Finding a good tomato in American markets is like hitting the lottery. All you can do is smell the tomato, if it has a strong scent of tomato, then it will taste good. Commercial tomatoes are 'engineered' to look good and that is all, they are picked green and hard for ease of shipping purposes and are gassed to turn them red. which is why I work so hard trying to grow my own during the summer. I really think someone is missing out on a great money making idea which would be to hot house grow heritage or Amish tomatoes in the local markets. Dang, what I'd pay for a real tomato!

The Practical BBQ'r