Comments on: Freezing Tomatoes

By: Elaine

Elaine — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:55:45 +0000

I’ve cut them up and froze them, but this would be simpler. I buy tomatoes from produce markets in the summer, now I don’t have to worry about buying too many. I also like the straw idea for sucking out the air in the bag.

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 01:35:45 +0000

I used a straw in the corner to suck out the air! worked great! I am so excited I don’t have to boil the tomatoes before i freeze like I have been in the past! thanks!

By: Cathey

Cathey — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 03:18:34 +0000

I do this and they are so easy to skin. When u take them from the freezer, run water on them and the skin cracks off.

By: J

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:27:20 +0000

I like how you lined them up in the freezer bag so they lay flat! Much better than the pile in the bag I’ve done before. Just another tip, for “proper” food preservation and freezing of tomatoes, you need to blanch them first for just 30 seconds or so in boiling water before freezing. If you want, then you can easily peel them before they go into the bag.

By: Sweet Pea

Sweet Pea — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:12:50 +0000

Great tip Deb!

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:08:58 +0000

Thanks! I actually have tried this and I did not care for peeling the cold tomatoes (think a huuuuuge pot full). Sooo, what I do is core them, blanch and skin them, often I will squeeze out some of the watery liquid and THEN I through them in the freezer. This works well for pulling out several bags to can later. It does not work well if you just want to pull out a couple of tomatoes.

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By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:11:13 +0000

Yay!!! I just did the same thing with fresh basil, and now I’m going to do it with tomatoes, too. I do use the straw trick, too. My husband thinks I’m crazy, but it works.

Question, have you ever used these tomatoes in salsa? I love to make salsa yearround, and I do puree them with cilantro, peppers and several other ingredients.

By: Tabitha (From Single to Married)

Tabitha (From Single to Married) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:40:04 +0000

how cool is that! I had no idea that you could freeze tomatoes like that!