Whole tomatoes vs Crushed
 

I have a chili recipe that calls for using canned whole tomatoes, but asks
you to break them up with your hand before adding them in. I already have a
few cans of crushed tomatoes on hand. Any big deal to use those instead??

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Ray

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Most cans of crushed tomatoes I've used seem more like puree, but I don't
think they would hurt. You just wouldn't have any chunks of tomatoes in
your chili, which I personally like.

Paula in Colorado

"Ray" > wrote in message
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>I have a chili recipe that calls for using canned whole tomatoes, but asks
> you to break them up with your hand before adding them in. I already have
> a
> few cans of crushed tomatoes on hand. Any big deal to use those instead??
>
> --
> Ray
>
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>

Most cans of crushed tomatoes I've used seem more like puree, but I don't
think they would hurt. You just wouldn't have any chunks of tomatoes in
your chili, which I personally like.

Paula in Colorado

"Ray" > wrote in message
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>I have a chili recipe that calls for using canned whole tomatoes, but asks
> you to break them up with your hand before adding them in. I already have
> a
> few cans of crushed tomatoes on hand. Any big deal to use those instead??
>
> --
> Ray
>
> Remove NO and SPAM to reply
>
>

Ray wrote:
> I have a chili recipe that calls for using canned whole tomatoes, but asks
> you to break them up with your hand before adding them in. I already have a
> few cans of crushed tomatoes on hand. Any big deal to use those instead??
>

More liquid in the crushed cans?


jim

Ray wrote:
> I have a chili recipe that calls for using canned whole tomatoes, but asks
> you to break them up with your hand before adding them in. I already have a
> few cans of crushed tomatoes on hand. Any big deal to use those instead??
>

More liquid in the crushed cans?


jim

Ray wrote:
> I have a chili recipe that calls for using canned whole tomatoes, but asks
> you to break them up with your hand before adding them in. I already have a
> few cans of crushed tomatoes on hand. Any big deal to use those instead??
>

More liquid in the crushed cans?


jim

> JimLane writes"
>
>Ray wrote:
>> I have a chili recipe that calls for using canned whole tomatoes, but asks
>> you to break them up with your hand before adding them in. I already have
>a
>> few cans of crushed tomatoes on hand. Any big deal to use those instead??
>>
>
>More liquid in the crushed cans?

Not necessarily. Most often crushed tomatoes are packed in tomato puree, whole
tomatoes are most often in puree too.


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I like to use the "diced" tomatoes. They do not have as much liquid as the
crushed, and they work great in chili. Whole tomatoes you have to cut up,
and I do not do as good as job as the machines do in dicing.

Tom

I like to use the "diced" tomatoes. They do not have as much liquid as the
crushed, and they work great in chili. Whole tomatoes you have to cut up,
and I do not do as good as job as the machines do in dicing.

Tom

"mary" wrote in message

>I like to use the "diced" tomatoes. They do not have as much liquid as the
> crushed, and they work great in chili. Whole tomatoes you have to cut up,
> and I do not do as good as job as the machines do in dicing.
>
> Tom

I use diced tomatoes all the time in place of whole tomatoes.

Dora

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"Ray" > wrote:

> I have a chili recipe that calls for using canned whole tomatoes, but
> asks you to break them up with your hand before adding them in. I
> already have a few cans of crushed tomatoes on hand. Any big deal to
> use those instead??

Go for it. DH doesn't like tomato pieces. I usually start with diced
and use the stick blender on them while still in the can. Canned
crushed tomatoes are quite thick, IME, which isn't necessarily a bad
thing.
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