Campbells buys Rao’s. RIP Rao’s

[Anonymous]

This could be a crises in my house. My teen has been totally spoiled by Rao’s Arrabiata and attempts to sneak other brands past him have been called out immediately. (FWIW, it’s a joke — he’s sweet about it, and eats what he’s served, but he definitely looks disappointed).

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Anonymous wrote:Why would it change it?

It’s like when Coke bought Honest Tea. It was profitable, just not profitable enough for them to continue to bother with. So they killed the product and consumers lost out on a tasty low-sugar slightly sweet drink option.

There’s no way Campbell’s will keep Rao’s the way it is. That’s just not how these giant corporations work.

Honest Tea became Just Ice Tea. Same owner.
https://eatthechange.com/products/just-ice-tea

Ice tea? It’s Iced tea. Good lord.

Just Ice Tea : Justice Tea. Both brands have names that some, including the owner, might find meaningful. Some like the play on words. Some don’t. Some miss them completely.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the quality has already gone down over the past year or so. Oh well. There are lots of other good jarred sauces.

Like...?

We get whatever is on sale in the $8+ price range. They are almost all good and interchangeable

Yep. Just look at the ingredients. The $2-$4 jars, ignore, their ingredients are crap and have things like canola, sugar, HFCS. In the $6-9 range, you will see tomatoes, olive oil, onion, garlic, basil, salt and that’s about it. Those are all going to be pretty good and certainly as good as Rao’s

[Anonymous]

I usually make my own marinara, but I love Rao's - it is the best jarred sauce for my money, and it's not even close. Disappointed to hear this. I hope it doesn't turn into a sugar or salt bomb like other jarred sauces.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey, we still have Carbone. And Wegman’s Grandma sauce.

Ooh, tell me more about this grandma sauce. Always trying new stuff at Wegmans but haven’t even noticed it on the shelf!

It’s the store brand “Grandma’s Pomodoro sauce”. It’s with all the other pasta sauces. Pretty decent, especially for the price!

[Anonymous]

Rao's is overpriced, blank junk in a bottle. A total rip off.

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bland, not blank.

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Anonymous wrote:Good god, people. All of you having a fit over jarred sauce. With good quality canned tomatoes and spices, you can make better sauce in no time at all for a fraction of the cost.

How do you make yours? I’ve tried and usually prefer the expensive jarred stuff. And the convenience alone is worth a ton.

NP. You can make an excellent simple sauce (the Raos I've tried tastes like this simple sauce), or if you have time you can make a more complex sauce.

For the simple sauce, saute garlic in olive oil. Hand chop it if you have time, or use jarred if you don't. A minute over low heat is fine, but don't let it brown. Grab a couple of cans of plain tomatoes, nothing added to them. Give them a quick whirl with a hand blender to chop them up well but not to the point of being smooth. Dump them in the pan with the sauteed garlic, a little salt and pepper, and let it cook for about 20 minutes. It may need ~1 teaspoon of sugar because canned tomatoes can be acid. That's it. If you want a little depth of flavor and you have some boxed chicken broth already in the fridge, drop some in as well. Let it cook down if you add the chicken broth. If you like spices in your sauce, add some the last few minutes of cooking, such as oregano and basil. Done inside of 30 minutes.

You can make a tomato sauce with tomatoes from your garden, and freeze for future use. That's more involved and takes half a day. You add onions, garlic, chopped fresh tomatoes, etc. I like the depth of flavor that chicken broth gives. I think I saw a recipe that had you add some chicken wings, which you fish out before you blend the sauce at the end.

I appreciate the recipe, because the only sauce recipe I have that my family likes takes hours. But, you have to understand that this is not as easy as using jarred sauce. Sometimes I just need super easy sauce.

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Anonymous wrote:Rao's is overpriced, blank junk in a bottle. A total rip off.

My child eats it because it's bland

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Anonymous wrote:I usually make my own marinara, but I love Rao's - it is the best jarred sauce for my money, and it's not even close. Disappointed to hear this. I hope it doesn't turn into a sugar or salt bomb like other jarred sauces.

It's already a salt bomb, but so much better than any alternative I've found. I like it as is in small amounts on pasta. Sometime my family likes to drown our pasta in sauce (I know, not the Italian way) and mixing a small can of crushed tomatoes with the Raos cuts the salt.

It's our emergency meal staple, so please don't change the recipe or start using inferior tomatoes!

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Anonymous wrote:Rao's is overpriced, bland junk in a bottle. A total rip off.

Agree. I've given it several attempts... every time it was just... mid. The hype for it on here is very cringe.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the quality has already gone down over the past year or so. Oh well. There are lots of other good jarred sauces.

Like...?

We get whatever is on sale in the $8+ price range. They are almost all good and interchangeable

+1. There is nothing revolutionary about Rao's. Just check the labels and make sure there's no junk.

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Anonymous wrote:Rao's is overpriced, bland junk in a bottle. A total rip off.

Agree. I've given it several attempts... every time it was just... mid. The hype for it on here is very cringe.

Cringe like when a middle-aged mom tries to talk like a teenager?

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Anonymous wrote:Rao's is overpriced, bland junk in a bottle. A total rip off.

Agree. I've given it several attempts... every time it was just... mid. The hype for it on here is very cringe.

You and your clipper speech pattern are mid and “cringe.”

Allow me to educate on how to communicate properly. The words you are looking for are “middling” and “cringy.”

Be better.

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Anonymous wrote:Rao's is overpriced, bland junk in a bottle. A total rip off.

Agree. I've given it several attempts... every time it was just... mid. The hype for it on here is very cringe.

Cringe like when a middle-aged mom tries to talk like a teenager?

That so incredibly awkward what she said. She needs to communicate properly.