Leftover tomato paste

[Andy M.]

Using that logic, you should never get out of bed in the morning because something bad could happen...

[pacanis]

Well, acidic reaction aside.....
The little globs are sitting on my foil covered cutting board. Seemed to make more sense than dirtying a plate. They will be removed as soon as they freeze.
And I also just realized I need a mellon baller. What a pain in the butt getting the paste off of/out of the tablespoon.

[Andy M.]

Originally Posted by pacanis

...What a pain in the butt getting the paste off of/out of the tablespoon.

I don't use my butt, I use a finger to get the paste off the spoon.

[letscook]

I purchased som plastic ice cube trays an spoon the tomato paste into them and then when frozen pop them out and put into zip bag or plastic tub. Then when I need one just take it out of the freezer.

When i get alot of lemons lime or oranges I do the same I will zest them and then juice them and freeze them in the ice cube trays so i always have zest on hand and juice.

Here in upstate newyork the lemon, lime and oranges aren't the best in the winter.

[suziquzie]

Originally Posted by Andy M.

I don't use my butt, I use a finger to get the paste off the spoon.

[pacanis]

Originally Posted by Andy M.

I don't use my butt, I use a finger to get the paste off the spoon.

Well I didn't want to wash my hands and let the splashing water contaminate my work area.

[suziquzie]

oh boy here we go... maybe i better go back to the cottage cheese fight.

[YT2095]

Originally Posted by Andy M.

Using that logic, you should never get out of bed in the morning because something bad could happen...

well, joking and poor equivocation aside. it`s Never a good idea to leave Anything in a can once it`s been opened.

I know of no source that says Otherwise, but I will happily read it if you have one

[pacanis]

Originally Posted by YT2095

well, joking and poor equivocation aside. it`s Never a good idea to leave Anything in a can once it`s been opened.

I know of no source that says Otherwise, but I will happily read it if you have one

Anytime I drink a beer out of a can, I always try to get it outta there as quickly as possible.

[jennyema]

It's been in the can for months already. I've stored in in the can for at least a week and it's been fine.


Freezing it is the way to go, though.

But I wouldn't use cooking spray on it. That's unnecessary.

And you don't need to portion it either. Just dig it all out and spread on a piece of plastic wrap. Spread it uniformly into a rectangle, wrap and freeze flat. Then just break off what you need.