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Default how the hell do I dice 500 tomatoes?

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> zxcvbob > wrote:
>
>> Cuisinart food processor has a 6mm and maybe an 8mm julienne disk. Cut
>> the tomatoes in half from top to bottom, cut out the stem and most of
>> the core, and drop the halves in the processor chute.

>
>> I would just use a sharp knife and Git R Done.
>>
>> Bob

>
>
> Have you actually used those julienne disks, Dude? For tomatoes? I
> cannot conceive of that method being a viable option for what the OP
> wants. Those disks want something with substance - root vegetables,
> firm vegetables. Tomatoes would have him inventing new words, Sport.
> Larry the Cable Guy's got a better plan.



I have used them to chop... onions, I think. I don't use the Cuisinart
much because it's too hard to clean.

Doncha think the 8mm disk would tear the tomatoes into right-sized pieces?

(I almost mistyped 'disk'. The spell checker thought it was fine; glad
I caught it.)

Best regards,
Bob