I recently purchased a tube of double-concentrated tomato paste and it has earned its place in my pantry. Why, do you ask?
How many times have you opened a 5.5oz tin of tomato paste only to use a tablespoon or two, then ended up finding the rest in the back of the fridge a few months later? I think we all have had this experience. Tube tomato paste changes that.
I needed 2 teaspoons of tomato paste in a recipe last night, and I could just get the tube, squeeze out what I needed, put the tube back in the fridge, and go on with cooking. No muss, no fuss, no waste!
Anytime I need more than half of the tin of tomato paste, I'll still open a tin, but for a teaspoon or tablespoon, the tube rules.
This did come from a specialty shop, but I'm sure I've seen it at my supermarket as well. Try it out if you can find it, and let me know if you agree!
