On Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:28:11 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 1/22/2018 10:27 AM, l not -l wrote:
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> Is anyone else having this problem?
>>>>
>>>> I posted a few weeks back about the Kumatos that I bought.
>>>> They were
>>>> upside down in a package. The bottoms looked fine but the
>>>> tops showed them
>>>> to be rotten. I only bought those because oddly enough they
>>>> were cheaper
>>>> than the other tomatoes.
>>>>
>>>> Then I bought grape tomatoes at another store. Used half.
>>>> Next day went to
>>>> use the other half and they had black mold spots on them.
>>>>
>>>> Ordered cherry tomatoes to be delivered from PCC. Got tiny
>>>> grape ones
>>>> instead. A substitute I guess. I had gone with the cherry
>>>> they were
>>>> cheaper but they did not charge me more for what I got. Did
>>>> not use them
>>>> until the next day. One was shriveled. But two days later,
>>>> the rest are
>>>> shriveled.
>>>>
>>>> Why are the tomatoes rotting so quickly?
>>>
>> Because you let the store pick which ones, then had them
>> delivered.
>(snippage)
>
>Oh, she bought the Kumatos in a store. But she bought the ones packaged
>together on a tray covered in shrink wrap. You can't see the underside.
> She bought them because they were cheaper. That tells me the store
>wanted to sell them fast.
>
>I buy tomatoes (any fruit or veg, really) that I can see, touch and
>select myself.
>
>It also depends on how she stores them. When I buy ripe tomatoes they
>go straight into the refrigerator. Leaving them sitting on the kitchen
>counter in what she describes as "humid" conditions sure won't help matters.
>
>> Shriveled tomatoes are not rotten; they have simply lost
>> moisture. The loss of moisture also means a concentration of
>> flavor to some degree. If they have mold (black, white or green)
>> don't eat them. If they are simply shriveled/wrinkled, they are
>> edible.
>>
>Agreed, shriveled/soft tomatoes are perfectly viable. Whatcha want to
>bet she tossed them? This sort of harks back to the wasting food
>thread. Heh.
>
>If I'd brought home a package of tomatoes that were rotten on the
>underside I'd have taken them straight back to the store. Of course
>there will be a reason she couldn't do that.
>
>Jill

I buy a 2 pound box of Campari tomatoes (about 20 tomatoes) from
Costco. The box costs $4.99. (plenty cheap) They come in a clear
plastic box. I can see all sides. The box has holes to combat
moisture buildup. I bring the tomatoes home and leave them on the
counter. It takes me about 2 weeks to use them all. During that time
they do not rot or mold. I never put tomatoes in the refrigerator. I
have absolutely no idea why/how she gets stuff to spoil in her house.
If true, there's something seriously wrong at her place.
Janet US