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Question by livelikeriley: Not wasting canned tomatoes?
Another tomato related question – I’ve heard that anytime other than the summer I should use canned tomatoes because “fresh” tomatoes aren’t fresh when not in season….my question is about the sizing…say I want to make salsa…I only need 2-3 tomatoes…but a can of tomatoes is 28 ounces or so and has maybe 7-8 tomatoes…how do I open that can and only use those I need…and save the rest for another day?
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Answer by kjbrasda
Don’t save them in the can. Move them to a plastic food container and store in the fridge if you will use them within the week. Put them in a ziplock and freeze if it will be longer.
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That is not true anymore. We can get fresh tomato’s year round because they grow them in hot houses. It is sometimes cheaper to use canned, then just do as above.
You can do as the first answerer indicated to save the excess tomatoes (not in the can though) but be aware that freezing usually makes most foods mushier (because the ice crystals act like tiny knives) so tomatoes saved that way will be best used for cooking.
If you’re making salsa *fresca* (*fresh* salsa–the kind that has fresh chunks of tomato, onion, cilantro, jalapeno,etc, also called “pico de gallo”– canned tomatoes really won’t be the same anyway. If you’re making salsa comparable to what’s sold in jars these days, it will be about the same as that.
Tomatoes in cans are not really the same as “fresh” tomatoes though, even if they haven’t been “cooked.”
Generally, except when you truly need fresh tomatoes, tomatoes in cans are some of the few decent substitutes for fresh though–especially when cooking.
Fresh tomatoes can be dried though and rehydrated, or they can be cooked with other things or alone then frozen as sauce or puree, but nothing will really be the same as fresh tomatoes even if they’re not in season (some of those can be fine anytime though, especially the Roma–oval type).
Diane B.
you live in an International world
Your fresh produce are shipped and trucked to the warehouses then stores they are somewhat guaranteed for exchange if your not satisfied
as for 28oz you must plan to have several meals with tomatoes but they will keep just fine in sealed containers for several days because of their high acid content
Next time buy smaller cans on sale they have a 3 year shelf life and several more before going bad