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1. Julie C September 15, 2010 at 2:18 pm

   You can core your fresh tomatoes and freeze them whole. To thaw, run hot water over the frozen tomato to release the skin. This is a time saver when you have a busy harvest season but more time to spend in the warm kitchen in the winter.

   Tomatoes can be pureed in the Vita Mix with the skins on and put through a sieve before cooking down for sauce.
2. Monica Johnson September 15, 2010 at 2:45 pm

   A friend told me that canning tomatoes was as simple as placing them, after the boil bath, into jars and putting the lid on. She said the steam from the tomatoes would seal the lids on their own. I am not sure if this works, as I have not tried it. But I do save any glass jars throughout the year to use for canning things because as long as the lid still pops when you press down on it, it should still work to seal things!!

   • Lynette June 18, 2011 at 1:37 pm

     Canning tomatoes is easy! It’s the only thing I know how to can. You cook down the tomatoes and they do seal the cans. We use canned tomatoes all winter long to make spaghetti sauce and it’s super yummy!
3. Linda in Louisville January 6, 2014 at 8:03 pm

   I freeze tomatoes whole on a cookie sheet, them drop into freezer bags. I take a few out to thaw each time I make spaghetti or chili. After running through the Vita-Mix, nobody notices the skins. I figure it is added fiber if nothing else & it saves me time when the harvest is plentiful!