CraigC
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the seeds removed for puree and canned sauce? Running canned whole tomatoes through a food mill takes a lot longer than a few seconds.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the seeds removed for puree and canned sauce? Running canned whole tomatoes through a food mill takes a lot longer than a few seconds.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the seeds removed for puree and canned sauce? Running canned whole tomatoes through a food mill takes a lot longer than a few seconds.
Yes it takes more then a few seconds.
But isn't what we eat worth it?
Cooking is enjoyment for me and I don't mind the time.
Have we really become a society where a millisecond counts?
I'm sorry if I'm old fashioned but I still don't believe 9:01 is late when 9:00 was the time agreed upon.
removing seeds from tomatoes is pretty easy, no big deal.
after blanching to remove the skin, you just cut them in half and give a gentle squeeze. most of the seeds and unwanted liquid comes out. i mean, unless you are a michelin chef, you don't have get rid of every single seed.
For every step the manufacturer takes to reduce the tomato, it is added to the final cost of the product as a whole. So I try to buy whole tomatoes and crush, puree, or whatever myself. It only takes a couple of seconds. Sometmes when diced are on sale, I will buy a couple of cans. I can add my own seasonings. I use Amercian canned tomatoes for my mac and cheese. A couple of sharp knives placed inside the can and they are cut up just fine. I am more about the final cost than the convience of the final product.
removing seeds from tomatoes is pretty easy, no big deal.
after blanching to remove the skin, you just cut them in half and give a gentle squeeze. most of the seeds and unwanted liquid comes out. i mean, unless you are a michelin chef, you don't have get rid of every single seed.
no, i was talking about fresh tomatoes. you wouldn't have to blanch or skin canned tomatoes, either.
You take the seeds out? Never done that myself. Just lazy I guess.
Ahh. I must have missed the turn in the road
One minute the conversation was about the seeds present in whole tomatoes and not the purees and the next you were talking about how easy it was to remove the seeds. For all I know, since I've never bought them, SM tomatoes came with the skins on. I thought you were talking about them.
Fresh tomatoes. Gotcha. I use a spoon to dig the seeds out. They never seem to come out when I squeeze them. They just hang there
If you cut fresh tomatoes in half at the 'equator' rather than 'pole to pole' a quick squeeze and shake into the sink will de-seed them . It's also easier to just stick your impeccably clean finger into each cavity and expel the seeds and gel.
Note: Does not apply to canned tomatoes