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Making Baby Tomatoes Last

Making Baby Tomatoes Last by mikeysklar
Making Baby Tomatoes Last, a photo by mikeysklar on Flickr.
Our tomatoes are coming in quickly. Normally when I harvest the tomatoes and leave them on the counter they tend to go soft in about 4-5 days. I am trying to make them last a few more days by putting them in a mason jar, pulling a vacuum and leaving them in our fridge.

6 comments:

John Olsavicky said...

My Mom and Dad had a produce market and we use to store our tomatoes in a special cooler at 55 degrees. Both to extend their keeping time (dead ripe would keep 5 days) and to preserve their flavor. Cooler temps tended to have an adverse effect on that "vine ripened" flavor we all love.

Joshua Walters said...

How do you "pull a vacuum" in a mason jar?

Mikey Sklar said...

http://goo.gl/ZATqn

Joshua Walters said...

Should have googled before I commented -- I see this can be done with a foodsaver, which I believe I've seen you use in other posts related to sous vide and store cheese. You must have the jar attachment?

Joshua Walters said...

Thanks!

Mikey Sklar said...

Yes, I have the jar attachment. It is awesome!