Tomato Powder (6 oz)

I got this just because I was curious. Normally I keep canned tomato sauce around so wasn't sure how useful it would really be. Turns out it's extremely useful! Lots of times I want to add just a bit of tomato flavor to rice, a casserole, meatloaf mix, etc. Sometimes a can of sauce is too much and some gets wasted. There's no waste with the powdered tomato! I can add exactly the amount I want without waste. Also, canned tomato sauce adds a lot of liquid - sometimes you want that and sometimes you don't. I like using the powder for those times that I don't want to add a lot of extra liquid. I'll continue to use canned sauce when making chili, spaghetti sauce, etc. but I often find myself using the powder as a great - and healthy - seasoning. Will definitely be buying this again.

Even though this isn't to be confused with a good canned tomato paste, it's really close in many circumstances. Sometimes better. Certain aspects of the flavor are way better. Just make sure it isn't used in such density to imitate tomato paste. Any professional chef would find a place for this once the best use was understood.