I made tomato sauce using 4 different appliances, and I'd never use my microwave again

Alissa FitzgeraldJan 16, 2024, 02:55 IST

I made tomato sauce using four different appliances.Alissa Fitzgerald

I made tomato sauce using my stovetop, oven, microwave, and air fryer to find the best method.
The microwave method was quick, but I'd only use it again to reheat sauce instead of make it.

Nothing is cozier in cold weather than a bubbling pot of tomato sauce. But with all of the cooking appliances available these days, I wondered which would work the best to create a great sauce.

I decided to make a basic tomato sauce in my microwave, air fryer, oven, and stovetop.

Here's how the different cooking appliances stacked up.

I used the same ingredients for all four methods.

For my tomato sauce, I stuck to basic ingredients for a fair comparison.Alissa Fitzgerald

I started with my microwave.

Roasting garlic in my microwave was a tricky process.Alissa Fitzgerald

I added the tomato purée to my garlic and oil.

I mixed everything in one cup and added salt to taste.Alissa Fitzgerald

This isn't my recommended technique for homemade sauce.

I wouldn't use my microwave to make tomato sauce from scratch again.Alissa Fitzgerald

Next I made sauce in my air fryer.

I had high hopes for creating a roasted-garlic flavor in my air fryer.Alissa Fitzgerald

I added everything to a pan and cooked it for 10 more minutes.

Once my garlic was roasted, I mixed it into my pan of tomato purée.Alissa Fitzgerald

My air fryer was quick, but the method needed some changes.

I'd make tomato sauce in my air fryer again, but I'd improve the technique. Alissa Fitzgerald

Using my oven felt like a longer version of the air-fryer method.

The oven produced a great roasted-garlic flavor.Alissa Fitzgerald

Making sauce in my oven was messy.

The oven method was messy, and if I were to use it again, I'd use whole tomatoes. Alissa Fitzgerald

Finally I tried my stovetop.

I had high hopes for making tomato sauce on my stovetop. Alissa Fitzgerald

The stovetop method reigns supreme.

My sauce splattered a bit on the stovetop. Alissa Fitzgerald

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