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Best Way To Store Tomatoes

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Date: 08/19/2007 Topics: Food Tips & Info > Storage | Readers Request > Food  
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What is the best way to store tomatoes? I have been told never to refrigerate because tomatoes lose their taste.

Anna from Urbana, Ohio
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By Arizona Survivor (45) Contact
Tomatoes can be frozen whole. Just wash and put in a paper bag. When you need to use one, just run it under cold water. The skin will come right off. Let it thaw out and use as any other tomato.

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By louel53 (624) Contact
I too, just store them on the counter in a paper towel lined bowl or basket. If I have green ones from the garden that I want to ripen quickly, I put an apple, especially a couple of crabapples from my tree (same season) in with the green tomatoes, and they ripen more quickly. If you have a lot of green tomatoes to ripen gradually, store them in a box or paper lined plastic tray. My grandmother stored them under the bed, but any cooler (not refrigerated) dry place would do. Do not put them in a sunny window. Off the vine, they do not need sun to ripen. It just leads to early spoilage.

Louise, SK Canada

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By Debbie52 (1045) Profile Contact
Tomatoes lose their flavor when refrigerated. I always just leave mine on the counter or in the window sill if they still need a little ripening. The only time I refrigerate is if I am marinating them or have put some in a salad.

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By lavonneann (157) Contact
In a basket on the counter.
If they seem to be getting too soft, dice them and freeze for cooking use.
NEVER refrigerate tomatoes. They will have no taste.

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By Rasta (Guest Post)
I just bring them home from the store or in season in from the garden and lay them on the kitchen counter in a basket lined with paper towels top side down single layer and they are fine for several days. Check for bad spots now and then, but I have always done this and it works for me.

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By Anna Brown (Guest Post)
If they are green and you want to ripen them, put them in a brown paper bag. Or wrap them in news paper and lay in a single layer, keeping them in a cool dark place, depending on how long you want them to keep, but not direct sunlight. If you want them to ripen quickly, place them in a warm place, but not direct sunlight. I find this works better then putting them in the frig. I also just leave them out of the frig. if there already ripe.

Posted on 08/20/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

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