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Family Tomato Sauce Day Series
What began with an 11-gallon bag of tomatoes became our first family Sauce Day—and perhaps the beginning of a new tradition. Follow the full story:
Sauce Day doesn’t require a kitchen full of fancy equipment. In fact, some of the best tools are the simple ones—the things that keep the tomatoes moving, the counters a little less messy, and everyone in the kitchen enjoying the day instead of hunting for something they forgot.
Because the easier the work becomes, the more time there is for the part we really love—the talking, laughing, tasting, helping, and eventually standing back to admire those beautiful jars lined up on the counter.
Waterbath Canner 8-Piece Kit
Complete water bath canning starter set with the essential tools for a smooth and successful Sauce Day.
Ball Wide Mouth – Quart 12 pk
Classic wide-mouth quart jars that make filling, preserving, and storing homemade tomato sauce easy.
Bamboo Cutting Board 14×10.6
A deep juice groove catches messy tomato juices before they run all over your counter.
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Stainless Steel Food Mill
Turn cooked tomatoes into smooth sauce while separating out skins and seeds.
Stainless Steel Colander Set
Three nesting sizes for washing, draining, and handling tomatoes throughout Sauce Day.
44-Qt Stainless Steel Stockpot
A generously sized stainless steel stockpot for simmering big batches of homemade sauce.
16-Ounce Stainless Steel Ladle
A deep 16-ounce ladle for moving plenty of hot tomato sauce from pot to jar.
Stainless Steel Skimmer
A long-handled skimmer for lifting tomatoes while letting hot liquid drain away.
Wide Mouth Rings & Lids
Extra wide-mouth lids and rings to keep plenty on hand when Sauce Day gets busy.
From the Porch
The canner, the jars, the cutting board, the old-fashioned food mill—they’re just tools.
What makes Sauce Day worth remembering is what happens around them.
It’s the kitchen getting warmer as the sauce simmers. The pile of tomatoes that somehow never seems to get smaller. Someone washing while someone else chops. The laughter that comes when things get a little messy. And, eventually, that satisfying row of jars cooling on the counter.
Having the right tools simply gives us a little more room to enjoy all of it.
Because years from now, no one is going to remember which ladle we used.
They’ll remember who was standing beside us.
And that’s really what Sauce Day is about.
We aren’t just filling the pantry. We’re making a memory worth keeping.
Happy Sauce Day!
Sherri
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