canning

[loosegoose]

I'm looking into purchasing a food strainer mainly for canning tomatoes. Does anyone have any recommendations? manual crank or electric. Thanks.

[harvey lee]

We peel all of our tomatoes, cook them and then I squish them in my hands to reduce the size. If I want it chunker, then I do not squish to much.

No peels and I get it the size I want for either tomstes for say chili or a bit thicker for salsa.

We have even made tomato juice this way but its a little more work.

It goes fast an I have neer even thought of a strainer.

[archerystud]

I just put the tomatoes in a blender with the skins on. Then I just blend them up and cook them. Don't really notice the skins after I open up a sealed can.

[Prairie Hunter]

Just put the tomatoes in boiling water for a couple minutes and than put them in cold water and the skin peals right off. I freeze them like that and use them in soups. It is really easy.