Advantages of canning tomatoes. Aficionados argue that you can preserve more fresh tomato flavor with canned tomatoes (over freezing them.) Canning tomatoes is an especially useful route to take when you have large quantities to process at one time, as in when your determinate tomato crop comes in!
Also question is,Do you need to preserve tomatoes for the winter?
The easy answer is yes. Both methods for preserving tomatoes have advantages. Nothing can take the place of a fresh tomato. But if you have large quantities to preserve for the winter, what should you do with them?
In respect to this,Is it safe to freeze a tomato with a blemish?
If it has a “dry or healed-over” blemish, these can be frozen as long as when you gently squeeze it no juice comes out. It’s not safe to freeze ones that have open blemishes or are cracked. Also, there’s no need to wash fresh tomatoes before putting them into the freezer.
Secondly,Is it OK to eat tomatoes that have been frozen?
Freezing tomatoes reduces their flavor. Enzymes responsible for a tomato’s taste are rendered inactive below 50ºF. Thawed tomatoes are not appealing to eat by themselves … especially when it comes to texture. (They’re great to have for cooking, but not so great to just eat straight.)
What can I do with a tin of tinned tomatoes?
One of the most unassuming and versatile ingredients in our cupboards, tinned tomatoes are the base for so many delicious meals – from curries to lasagnes and loads in between.