On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:03:35 -0700, anonymousNetUser
> fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:

>Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
>> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
>> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
>> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
>> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
>> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
>> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
>> found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
>> one.]
>
>Why remove the seeds? There's so much tomato flavor in the "jelly"
>around the seeds!
>
>Alton Brown would be proud of you: You discovered a "multi-taker" tool.

b/c I don't want the "jelly," I just want the skin. I'm making a
ceviche which requires charred red pepper, jalapeno and tomato
"outsides," not their "insides." Otherwise, I'm with ya: I love a
flavorful tomato's "jelly."

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

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