America's Test Kitchen also concluded that Rao's is the best of the ones they tested
https://www.americastestkitchen.com/taste_tests/1858-jarred-pasta-sauce
It takes a bit of trial and error, but I've found alot of Walmart brand foods to be a solid value option and in some cases superior to the name brand.
GV frozen pizzas are a good example of better and cheaper than name brand, IMHO.
Also, I kinda like Hunts brand sauce because it's so flavorless. I add whatever spices and seasonings I am in the mood for that particular day and don't have to worry about wasting a well seasoned sauce.
They use steam instead of lye to peel the tomatoes, so they don't get the metallic taste canned tomatoes get. American Test Kitchens does an annual taste test with their teachers and students and Hunts usually wins
I always bought Classico sausage because that’s what my parents always bought. I saw some post on Reddit about how good Raos was so I tried it. It wasn’t for me. But I bought a few others and I really enjoy bertollis roasted garlic.
I gotta try the Trader Joe’s one now.
How in the world are Prego and Ragu above/tied with Classico?! Those are the worst sauces and I actually like Classico. Sure it's not the best but Prego and Ragu are terrible.
Their frozen lasagna fucking slaps, too. My wife can't cook for shit and works from home. The single ones on sale for $3 or $4 and a bag of steam fresh veggies save my ass when I don't have time to meal prep something good for her.
I've only ever had one jar of Rao's and kind of thought it sucked. Maybe I need to try again.
I'm kind of surprised Mid's didn't make the list, it's one of my favorite brands.
Rao’s is one of the few brands I can find that makes “Sensitive Marinara” - no garlic or onions which is great for anyone on the FODMAP diet. Their pasta sauce is my favorite.
Edited because-words
Meh, the research needs to be re done on garlic /onion, it's a noticeably missing ingredient and personally if you roast the onion /garlic enough it neutralizes my fodmap issue, highly suspect it can also be reintroduced via powder, it's really, really obvious taste wise.. I have 5 jars I got on clearance lmao
Maybe not technically a “supermarket option,” but the Kirkland Signature Organic Marinara at Costco is better than Rao’s by a mile, imho. (Cheaper, too, I believe.)
This was the most challenging part of the article. I think Rao's was the most expensive by 4x over other options. I believe it's great but have a difficult time paying so much.
The Trader Joe's option was #2 and $2 or so. I don't ordinarily shop there but do shop at sister store Aldi. I wonder if there's a complimentary Aldi version.
Best value sauce for high quality, period. Cheaper per unit and just as good as Rao's. I just got back and saw flavors I haven't yet seen - gardiniera, roasted garlic, portobello mushroom. It's up to $3.99 now but I'm 40 and won't eat cheap crap any more (all tomato paste-based sauces...).
Truth, I generally go for Newman's in general because it's not Nestle, usually pretty good and the charity aspect. But really their stuff ends up being the same or better then others I've tried.
Just make your own. Canned tomato paste or the stuff in the tube is way cheaper and you just need to add a couple other ingredients and combine them in a pot before adding your pasta
Most of the time I buy any sauce (I kinda cycle between Classico [the mason jars are useful and the sauce ain't bad imo], Bertolli, and Mid's, with the rare Ragu), it's because it's what's on sale this week.
Me too and when I read the list I nodded my head in agreement that of course Rao's had the best marijuana sauce, because their marinara sauce is also the best. I just figured it was infused or something.
Rao’s is pretty good but at $13.89 a jar, I just can’t justify it. I’m perfectly happy with Classico or simply making my own from scratch if need be.
Edit: although I really like Rao’s pizza sauce. Would buy again.
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Nooooo. I make the best sauce. I grow yellow lemon boy tomatoes and genovese basil in my garden. The mason jars of beautiful golden yellow yumminess will last until the next crop starts ripening in the spring.
I recently bought "Michaels of Brooklyn Marinara Sauce" and was astounded with it. Easily the best jar sauce. Personally I think better sauces are easily possible in jar form. We just need to demand it!
1. Rao’s Homemade Marinara 2. Trader Joe’s Tomato Basil Marinara Sauce 3. Bertolli Traditional Marinara 4. 365 Organic Marinara (Whole Foods brand) 5. Carbone Marinara 6. Mezzetta Marinara 7. Great Value Marinara (Walmart brand) 8. Newman’s Own Marinara 9. Prego Traditional 10. (tie) Classico Marinara with Plum Tomatoes and Olive Oil 10. (tie) Ragu Old World Style Traditional Sauce 12. Hunt’s Traditional
America's Test Kitchen also concluded that Rao's is the best of the ones they tested https://www.americastestkitchen.com/taste_tests/1858-jarred-pasta-sauce
Tfw the Walmart brand is the solid value option. I'm honestly not surprised Hunt's is at the bottom. It's shitty ketchup.
It takes a bit of trial and error, but I've found alot of Walmart brand foods to be a solid value option and in some cases superior to the name brand. GV frozen pizzas are a good example of better and cheaper than name brand, IMHO. Also, I kinda like Hunts brand sauce because it's so flavorless. I add whatever spices and seasonings I am in the mood for that particular day and don't have to worry about wasting a well seasoned sauce.
A lot of Walmart’s brands are identical to the name brand and made on the same line, with the same ingredients and just a packaging change.
~~https://i.imgur.com/nEhhG66.jpg~~
I used the right one though?
Yes but not the naughty person before you
Dang it, you did. Don’t Reddit before the coffee kicks in.
Yeah the pizzas I have had are were pretty good. Reminds me I just need to buy some to have on hand.
I believe the Walmart brand won the BBQ sauce edition of these blind tests
Hunts canned tomatoes are always near or at the top of the list, and their ketchup always beats Heinz in taste tests
Really? I've always known their products to be watery garbage
They use steam instead of lye to peel the tomatoes, so they don't get the metallic taste canned tomatoes get. American Test Kitchens does an annual taste test with their teachers and students and Hunts usually wins
I always bought Classico sausage because that’s what my parents always bought. I saw some post on Reddit about how good Raos was so I tried it. It wasn’t for me. But I bought a few others and I really enjoy bertollis roasted garlic. I gotta try the Trader Joe’s one now.
I love the aldi tomatoe basil marina, I wonder if it’s the same.
Trader Joe’s is my go-to. Cheap too
I usually get Classico spicy basil.
Used to use Bertolli for quite a while, then found Rao's and switched and never looked back. It's just really good.
Victoria and Michael’s of Brooklyn are really good as well.
Victoria is my favorite, surprised it didn’t make the list.
Me too! It’s almost all we buy
How in the world are Prego and Ragu above/tied with Classico?! Those are the worst sauces and I actually like Classico. Sure it's not the best but Prego and Ragu are terrible.
Aldi has the best spaghetti sauce marinara is in the same type of jar with color shift on cap and label still really good.
Scimeca's is the correct answer for number 1.
Rao's is great for making spaghetti squash casserole. It's expensive, but awesome.
Mezzetta is my favorite when it comes to jarred marinara. My grandma's recipe (the version I make at home) will always be my favorite tho.
Their frozen lasagna fucking slaps, too. My wife can't cook for shit and works from home. The single ones on sale for $3 or $4 and a bag of steam fresh veggies save my ass when I don't have time to meal prep something good for her.
I've only ever had one jar of Rao's and kind of thought it sucked. Maybe I need to try again. I'm kind of surprised Mid's didn't make the list, it's one of my favorite brands.
There is not much difference in taste between the Rao brand and cheaper ones like Prego and Ragu.
Rao’s is one of the few brands I can find that makes “Sensitive Marinara” - no garlic or onions which is great for anyone on the FODMAP diet. Their pasta sauce is my favorite. Edited because-words
Meh, the research needs to be re done on garlic /onion, it's a noticeably missing ingredient and personally if you roast the onion /garlic enough it neutralizes my fodmap issue, highly suspect it can also be reintroduced via powder, it's really, really obvious taste wise.. I have 5 jars I got on clearance lmao
Came here to say this :)
Maybe not technically a “supermarket option,” but the Kirkland Signature Organic Marinara at Costco is better than Rao’s by a mile, imho. (Cheaper, too, I believe.)
Costco’s definitely is surprisingly great.
Is it surprising when Costco makes something great, all their stuff is fire as hell!
The jeans, lately, have been trash. And I meant it more in a way of, most marinara doesn’t taste like what you expect. Theirs does.
Lol, Rao's at my local Safeway was over $8 last I remember, which is why I've always wondered what it tasted like. Thanks for the Kirkland tip.
9 dollars here. I’m not spending 9 bucks on tomato sauce. Trader Joe’s is great!
This was the most challenging part of the article. I think Rao's was the most expensive by 4x over other options. I believe it's great but have a difficult time paying so much. The Trader Joe's option was #2 and $2 or so. I don't ordinarily shop there but do shop at sister store Aldi. I wonder if there's a complimentary Aldi version.
Never had Trader Joe’s, but Aldi Specially Selected Marinara has been my go to since the first time I walked into an Aldi
Best value sauce for high quality, period. Cheaper per unit and just as good as Rao's. I just got back and saw flavors I haven't yet seen - gardiniera, roasted garlic, portobello mushroom. It's up to $3.99 now but I'm 40 and won't eat cheap crap any more (all tomato paste-based sauces...).
A discount warehouse option.
It's delicious. Came pretty close in taste to homemade sauces I've made in the past.
And Costco has Rao's too, at least mine does. ~$13 for 2 28oz jars and they go on sale lower than that quite frequently.
Personally I like the Rao’s and the ingredient info says fairly low in carbs, too.
It’s good that the thing you pour on a pile of carbs is low carb.
The spaghetti squash and Japanese soy noodles never know what hit them!
I like mezzetta spicy marinara
We call that the good sauce!
Same! House favorite.
Newmans own should be higher.
Newman's Sockarooni is delish.
Truth, I generally go for Newman's in general because it's not Nestle, usually pretty good and the charity aspect. But really their stuff ends up being the same or better then others I've tried.
I love it on Italian sausage!
That's my absolute favorite but I haven't been able to find it in years now! If they're still making it, there's hope
It's still for sale in MD as of last week! :) (though maybe I should check that expiration date)
[New label, but bought it today. ;) ](https://i.imgur.com/RZomgZg.jpg)
How the hell do you guys afford Rao's when it's like $9-10 a jar??
Buy it at Costco. It's $5 a jar on a typical sale.
Yeah, it might be good but I can get twice as much of something that's almost as good.
I only buy it every once in a while, compared to eating out it's not that bad of an expense.
Just make your own. Canned tomato paste or the stuff in the tube is way cheaper and you just need to add a couple other ingredients and combine them in a pot before adding your pasta
Most of the time I buy any sauce (I kinda cycle between Classico [the mason jars are useful and the sauce ain't bad imo], Bertolli, and Mid's, with the rare Ragu), it's because it's what's on sale this week.
I read that as "marijuana sauce" and I was so confused.
Me too and when I read the list I nodded my head in agreement that of course Rao's had the best marijuana sauce, because their marinara sauce is also the best. I just figured it was infused or something.
Me too!!
Another year where my Nona gets overlooked.
Believe it or not krogers generic pasta sauce is very good.
It better be. It costs more than Martin Shkreli brand printer ink.
Tried Raos, not for me it’s not...
Rao’s is pretty good but at $13.89 a jar, I just can’t justify it. I’m perfectly happy with Classico or simply making my own from scratch if need be. Edit: although I really like Rao’s pizza sauce. Would buy again.
I prefer anything by Classico over Raos
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Classico's fine, but the first one I reach for is their roasted garlic.
Rao's is good it tastes like my homemade sauce and it's cheaper than making it
Rao's really is amazingly good. And super simple ingredients! It should be so easy to duplicate and yet nobody else is close!
Yeah and it's also almost $10 a jar where I live. So I guess I'll stick to Newman's Own Sockarooni.
How is something homemade when it was actually made in a factory?
People live in the factory, duh
Home is where the [industrial canning machine] is
I'm no expert, but IIRC if enough of it is made by a person as opposed to machine made, it can still qualify as homemade.
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I need some sleep - I read that as "marijuana sauce" and was like "hol' up, they gots weed sauce now?".
Weird, all the big name brands are at the bottom
It’s a taste test. It’s just some dudes opinion.
Homeboy is a bot
You wanna go to Sizzler with me after this and put ketchup on our spaghettis?
Weird that you think thats weird.
Not surprised by the top two
Too much salt. 420mg per 1/2 cup. I used it for a lasagna and the salt was overpowering.
Nooooo. I make the best sauce. I grow yellow lemon boy tomatoes and genovese basil in my garden. The mason jars of beautiful golden yellow yumminess will last until the next crop starts ripening in the spring.
And you sell it in supermarkets?
Lucini Organic Roasted Garlic blows every single one of these out of the water.
I recently bought "Michaels of Brooklyn Marinara Sauce" and was astounded with it. Easily the best jar sauce. Personally I think better sauces are easily possible in jar form. We just need to demand it!
Not surprised to see Trader Joe's rank highly. Excellent sauce for a really reasonable price.
Bertolli is the best.
Rao makes everything good.
"My mother/grandmother/aunt" according to every Italian I have ever asked.
Aldi makes a good Rao's dupe for $4 and Meijer's sauces for $2 are really good too.
If you add a little extra olive Oil to the Aldi marinara it’s basically Rao’s
Came to the comments to get some Redditor Nona's home recipes. Was disappointed :`(
Heh. Kal-el stifles a grin at "Rao's" sauce...