Indeed, they are the best. So flavourful, them smell of tomatoes, if that makes any sense!
In the summer I grow Burpee 4th of July tomatoes, which I find to be an excellent salad tomato. Campari tomatoes are very similar in size taste and texture. My favorite winter store-bought tomatoes!
Thank you for the explanation!
Thank you so much. I learned some things I did not know. As a tomato lover, these are good tips to have for salads or cooked.
In Southern Louisiana the favorite is the Creole tomato. They are locally grown and vine-ripened. They appear in local farmers’ markets around May, but are rarely, if ever, seen in supermarkets.
So good! I had them for the first time from a farmers market in Metairie last week, made a video with a BLT that was the best I had ever tried!
I love both Roma and San Marzano tomatoes as they have great flavor and sweetness and I make bolognese a lot so these imo are the perfect options.
Comparis are usually good.
Thank you, Jack.
Íve been waiting all my life for this info about tomatoes! Thank you!
As someone who cooks with tomatoes often, it’s great to know
I wish I'd seen this 20 years ago, because I always bought those on-the-vine tomatoes, thinking they were the best.
Nothing beats the tomatoes you grow, ripe on vine.lots of store bought heirloom tomatoes are picked when they aren’t ready either and has very little flavor, and you’re paying 3-4x of the price, I’ve learned my lesson, it’s just not worth it
Thank you for doing this video.
I wish some of these wonderful choices were available in my small town in South Central Texas. It is so HOT, that tomatoes are hard to get - Vine Ripened, Roma and Grape Tomatoes are pretty much it. What would be truly helpful, is to help me choose which tomatoes to put in my cart. How can I tell from the outside which tomatoes will have more "jelly" and thinner walls? Thank you for your help in educating us.
Fresh local tomato season is short where I live. I discovered that campari tomatoes actually have flavor worth buying in winter. I savor fresh local tomato season but only get campari when local tomatoes aren't available. I will have to check out kumato when local tomatoes are unavailable.
NEEDED. THANKS FOR THIS. 😊
Great
What’s the recommended variety of tomato for restaurant style salsa?
Good information, ATC. How about a digital label under the close-up when Jack says the name of the tomato? Coordinated sight and sound might double comprehension ʕ•́؈•̀ʔ
I canned some romas this month. I bought a 25 lb box and canned in 3 batches. I had the final batch for 10 days. Only one tomato got over ripe. Most were not ripe when I processed them. I had no idea how Unripe tomatoes are.
I am going to the Farmer's market tomorrow. I am going to get several heirloom tomatoes there. I like trying different varieties but lately I been leaning towards the dark skinned ones like Cherokee Purple. Which heirlooms do you like?
I had 75+ varieties in my garden this year until the Texas excessive heat wave (50+ days of 100 degree temps), drought, and infestation of spidermites destroyed my once gorgeous garden.
My favorite heirlooms are Black Krim, Cherokee Purple, Hillbilly, Cherokee Purple, German Queen, Brandywine, and the list goes on.
My best producers this year were hybrids: Heatmaster, Indigo Rose, Indigo Sun, Indigo Ruby, Patio Choice Yellow, Sun Gold. The Indigos are considered "blue" tomatoes and, along with the Patio Choice yellow cherry tomatoes were tasty and prolific. I Sun dried trays of tomatoes and then blended them into a powder which I add to soups, pastas. Salsas, etc.
Everyone grow your own tomatoes! You can even just grow two tomatoes in two big beautiful pots from Costco. Even people that cannot grow can do it I assure you. I never had a green thumb and I can grow a garden. All you have to do is follow instructions. Then when something happens figure out what that is it’s not that hard fix it and you learn more and more
Right on, I've been growing my own for the last 5 years and always got some. This year I've taken it more seriously and started pruning the excess leaves off and they're looking really good so far (almost ready). Horizontal planting is a game-changer - prune off all the side branches on the seedlings except the top ones, then plant horizontally, leaving the top leaves poking out of the ground. All the hairs on the stem turn into roots and give a much thicker stem which can transport more nutrients to the fruit.
@@MrSimonj1970 This is so much wonderful information! So as you just stated during the summer my husband and I started watching tons of tomato videos. So we’re stepping up in our pruning game. So I had some decent heirloom tomatoes just growing out of our normal South Carolina soil amended with compost. Somehow they are not being bothered with the root knot nematode??? So there’s a story and I need to find out what it is. But I don’t have time for that right now. So instead of ripping out those tomatoes at the end of the season here in South Carolina. I trimmed off most of the branches and have tied them up. They’re big and tall. So now what my husband and I are going to do is build boxes around them. Then I am going to lay them down as much as I can without running into each other. I will then cover their stalks with compost. As you said they will make all those new routes off the stalk. So we are going to see how long we can keep getting heirloom tomatoes this winter? One of the tomatoes that is in a shadier area already has two tomatoes on it that are about 9 ounces!!!!
Gardening is exciting!!!!
bravissimi, saluti dall'italia 👏👋
What's your thoughts on Campari tomatoes.
Cherries over grape tomatoes all day!
I donno. Bing Cherries don't make a very compelling salsa. ;)
@@jackielinde7568 You have to remember to remove the pits.
@@howward4071 But the pits add that needed crunch.
@@jackielinde7568 lol
Hello ATK
Salutations from California 🍅😋
It would be nice to get locally grown tomatoes as the grocery stores advertise, but mostly they are from Mexico which I do not buy. Next year I will try to grow my own.
Met so many people who claim to hate tomatoes. Hurts my feelings. I know they haven't had a real tomato.
I would have to agree. As a huge lover of tomatoes, I've had a few store-bought ones that I've just gagged on. I'm sure many so called tomato haters started with that experience and went south from there. Real tomatoes are SOOO much better! It's like the difference between canned peas and fresh pea pods.
Fresh tomatoes are one of my favorite foods. Watermelon is the other.
THANK YOU 😊 WHO KNEW 👩🍳
kumato is definitely my favorite type of tomato, im surprised campari werent listed here. i do have to say, i dont really like heirloom tomatoes, the ones i get from the store dont hold their shape well after being cut.
don't get heirlooms from a store -- only from a farmers market or farmstand. you'll be surprised at the difference.
ATK. Hello, JACK, I LOVE a REALLY JUICY FLAVOURFUL TOMATO,,MANY years ago when finished my job,,I bought same really bueatiful tomato’s from HOLLAND, even my wife said they looked great ! Damned CARDBOARD , and cost so much ! NEVER AGAIN, THE FARMERS MARKET CARRIES THE BEST ! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Try growing your own! If you don’t have a yard, get the biggest pot you can & put a plant in it. Stake it at least 4’, keep it tied up & watered & enjoy tomatoes the way they should be!
Supermarket tomatoes are crap compared to homegrown or farmer's market. You just have to suffer with them when out of season. I use Romas for salsa all winter.
Thanks for actual captions for the Deaf
I visited a shopping center exhibit in France by tomato growers who explained that they are grown in sponges in greenhouses, where the plants are given the necessary nutrients at the right time to create shippable, good-looking tomatoes. Ugh! They did say that for the most part, no pesticides are needed, but sometimes they have to spray the entire greenhouse.
I've grown tomatoes for decades. I never never buy them at supermarkets because they are tasteless. If I have to buy them I get them at a farmers market. There is no best tomato, it depends where you live in the country and they type of soil you have. There are ten growing zones, tomatoes grow differently in different zone. There is also tremendous variations in soils and large variations in the weather conditions.
There's nothing finer than a plump, firm, juicy NC tomato 🍅.
woop woop!!!👏👏👏 one from your vine or local tastes the absolute best
@@ninastone9054 One of my favorite local PBS Shows is called Flavor NC. It highlights everything grown, raised and harvested from the Old North State. #LocalFarms = #LocalFlavor
Yes Wisconsin grown. Right off the vine.
So when I go to Walmart to buy an hvac filter, motor oil, and undies, and buy the squishy tomatoes they will be delicious?
@@adizzmal First of all, you're shopping at Walmart. Nothing good in this world comes out of Walmart. In my personal opinion.
Wow
I prefer thick walled 🍅
Whatever kind of supermarket tomato that you get, leave it to sit until it is just beginning to rot. This will happen at the stem end. Slice this off. The rest is very good and makes heritage tomatoes unnecessary.
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It don't change a sandwich much if you add a slice of typical FARMERS MARKET tomato but add a slice of Cherokee Purple or Brandywine that sandwich becomes a TOMATOE sandwich . With some hamburger or grilled chicken condiment maybe!
Creole Tomatoes are no longer a documented variety LSU found seed obtained from multiple sources and sold as Creole produced different tomatoes! Further, gott'ya tv has dozens of examples of tomatoe being shipped hundreds of miles and and sold as local farmers produce.
I wouldn't say there are some terrible choices. I'd say it's more up to the application. For instance, when I'm looking for a tomato that holds up more to abuse, like those used in sandwiches, a thicker walled tomato works better here. And, if you're using ketchup, mustard, mayo, or some other powerful condiment, you're probably not going to taste the jelly at all. Thinned wall tomatoes would turn to mush, and people have had issue with the texture. But if your looking for a tomato to add flavor, especially where texture isn't an issue or if a firmer texture isn't desired, then definitely go for a thinner walled variety.
Another problem with "tomatoes sold on the vine": You're paying for product you are not going to eat or use.
Mmmmm...tomatoes
meanwhile in germany:
goes into super market
number of different tomato choices: 1
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BEEFSTEAK!!!! Still growing same seeds since the 70's.
TIL there's a difference between grape and cherry tomatoes. Thought they were just two names for the same thing.
I’ve been gardening for 30 + years and always assumed they were the same. Regardless of which category they land in Sungolds are hard to beat. Extremely high producing plants with delicious fruit.
This comes out just hours after reports of tomatoes becoming scarcer and ketchup prices rising.
Its toe ma toe not toe may toe.❤
Expert guide? With respect, the information given here is definitely not had an expert level. These are basic description of what kind of tomatoes these are. He likes cherry tomatoes. OK. Where is the expert inside in that? Step it up
I am a tomato freak..wasted so much on the wrong ones..thank you!
I grow 40 heirloom plants per year. I'm spoiled rotten. Needless to say, I can't stand store bought anymore. When I see a fleshy tomato like the one you pointed out, I just cringe. Where is the flavour?
I do the same! I also can mine.
Doesn't matter as much when the yh are picked green, unless frying them.
The only way to get great tomatoes is to grow your own. Winter tomatoes are just bad.
Always add MSG to your tomatoes a few minutes before eating.
It's really about money. Most people can't afford those "good" tomatoes.
The big boys, early girls are ABSOLUTELY the best tomatoes...they have excellent flavor but you can't find them unless you plant you own!!! There is NO grocery store tomatoe worth eating...0 flavor !!!
Try a Cherokee Purple for growing the very best tomato at home!
There are so many fabulous varieties! I grow at least 10 different ones from seed every year. I never buy tomatoes or peaches in the grocery store.
You should try a new variety every year, until you find your favorites. Read the seed catalogs. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Pine Tree Garden Seeds, Territorial Seeds….
And don’t forget - NEVER put tomatoes in the refrigerator! Nothing destroys the taste of a homegrown tomato than the frig!
Well, the same ATK presenter in this video in a different episode said that is NOT true. What you need to do is warm a refrigerated tomato to room temperature before using it.
Not exactly true about grape tomatoes. I got some from a local farm near NYC that were heirloom and absolutely herbally delicious.
God bless Monsanto for their GMO yuck! I grow heirlooms and they are so well worth it!!
The old grocery markets have gone and replaced by crappy supermarket tasteless trash.
canned tomatoes, fire roasted
Orrrrr, if you're Californian buy dry-farmed early girls in August.
I have to confess that actual information in the clip is lacking 😞. Buy the thin-walled ones, if available. Don't buy the fat-walled ones. Above all, you can't slice them up in the shop to check.
It would have been far more informative if you had mentioned the variety names of the good ones, and the names of those to avoid.
Here, down-under, we grow our own, mostly heirlooms, for maximum flavour. Probably the only all-round flavour-some named variety is Moneymaker.
I hate the jelly; texture just ugh
Jack what’s wrong with your arm
FIIIIIRST
Tomatoes in the USA don't taste like anything because the seeds are genetically treated to, for example, have a harder skin among other things, so any tomato will taste the same; no matter what kind of tomato it is... Geneticists never take care of the taste of the tomato, if not, that the skin is as hard as that of a turtle so that the fruit does not break....
There is a vast difference between tomatoes grown for grocery store consumption and those grown at home or on farms and sold at farm stands and farmers markets. There are plenty of excellent tasting tomatoes in the USA, they just aren't going to be found in your basic grocery store.
Yeah ok. ATK is as pretentious as things get
I don't think this was pretentious tho. Just some good advice on picking tomatoes
So how is ignorance treating you?
@@williamjones7163 no ignorance here my dude. My opinion. Ignorance is “lacking knowledge or awareness”. I’m perfectly aware which is why I said what I said. How’s your ding dongery?
@@deaner6371 yet here you are..many other channels..