Freezing tomatoes.

[powyco]

Can you freeze whole, fresh tomatoes, or do they go nasty as some foods do ?

[kitty1950]

I have a book on 'will it freeze' which says you can freeze tomatoes but they will only be good for cooking. Place whole tomatoes into boiling water for a few seconds then put into icy cold water till cold, the skins should then peel off easily then pack into freezer bags or rigid containers. Reccommended freezer life is 1 year. Happy freezing. Kath.

[ethandron]

they go nasty. make a tomato sauce and freeze that instead.

[molly malone]

Tomatoes shouldn't even be kept in the fridge never mind a freezer, as it affects the flavour.

[powyco]

Thanks, everyone. I'll make a sauce for pasta with them and freeze that.

[Dee Sa]

I have tried three times but they have always split[even though I made a small slit first] and gone mushy and had no taste when cooked.Make a sauce first is a good idea.

[slinkycat]

I had a glut of home grown tomatoes last year, just couldn't keep up with them, in desperation i just quartered and froze a load, a couple of weeks ago i rescued a bag from the bottom of the freezer, and made a lovely pasta sauce, the kids went mad for it, although i would suggest skinning them before freezing, cos tomato skins seem impervious to blenders, they just sort of coil up and avoid the blades! btw the flavour was still excellent

[TheWinner]

Here is a link for you.

http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/ec437 /build/ec437.pdf

[powyco]

Thanks again, everyone, for all this good advice.

[lilminxlou]

hey kitty...- ur book sounds really useful where can i get a copy?