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I'm making some gazpacho for the 4th. This time, I got all Frenchified
about it and I jes finished peeling and deseeding a batch of romas. I cut out the thick white core and removed all the seeds, saving only the meat of the tomato. I know I don't want the seeds, but seems to me there's a lotta good eats in that "slime" or pulp the seeds are suspended in. So, I put the "guts" in a large fine seive and mashed out the juice with a rubber spatula. Taste great! Not bitter. So, now I have the meat to toss in the FP and the juice from the guts in a separte bowl. I should be including this juice, yes? No? Maybe? Hell, I'm used to jes tossing the whole mess in the blender and letting it go at that, but I'm trying to be a GOOD cook. What say the brethren? Include the tomatoey goodness? nb |
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"notbob" > wrote in message
> I'm making some gazpacho for the 4th. This time, I got all > Frenchified about it and I jes finished peeling and deseeding a > batch > of romas. I cut out the thick white core and removed all the seeds, > saving only the meat of the tomato. > > I know I don't want the seeds, but seems to me there's a lotta good > eats in that "slime" or pulp the seeds are suspended in. So, I put > the "guts" in a large fine seive and mashed out the juice with a > rubber spatula. Taste great! Not bitter. So, now I have the meat > to > toss in the FP and the juice from the guts in a separte bowl. I > should be including this juice, yes? No? Maybe? > > Hell, I'm used to jes tossing the whole mess in the blender and > letting it go at that, but I'm trying to be a GOOD cook. What say > the > brethren? Include the tomatoey goodness? Barb calls it "tomato snot". I usually discard that along with the seeds but on occasion I've been known to strain it and use the juice. Every little bit helps. First gazpacho of the season? You must have found some worthwhile romas. Felice |
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On 2011-07-03, Felice > wrote:
> Barb calls it "tomato snot". LOL... Why am I (s)not surprised. ;) > First gazpacho of the season? You must have found some worthwhile > romas. I found some on-sale romas. Plus it's damn hot, this Summer. Unusually so, for this area. Making cool stuff fer tomorrow. Hummus is also on the list. I got up before daybreak to boil the skins off, so as not to heat up the house. No more stove cooking today! nb |
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notbob wrote:
> > I know I don't want the seeds, but seems to me there's a lotta good > eats in that "slime" or pulp the seeds are suspended in. So, I put > the "guts" in a large fine seive and mashed out the juice with a > rubber spatula. Taste great! Not bitter. So, now I have the meat to > toss in the FP and the juice from the guts in a separte bowl. I > should be including this juice, yes? No? Maybe? Yes, if you still have it. I would drink it all. > > Hell, I'm used to jes tossing the whole mess in the blender and > letting it go at that, but I'm trying to be a GOOD cook. What say the > brethren? Include the tomatoey goodness? If you can resist drinking it. I believe I saw it used in a cocktail on either the Ming or Torres show. |
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i would, Lee
"notbob" > wrote in message ... > I'm making some gazpacho for the 4th. This time, I got all Frenchified > about it and I jes finished peeling and deseeding a batch of romas. I > cut out the thick white core and removed all the seeds, saving only > the meat of the tomato. > > I know I don't want the seeds, but seems to me there's a lotta good > eats in that "slime" or pulp the seeds are suspended in. So, I put > the "guts" in a large fine seive and mashed out the juice with a > rubber spatula. Taste great! Not bitter. So, now I have the meat to > toss in the FP and the juice from the guts in a separte bowl. I > should be including this juice, yes? No? Maybe? > > Hell, I'm used to jes tossing the whole mess in the blender and > letting it go at that, but I'm trying to be a GOOD cook. What say the > brethren? Include the tomatoey goodness? > > nb |
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"notbob" > wrote in message ... > I'm making some gazpacho for the 4th. This time, I got all Frenchified > about it and I jes finished peeling and deseeding a batch of romas. I > cut out the thick white core and removed all the seeds, saving only > the meat of the tomato. > > I know I don't want the seeds, but seems to me there's a lotta good > eats in that "slime" or pulp the seeds are suspended in. So, I put > the "guts" in a large fine seive and mashed out the juice with a > rubber spatula. Taste great! Not bitter. So, now I have the meat to > toss in the FP and the juice from the guts in a separte bowl. I > should be including this juice, yes? No? Maybe? > > Hell, I'm used to jes tossing the whole mess in the blender and > letting it go at that, but I'm trying to be a GOOD cook. What say the > brethren? Include the tomatoey goodness? > > nb > > You need a tomato strainer. http://www.shopping.com/tomato-strainer/products It'll change your life experience with tomatoes. Kent |
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On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 19:12:02 -0700, "Kent" >
wrote: > You need a tomato strainer. http://www.shopping.com/tomato-strainer/products > It'll change your life experience with tomatoes. Tomato strainer? Isn't that a misnomer? It looks like a tomato grinder to me. If it strained, it would separate something like the seeds from the rest of the tomato. How does that strainer earn the name? -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. |
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On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:53:36 -0700, sf > wrote:
>On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 19:12:02 -0700, "Kent" > >wrote: > >> You need a tomato strainer. http://www.shopping.com/tomato-strainer/products >> It'll change your life experience with tomatoes. > >Tomato strainer? Isn't that a misnomer? It looks like a tomato >grinder to me. If it strained, it would separate something like the >seeds from the rest of the tomato. How does that strainer earn the >name? My daughter says it removes the seeds and skin. She got me a strainer a couple of years ago but I haven't been able to use it yet. I'll be interested to hear how it works. (Not a food mill) Janet US |
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On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:53:36 -0700, sf > wrote:
>On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 19:12:02 -0700, "Kent" > >wrote: > >> You need a tomato strainer. http://www.shopping.com/tomato-strainer/products >> It'll change your life experience with tomatoes. > >Tomato strainer? Isn't that a misnomer? It looks like a tomato >grinder to me. If it strained, it would separate something like the >seeds from the rest of the tomato. How does that strainer earn the >name? Simple. It earns its name by separating both seeds and skins from the rest of the tomato. Ross. |
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On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:49:19 -0400, Ross@home wrote:
> On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:53:36 -0700, sf > wrote: > > >On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 19:12:02 -0700, "Kent" > > >wrote: > > > >> You need a tomato strainer. http://www.shopping.com/tomato-strainer/products > >> It'll change your life experience with tomatoes. > > > >Tomato strainer? Isn't that a misnomer? It looks like a tomato > >grinder to me. If it strained, it would separate something like the > >seeds from the rest of the tomato. How does that strainer earn the > >name? > > Simple. It earns its name by separating both seeds and skins from the > rest of the tomato. > So the seed and skin is held in the part with the holes? I don't see any other place for it. How often does the strainer have to be taken apart to be cleaned when processing a big batch of tomatoes? Every few quarts, gallons, bushels? -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. |
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On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:13:23 -0500, Andy > wrote:
> Not for $195! Something like that could be had for less than the cost of > shipping from Target. > > They actually had the dumb nerve to put a tray of tomatoes in front of > the chute as if they just fall through whole! How much was the one you saw at Target? -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. |
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On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:43:51 -0500, Andy > wrote:
> > To tell you the truth, I didn't know such a product even existed. > > Only that it would probably take years time to pay for itself! > > I'd rather spend $195 on tomatoes. Maybe $19.95 for the contraption. That was basically my train of thought too, thanks. -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. |
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On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:26:27 -0700, sf > wrote:
>On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:49:19 -0400, Ross@home wrote: > >> On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:53:36 -0700, sf > wrote: >> >> >On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 19:12:02 -0700, "Kent" > >> >wrote: >> > >> >> You need a tomato strainer. http://www.shopping.com/tomato-strainer/products >> >> It'll change your life experience with tomatoes. >> > >> >Tomato strainer? Isn't that a misnomer? It looks like a tomato >> >grinder to me. If it strained, it would separate something like the >> >seeds from the rest of the tomato. How does that strainer earn the >> >name? >> >> Simple. It earns its name by separating both seeds and skins from the >> rest of the tomato. >> >So the seed and skin is held in the part with the holes? I don't see >any other place for it. How often does the strainer have to be taken >apart to be cleaned when processing a big batch of tomatoes? Every >few quarts, gallons, bushels? No. The part with the holes is a tapered strainer (screen). A spiral tapered auger pushes the tomatoes through, forcing the juice and pulp through the screen and down the chute into a container. The skins and seeds are ejected out the small end. We've used a Victorio Strainer (now Norpro) for over thirty years. I added a small gearhead motor to ours and I couldn't begin to count the number of bushels of tomatoes that have gone through to be consumed as juice or later transformed into sauce. Disassemble and clean the unit when finished. Pretty well a must for anyone preserving large amounts of tomatoes. We also have the screens and spirals for berries, grapes and pumpkin but they've hardly ever been used. Ross. |
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On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:27:14 -0700, sf > wrote:
>On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:13:23 -0500, Andy > wrote: > >> Not for $195! Something like that could be had for less than the cost of >> shipping from Target. >> >> They actually had the dumb nerve to put a tray of tomatoes in front of >> the chute as if they just fall through whole! > >How much was the one you saw at Target? I didn't know they could be so expensive. The one my daughter got me was in the $60's, but after that I saw one for mid-30's Janet US |
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On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:05:22 -0700, sf > wrote:
>On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:43:51 -0500, Andy > wrote: > >> >> To tell you the truth, I didn't know such a product even existed. >> >> Only that it would probably take years time to pay for itself! >> >> I'd rather spend $195 on tomatoes. Maybe $19.95 for the contraption. > >That was basically my train of thought too, thanks. The $200 models are for commercial use, for cottage industries that can't afford the automated versions but the $20 ones would be too slow and would wear out too quickly. And they are not a strainer, they are a style of food mill... by changing cones/augers they can be used for berries, etc. At one time I considered buying one but I don't make enough tomato sauce and my old tinned steel Foley food mill works for me. |
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