Freezing tomatoes

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I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

Tomatoes would probably lose a lot of their texture and flavor if frozen
whole. The best way to find out though it to try freezing a slice or two
of tomato and see what happens after you thaw them out. The worst that
could happen is you lose those slices, so only try it with a small
amount.

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I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

They turn into watery mush (that tastes like a fresh tomato) when you
freeze them. I peel and freeze excess tomatoes for cooking.

Probably not something you'd want on a sandwich, but maybe good for
making a fresh-tomato-tasting mayonnaise or something like that you
could put on a sandwich.

Bob

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Quoted message said:

I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

They turn into watery mush (that tastes like a fresh tomato) when you
freeze them. I peel and freeze excess tomatoes for cooking.

Probably not something you'd want on a sandwich, but maybe good for making
a fresh-tomato-tasting mayonnaise or something like that you could put on
a sandwich.

Bob

I had to leave hurridly for about a week and put my store-bought tomatoes in
freezer straight from the counter they were on. When I got home, I put them
in boiling water to take off the skins, and used them in a soup. I couldn't
see any difference. This is about the extent I would freeze tomatoes.
Dee Dee

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I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

i think freezing would destroy the wonderful texture of a good garden fresh
tomato. i don't even put them in the refrigerator because it makes the mealy to
me. they would probably still be fine for cooking and sauces but they would
probably suck for fresh sliced tomato applications.

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I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

They become mushy*. It's a good way to preserve tomatoes you will use
for sauce or other cooking, but they are never again like fresh.

*technical cooking term

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I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

Have you ever tried dry tomatos. They make them in southern Italy and they
eat (during the winter, but also in summer) in sandwiches. Last september I
made some pots and this winter I've used also to make a particular kind of
pasta. Very good.
To make dry tomato you must need a very hot sun. But you can buy ready
dried tomatos and then you put in pots with oil, garlic and sage.
With dried tomatos you can also make the famous "Pesto alla calbrese"
(Calabria is a region in the south of Italy).
Pandora

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I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

Have you ever tried dry tomatos. They make them in southern Italy and they
eat (during the winter, but also in summer) in sandwiches. Last september
I made some pots and this winter I've used also to make a particular kind
of pasta. Very good.
To make dry tomato you must need a very hot sun. But you can buy ready
dried tomatos and then you put in pots with oil, garlic and sage.
With dried tomatos you can also make the famous "Pesto alla calbrese"
(Calabria is a region in the south of Italy).
Pandora

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Pandora,
Dried tomatoes are easily availble here. Also, dried tomatoes in a jar that
have already been setting in oil and dried herbs and spices.
There are some brands that are not good at all (too bright red and the
tomatoes are dry and taste paper-y) and then there are others that are soft
and succulent.
Dee Dee

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I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

Have you ever tried dry tomatos. They make them in southern Italy and
they eat (during the winter, but also in summer) in sandwiches. Last
september I made some pots and this winter I've used also to make a
particular kind of pasta. Very good.
To make dry tomato you must need a very hot sun. But you can buy ready
dried tomatos and then you put in pots with oil, garlic and sage.
With dried tomatos you can also make the famous "Pesto alla calbrese"
(Calabria is a region in the south of Italy).
Pandora

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Pandora,
Dried tomatoes are easily availble here. Also, dried tomatoes in a jar
that have already been setting in oil and dried herbs and spices.
There are some brands that are not good at all (too bright red and the
tomatoes are dry and taste paper-y) and then there are others that are
soft and succulent.
Dee Dee

Oh yes! If you make dried tomatoes by yourself, they will be gooder 🙂)
Cheers
Pandora

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I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

I freeze a lot of tomatoes usually whole peeled tomatoes. I use the
largest zip loc bags and do about 20 bags. The texture changes after
freezing so they really wouldn't be good on sandwiches. Other ways to
preserve tomatoes are canning and drying. I do both as well.

Quoted message said:

I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

I freeze a lot of tomatoes usually whole peeled tomatoes. I use the
largest zip loc bags and do about 20 bags. The texture changes after
freezing so they really wouldn't be good on sandwiches. Other ways to
preserve tomatoes are canning and drying. I do both as well.

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Quoted message said:

I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

They turn into watery mush (that tastes like a fresh tomato) when you
freeze them. I peel and freeze excess tomatoes for cooking.

Probably not something you'd want on a sandwich, but maybe good for making
a fresh-tomato-tasting mayonnaise or something like that you could put on
a sandwich.

Bob

I had to leave hurridly for about a week and put my store-bought tomatoes in
freezer straight from the counter they were on. When I got home, I put them
in boiling water to take off the skins, and used them in a soup. I couldn't
see any difference. This is about the extent I would freeze tomatoes.
Dee Dee

Dee Dee, you don't need to use the boiling water bath in order to peel
frozen tomatoes - when they thaw, or start to thaw, the skin slips
right off.

N.

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I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

I freeze a lot of tomatoes usually whole peeled tomatoes. I use the
largest zip loc bags and do about 20 bags. The texture changes after
freezing so they really wouldn't be good on sandwiches. Other ways to
preserve tomatoes are canning and drying. I do both as well.

Like I said "up there," no need to peel tomatoes before freezing; the
skins will slip right off when they start to thaw.

N.

~patches~ said:

nancy1 said:

~patches~ said:

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> I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
> anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
> putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?
>

I freeze a lot of tomatoes usually whole peeled tomatoes. I use the
largest zip loc bags and do about 20 bags. The texture changes after
freezing so they really wouldn't be good on sandwiches. Other ways to
preserve tomatoes are canning and drying. I do both as well.

Like I said "up there," no need to peel tomatoes before freezing; the
skins will slip right off when they start to thaw.

N.

I peel them anyway. DH *hates* tomato peels or tomato chunks of any
kind. I just pop them into boiling water then cold water, slip the
skins and pop them into the bags. It keeps *he who thinks he's boss*
happy 🙂

I think N's point was that if you freeze tomatoes whole with the skins
on, you can peel them when you thaw them without having to dip in
boiling water first. The freeze/thaw accomplishes the same thing.

Bob

nancy1 said:

~patches~ said:

Quoted message said:

I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

I freeze a lot of tomatoes usually whole peeled tomatoes. I use the
largest zip loc bags and do about 20 bags. The texture changes after
freezing so they really wouldn't be good on sandwiches. Other ways to
preserve tomatoes are canning and drying. I do both as well.

Like I said "up there," no need to peel tomatoes before freezing; the
skins will slip right off when they start to thaw.

N.

I peel them anyway. DH *hates* tomato peels or tomato chunks of any
kind. I just pop them into boiling water then cold water, slip the
skins and pop them into the bags. It keeps *he who thinks he's boss*
happy 🙂

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I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?

they'll be mushy when thawed. Not suitable for a sandwich, IMNSHO.
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-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 8/3/05 New York-Vermont tab (no pictures
yet, though)

zxcvbob said:

~patches~ said:

nancy1 said:

~patches~ wrote:

> [email hidden] wrote:
>
>
>> I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
>> anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
>> putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?
>>
>
> I freeze a lot of tomatoes usually whole peeled tomatoes. I use the
> largest zip loc bags and do about 20 bags. The texture changes after
> freezing so they really wouldn't be good on sandwiches. Other ways to
> preserve tomatoes are canning and drying. I do both as well.

Like I said "up there," no need to peel tomatoes before freezing; the
skins will slip right off when they start to thaw.

N.

I peel them anyway. DH *hates* tomato peels or tomato chunks of any
kind. I just pop them into boiling water then cold water, slip the
skins and pop them into the bags. It keeps *he who thinks he's boss*
happy 🙂

I think N's point was that if you freeze tomatoes whole with the skins
on, you can peel them when you thaw them without having to dip in
boiling water first. The freeze/thaw accomplishes the same thing.

Bob

Exactly! Thanks, Bob - I thought that's what I said, but maybe my word
balloon got compromised....

N.

nancy1 said:

zxcvbob said:

~patches~ said:

nancy1 wrote:

>~patches~ wrote:
>
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>>[email hidden] wrote:
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>>>I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
>>>anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
>>>putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?
>>>
>>
>>I freeze a lot of tomatoes usually whole peeled tomatoes. I use the
>>largest zip loc bags and do about 20 bags. The texture changes after
>>freezing so they really wouldn't be good on sandwiches. Other ways to
>>preserve tomatoes are canning and drying. I do both as well.
>
>
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>Like I said "up there," no need to peel tomatoes before freezing; the
>skins will slip right off when they start to thaw.
>
>N.
>

I peel them anyway. DH *hates* tomato peels or tomato chunks of any
kind. I just pop them into boiling water then cold water, slip the
skins and pop them into the bags. It keeps *he who thinks he's boss*
happy 🙂

I think N's point was that if you freeze tomatoes whole with the skins
on, you can peel them when you thaw them without having to dip in
boiling water first. The freeze/thaw accomplishes the same thing.

Bob

Exactly! Thanks, Bob - I thought that's what I said, but maybe my word
balloon got compromised....

N.

I got what you said N and point taken but DH *hates* tomato skins as if
if he sees one he does one of these *I'm going to [censored] myself dances*.
It's just not good! For marital harmony I skin them. It sure would be
rather unpleasant for him to have to go to the freezer in the garage in
the middle of winter, see some tomato skins and do that dance. Chances
are very good he would freeze his dinky to the freezer if you know what
I mean. OTOH might make for a few ... oh where was my mind going on
this one? Seriously the best investment is a food mill. Then you don't
have to worry about seeding or skinning and it keeps those little whimps
that can't eat tomato skins at bay 🙂

~patches~ said:

nancy1 said:

zxcvbob said:

~patches~ wrote:

>nancy1 wrote:
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>>~patches~ wrote:
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>>>[email hidden] wrote:
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>>>
>>>>I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
>>>>anyone tried to freeze them? I was thinking about slicing them and
>>>>putting them in separate freezer bags? Comments?
>>>>
>>>
>>>I freeze a lot of tomatoes usually whole peeled tomatoes. I use the
>>>largest zip loc bags and do about 20 bags. The texture changes after
>>>freezing so they really wouldn't be good on sandwiches. Other ways to
>>>preserve tomatoes are canning and drying. I do both as well.
>>
>>
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>>Like I said "up there," no need to peel tomatoes before freezing; the
>>skins will slip right off when they start to thaw.
>>
>>N.
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>
>I peel them anyway. DH *hates* tomato peels or tomato chunks of any
>kind. I just pop them into boiling water then cold water, slip the
>skins and pop them into the bags. It keeps *he who thinks he's boss*
>happy 🙂

I think N's point was that if you freeze tomatoes whole with the skins
on, you can peel them when you thaw them without having to dip in
boiling water first. The freeze/thaw accomplishes the same thing.

Bob

Exactly! Thanks, Bob - I thought that's what I said, but maybe my word
balloon got compromised....

N.

I got what you said N and point taken but DH *hates* tomato skins as if
if he sees one he does one of these *I'm going to [censored] myself dances*.
It's just not good! For marital harmony I skin them. It sure would be
rather unpleasant for him to have to go to the freezer in the garage in
the middle of winter, see some tomato skins and do that dance. Chances
are very good he would freeze his dinky to the freezer if you know what
I mean. OTOH might make for a few ... oh where was my mind going on
this one? Seriously the best investment is a food mill. Then you don't
have to worry about seeding or skinning and it keeps those little whimps
that can't eat tomato skins at bay 🙂

Your DH has more severe problems than participation in this newsgroup
can cure ... LOL.

N.

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I like a slice of tomato on sandwiches. I don't fix them often. Has
anyone tried to freeze them?

If you don't see something commercially frozen, there's a good chance
it's a bad idea. Tomatoes are mostly water, and undergo large textural
changes upon freezing.