When buying tomatoes from a store. should they be put into the refridgerator or left on the counter? ... Which would make them last longer and keep them from going mushy too soon?
2006-12-25 19:52:54 · 11 answers · asked by tranquil_moonlight_88 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
You're supposed to keep them out of the refrigerator, they last longer and taste better. You store them in the fridge once they have been cut.
2006-12-25 19:56:30 · answer #1 · answered by blondie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're best bet would be to get a food saver canister (you of course need the food saver as well) and put the tomatoes in there. Take out all of the air and then store them in the fridge.
2006-12-26 02:06:13 · answer #2 · answered by StayJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should be left and turned in a cool dry place (counter) until use like a tomatoe salad or on a sandwich then refrigerated (sliced or cut up) for 15 to 20 prior to use for best vitamin insurance and great taste.If the're over-ripe you can cut off any bad spots and ofcourse smell them, there's no mistaken a bad one.
2006-12-25 20:30:04 · answer #3 · answered by rosemary w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-15 08:16:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OUT OF THE FRIDGE. Keeping them in the fridge makes them soft and mushy, they should be kept in a cool dry area, such as in a paper bag in the pantry or on the countertop.
2006-12-25 20:00:16 · answer #5 · answered by 2D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Martha Steward place them in a brown paper bag and keep in the vegetable bin of the refrigerator. God Bless You and Our Southern People.
2006-12-25 20:43:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leave the tomatoes out of the frig to ripen to taste and them put them in the frig to keep longer
2006-12-25 19:58:00 · answer #7 · answered by Normefoo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tomatoes are NOT supposed to be stored in refrigerator. Think about how they are kept in the store. They are in produce, not in refrigeration. While we are on the subject, don't refrigerate potatoes either.
2006-12-25 21:47:23 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the fridge, but make sure you use them soon.
2006-12-25 19:55:41 · answer #9 · answered by yamahaqi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you but them in the fridge they will last longer
2006-12-25 19:56:15 · answer #10 · answered by Lara <:(((>< 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋