Re: Orange tomatoes. Have you tried the variety, ‘Chef’s Choice Orange F1?’ It’s an AAS Winner I will NEVER be without!
Man, it’s AWESOME! I grow in Zone 4 and it has performed wonderfully for me for the past three seasons; weather be d@mned.
http://all-americaselections.org/winners/details.cfm?WinID=556
I’ll have to try it. My beefsteaks are actually red when ripe, but I picked them when orange to keep the critters from getting them. I rinse them in warm water, let them dry, and then wrap in newspaper or napkins to ripen.