Those of you who store tomatoes out of the fridge

[Jean in Newcastle]

What do you do if you have some cut tomato left over? Do you store that then in the fridge? Or out of the fridge?

[mrsrevmeg]

If I cut it, I usually put it in the fridge. It gets icky leaving it out.

[Margo out of lurking]

Definitely. Once it's cut, then it gets wrapped and put in the fridge. I find small tupperware bowls helpful. If possible, I try to store, for example, entire halves of tomatoes, instead of several slices. But if I have leftover slices, I save those too, but I wouldn't slice them specifically before storing unless I had a compelling reason (ease of sandwich making for young child).

[Firefly]

I keep mine out, cut side down on a plate or piece of wax paper, and try to use it up asap. IMO a refrigerated tomato is a tasteless, mushy, nasty thing. LOL If I can't use it up quickly I will put it in the fridge, and use it for something like an omlette or soup, where the mealy texture and flavorless-ness are lost in the cooking process anyway.

[Danestress]

I store them out of the fridge because they taste better raw that way. After I have cut into one, I store it in the fridge and typically throw the leftovers into something I am cooking.

[Catwoman]

I keep tomatoes out of the refrigerator unless they're getting close to the point of being over-ripe. Once I cut them, though, I wrap the leftover piece in plastic wrap and refrigerate it. If we haven't eaten it by the next day, it goes into the trash.

 

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[Jen in PA]

I store them out of the fridge because they taste better raw that way. After I have cut into one, I store it in the fridge and typically throw the leftovers into something I am cooking.

 

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[LibraryLover]

Cut but not eaten? I have a young adult son and a teen son. There is no such beast. lol