I too am a fan of Big Beef. It is by no means a perfect tomato but it is one of the most dependable with great production and good flavor. Year in and year out it has beaten all the other hybrids I have tried. It also withstands very hot weather better than most without developing that leathery tough hide that Celebrity gets in very hot weather.
If fusarium is not a problem then you might want to try Bella Rosa which is a better tasting hybrid but it is determinate and not nearly as dependable; but when it does well it can be a massive producer. If you want a lot of big beautiful tomatoes without a lot of fuss then the highly disease resistant tomato Amelia is one you might want to try; but it is not as tasty.
In years when Neves Azorean Red does well it will match or surpass Big Beef in production and it is a much tastier and larger tomato; but it is not as dependable.
Bill
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