Originally Posted by JBord

You probably should try some others then! There are certainly some bad ones, and really bad ones out there, but some of the smaller label brands are pretty good, and they tend to be about half the price. But I agree Rao's is a good sauce. I tried the Rao's pizza sauce once and liked it as well. The only other one I've found that I really love is a local Chicago brand. Gaobest's comment about buying Rao's when it's on sale makes sense to me, and kind of gives me a concrete rule - buy it if it's on sale, otherwise go with another good brand. Honestly, we don't buy a lot of jarred sauce, as I like to do homemade. But we probably have it once a month, so I'll stock up next time it's on sale.

Tonight - Shrimp risotto with leeks, parmesan, etc. Never know the full ingredient list until I get going. I don't like making risotto but my wife does. So I'll just suggest ingredients until she gets annoyed and orders me out of the kitchen .