Use

Best tomatoes for roasting

Tomatoes with enough flesh to concentrate rather than collapse in the oven.

6 varieties

San MarzanoPaste
San Marzanoopen-pollinated · 85 days · LateCompared with Roma, San Marzano is described as stronger, sweeter and less acidic, with thicker flesh and fewer seeds, which is why it is the benchmark sauce and canning tomato. Attributed description, not a measured claim.
Amish PastePaste
Amish Pasteheirloom · 85 days · LateDescribed as somewhat seedier and sweeter than normal paste cultivars, with catalogs calling the flavor excellent and the flesh meaty and large for a sauce tomato. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Speckled RomanPaste
Speckled Romanopen-pollinated · 81 days · LateDescribed as having excellent flavor, dense and meaty enough to cook quickly into sauce yet good enough to eat fresh. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
OpalkaPaste
Opalkaheirloom · 82 days · LateDescribed by Fedco tasters as round and mellow, full-bodied with a pleasing texture and lingering good aftertaste. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Dr. Wyche's YellowBeefsteak
Dr. Wyche's Yellowheirloom · 80 days · MidDescribed as a rich, sweet, low-acid taste that leans fruity, often called one of the best of the yellow beefsteaks. As with every flavor note here, this is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Paste
Goldman's Italian Americanopen-pollinated · 80 days · MidDescribed as rich and full for a paste type, meaty enough for sauce yet good sliced. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.