Tomato Taste Test

Here's what I picked this evening:



I'm growing some outdoors as well as in the greenhouse. The colander is from 6 outdoor plants, I've got 12 plants in the greenhouse. It shows the difference in productivity between the two methods. The outdoor ones compensate by tasting just that bit nicer I think.

Taste Test, in order of my preference:
1. Golden Sunrise is my favourite, very soft and thin skinned. Its medium sweet and not tangy. Mrs JWK says its a bit too watery for her.
2. A close runner up is Gardener's Delight, its very sweet, firm and tangy.
3. New Girl, very very early - the plants have finished now, I just picked the last truss, they have been excellent, nearly all the fruit unmarked and very firm - it's Mrs JWK's favourite.
4. Edit 9thSept: Just tried the Amish Paste and they are lovely - nice and firm not mushy like other beefsteak types I've tried in the past. We've eaten them raw and cooked, both ways they are great - I'm certainly going to grow them again - thanks capney for the seed!
5. Sungold: Small, sweet and very tasty,
6. Black Cherry, a small soft tasty fruit - thicker skinned than the rest of my trial.
7. Floridity - won an RHS taste trial last year so I thought I give it a go. It's a very firm nice texture and a lovely shape - it's nice but I think the others taste nicer. It's probably the best one for my packed lunch as, being so firm, it doesn't explode all over the keyboard if I'm eating at my desk!
8. Black Russian, this is a very distinctive savoury taste, not sweet or tangy - almost salty.


I also grew Minibel - not on photo, I only grew it because the seed packet came free with Gardeners World magazine - I discarded the plant a week ago as they were so awfully bland.

I've also grown Black Krim which is a beefsteak type, but lost all the fruit to mould

All in my humble opinion and my personal taste of course! :thumb:

 

Cheers Ziggy, I may have misled you! It's not really just one day's pickings, it's what has ripened since last weekend.

 

There are lots waiting to ripen on my outdoor ones Alice, I guess its the poor weather we have had recently.

 

We have only been cooking the bigger ones, the small ones we've been eating raw, but that is a great idea - I'll give it a try - yum!

 

We have now tried the Amish Paste and they are lovely! Nice and firm, not mushy like other beefsteak types I've tried in the past. We've eaten them raw and cooked, both ways they are great - I'm certainly going to grow them again - thanks capney for the seed!