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Cook’s Illustrated staff recommends these canned tomatoes:

Tuttorosso Crushed Tomatoes in thick puree with basil (not the ones in the green can)

Muir Glen Organic Crushed Tomatoes with Basil. These are my favorite because they are BPA free and organic!

Hunt’s organic crushed tomatoes

Redpack crushed tomatoes in thick puree

Progresso crushed tomatoes with added puree

Recommended with reservations:

Pastene kitchen ready ground peeled tomatoes

Hunt’s crushed tomatoes

Del Monte organic crushed tomatoes

Contadina crushed roma tomatoes

Not recommended:

Cento All purpose crushed tomatoes