Tomato Sauce Making: Puree or Mix N Chop?

[chefmoseley]

I have been picking tomatoes from my garden and will be making sauce with them this weekend. The recipe I have says to brown the garlic in a sauce pan and then add the tomatoes and Italian seasoning, basil, and whatever else you want to add. Cook for about 5mins or so and then puree in a food processor. Put back into the pot and cook til desired thickness. Do you think I could just use the Mix N Chop to smush the tomatoes? Or would I really need to puree them? I guess it may just depend on how chunky I want the sauce?

 

[patty42240]

I like chunky sauce...I use my MnC for mine...less mess to clean up!

 

[BeckyC5830]

It depends on the consistency that you want your sauce to have. We love chunks of tomatoes so I use the Salad Chopper when I make my tomato sauce. But I've also used the Mix 'n Chop too which gives it a 'mushier' consistency. Experiment to see what you like the best. Start with the Salad Chopper then finish it off the the Mix 'n Chop. Good luck!