On 4/03/2015 12:17 PM, Drew Lawson wrote:

Beefsteaks aren't my thing this century, so the flavor is not easy
to recall or comment on.

My objection to all of the beefsteaks is that they have all seemed to
have a large white section remaining in them up around the stem end for
far too long. None of the Italo-Australian families round here will
grow or use them because of that white patch. The Italo-Australians
round here still do the HUGE Passata bottling day annually where
hundreds of bottles are produced so the toms they use are always a good
indicators for quality toms IME.