"George M. Middius" > wrote in message
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> Helpful person wrote:
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>> 1. Don't refrigerate your tomatoes, it removes most of the flavor.
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> Not really. Chilling them leads to a minor diminishment in flavor. (You
> should
> warm them up again before serving raw.)

Agree with you there. I always read not to refrigerate them and maybe it's
just because I grew up eating them from the fridge, they taste fine to me.
I did try keeping them on the counter two different times. Not only did
they not seem to taste any better to me, they rotted very quickly and I got
fruit flies. I hate fruit flies. Now all produce goes in the fridge except
for potatoes, sweet potatoes and occasionally bananas. I do try not to buy
bananas because they too seem to draw fruit flies.