Madison554
Assistant Cook
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- Jul 31, 2011
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I'm cooking the tomatoes for tomato paste. I have several white stops forming on top. I have never since this before. Should I trash the batch?
Claire said:Thanks, snip. I knew that about cheese. Usually if I need a tablespoon or so of the paste I simply put the rest in a baggie in the freezer. But I've occasionally put in the fridge, thinking I'd use it the next day and the spots formed before 24 hours were up.
Yeah, but I can't get it regularly and when I can it is quite expensive. Freezing works just fine, I just can't put it in the fridge!
The white spot are forming while it is cooking, it between a sauce and paste, so still need to cook till it thicken up.Mold can form really fast on moist foods, just scoop off the top layer that has spot on it and use as intended. If the food is not old then it will be fine. Same thing with blocks of cheese, sometimes when they get a bit moist a bit of white mold will form on the outside. Just cut it off. Just don't try this with meats, if they get moldy chuck it out!
The white spot are forming while it is cooking, it between a sauce and paste, so still need to cook till it thicken up.