OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> Blanching and peeling is less work and less cleanup. :-)
>
> I used to help mom blanch and peel when she did canned tomatoes. She'd
> can up to 20 quarts at a time and if you blanch multiple tomatoes in a
> large pot all at once and use an ice water plunge post-blanching, it
> literally takes SECONDS to peel a tomato!
>
> And it's kinda fun. <G>

Blanching can be faster if you're just removing the skins. If
you're seeding them too, a food mill is hands down the fastest.

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Reg