On Wed, 23 Apr 2014 08:05:49 +1000, John J > wrote:

>On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:34:10 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>>On 2014-04-21 11:13 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It's a cute idea but by the time I would get set up I could have already halved all the tomatoes.
>>>>>
>>>> You must be slow as molasses in the kitchen if you can't plunk a plate down on a bunch of tomatoes
>>>> and slice through them in one motion.
>>>
>>> Doesn't presentation count? That method doesn't orient the tomatoes
>>> so that they are all sliced in the same direction... I prefer them
>>> sliced stem to stern, not crosswise so all their juices run out. I
>>> rarely slice cherry tomatoes anyway.
>>
>>
>>I agree. I prefer cherry tomatoes to be sliced top to bottom so that the
>>stem parts are on one edge where they are less obvious. I never thought
>>that slicing cherry tomatoes was that big a chore. As the unhelpful one
>>pointed out upthread it takes time to get set up. You have to go to the
>>cupboard and get two plates. Nobody mentioned that those plates also
>>have to be washed.
>
>The plot thickens.

Could always add flour if it doesnt.