Sheldon wrote:
>
> wrote:
> > I like the snot and seeds. Freezing won't work well, the flavor will
> > suffer, the mandolin won't dice, I tried the pulse on food processor
> > but it only purrees and would not dice.
> >
> > HELP. I can't believe the japanese haven't made a ginsu tomatoe dicer
> > with a motor. WOW.
> >
> > I didn't think this would be an easy solution. Oh well.
>
> There most certainly are specialized commercial motorized vegetable
> prep machines that will make short work of this job, how do you think
> the salsa manufacturers produce all those tons of product... but you'd
> not like the price of those sort of food processors. For once a year
> home use you prttty much need to do most of the work by hand. Anyway,
> what will you do with 500 pounds of fresh salsa... it'll certainly
> spoil long before you eat your way through the first 10 pounds.
>
> Sheldon

Right, commercial production level machines for tens of thousands of
dollars. The $100 or so commercial potato dicer stands a good chance of
working if you blanch and skin the tomatoes first.

The big stuff:

http://www.urschel.com/foods.php?foo..._name=Tomatoes
http://www.urschel.com/machines.php?mid=26

The small stuff:

http://www.instawares.com/Easy-Dicer...79BF82C0FA0110

Find that small one at a used restaurant supply place (or pay the $400)
and you're in business.

Pete C.