Canned Goods

If you can't find fresh crabmeat, don't despair. There are several packaged options that are almost as good.

When it comes to the best canned tomatoes, is Italian pedigree the determining factor, or do the sweetest, brightest-tasting specimens come from this side of the Atlantic?

Canned tomato soup is often disappointing, loaded with salt and sugar to prop up processed, flavorless ingredients. Does any brand actually taste like tomato?

Canned tuna has never been high-class fare, but nowadays some manufacturers are ­promising top-quality fish and processing methods that preserve fresh flavor. Have the tides turned? 

You'd never recognize this ultra-premium product as canned tuna—and you'd never mash it up into tuna salad.