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Food Myths Busted
From washing produce to the fresh/frozen debate, test your cooking know-how.
Lynn Andriani
Original Content  |  August 02, 2011
Fresh tomatoes and canned tomatoes Photos: Thinkstock
What's worse: cooking with canned tomatoes or with fresh tomatoes?


Fresh tomatoes.
Canned tomatoes, whether they're whole or chopped, have a much more concentrated flavor than fresh tomatoes do. If you are making a tomato sauce and want it to have a deep, rich tomato flavor, "it's almost impossible to achieve it with fresh," says Sexton.
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