"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:54:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 9:31:17 AM UTC-4, sf wrote:
>> > This is a breath of fresh air
>> > http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/09/w...-tomatoes.html
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > sf
>>
>> This seems to be a perennial issue ( Lord - let the shepherd pie debate
>> NOT arise again) - all I've ever heard it that refrigeration wrecks
>> flavor, which is why I never buy more than a few toms at a time. Once I
>> cut part of it away, tho, into a Rubbermaid it goes and it eaten the
>> next day.
>
> If I went by the mantas I read here on rfc I'd never eat a tomato
> ever, because I don't have a home garden. AFAIC, grocery store
> tomatoes benefit from a couple of days on the counter - just like
> peaches and pears do. After that, they go into the refrigerator. My
> grandfather was the big gardener and he never preached about tomatoes,
> only corn. AFAIC, corn is the same for me - maybe my grocery store
> corn is fresher than most - I dunno. Give me a blind taste test of
> grocery store vs garden corn and I doubt I could tell you which was
> freshly picked, but what I *can* tell you is when it's overcooked.

I always refrigerate mine. I have tried leaving them out. They just rot in
a couple of days and I don't think the texture is any better.