nwafoodie.jpg "properly storing tomatoes (c)nwafoodie")
Do mealy, mushy,
and messy tomatoes frustrate you?
Are
you fooling yourself by saying, “But it
is wintertime, not tomato time. It
is nature’s way. What else should I expect?”
Okay,
technically it IS wintertime and not tomato time, yet you should EXPECT more. You know I just want the best for
you. I want you to have the freshest,
cleanest tasting, ripest, and most delicious food experience each time you open
your mouth. Unless you have a
greenhouse, I know you are not able to buy fresh off the vine tomatoes that are
bursting with flavor right now.
Even the “fresh off the vine” tomatoes aren’t rocking your boat at the
present.
I
understand.
However,
there is something you CAN do to maintain tomato integrity… just keep them out of
the refrigerator. Tomatoes do best
when stored on your countertop at a comfortable room temperature. Keeping them in the cold refrigerator
turns them to a mushy, mealy mess. Not pretty. Not tasty. If you have chopped tomato leftovers, store
them in a glass container with a lid… and, yep you guessed it, NOT in the fridge.
This is an
easy tip you will want to incorporate in your life right away because you will
notice a big happy immediate difference.
Happy
storing!
Lyndi
Eat well, my friends. Eat well.
PS :: If you are also storing your cucumbers
on the counter, it is best to keep them away from your tomatoes, melons, and
bananas. These all emit an ethylene
gas, which cucumbers are sensitive to. I learned that tasty tidbit from
rootsimple, a “back to basics” blog about all things homegrown. Check them out.
Great photo!
ReplyDeleteThanks Debbie! I am challenging myself to take better food photos... ones that I would find interesting if I saw on someone else's site!
DeleteI didn't realize this applied to chopped tomato leftovers too. Good to know!
ReplyDeleteYessirrreee. The key is to make sure you eat them pretty quickly since they will breakdown due to all of those juices. I like to run mine through a strainer, depending on how I plan on using them.
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ReplyDeleteHow cool is that? Not only do we have the same ceramic strawberry basket... we both have "foodie" in our names! :)
DeleteI will go check you out, now... thanks for finding me!