Best Red Pear type(large version)?

Douglas14 · December 26, 2012

This year I grew a variety called Coure di Bue. It was a medium to large, red pear shaped tomato, with some ribbing. There seem to be a number of different tomatoes that are red, pear-shaped and ribbed out there, such as Franchi Red Pear, Cuneo Giant Pear, Goldman's Italian American, and a few other's that I don't currently recall the names of. I'm wondering if there is much difference in quality of these different varieties, and if so, can anyone here can recommend one they liked particularly well.?
I should add that I found Coure di Bue to be quite good in flavor. It had good production, of bright red(no green shoulders) fruit, with no cracking that I recall.

December 26, 2012	#1
Douglas14 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 602	Best Red Pear type(large version)? This year I grew a variety called Coure di Bue. It was a medium to large, red pear shaped tomato, with some ribbing. There seem to be a number of different tomatoes that are red, pear-shaped and ribbed out there, such as Franchi Red Pear, Cuneo Giant Pear, Goldman's Italian American, and a few other's that I don't currently recall the names of. I'm wondering if there is much difference in quality of these different varieties, and if so, can anyone here can recommend one they liked particularly well.? I should add that I found Coure di Bue to be quite good in flavor. It had good production, of bright red(no green shoulders) fruit, with no cracking that I recall. Last edited by Douglas14; December 26, 2012 at 10:04 PM.