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caroline7758

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Juicing tomatoes
« on: October 28, 2011, 18:45:03 »
Can I use my juicer to make tom sauce? Sieving is hard work!

If so, should I cook them first?

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Re: Juicing tomatoes
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2011, 21:22:47 »
Our juicer is definitely not good for tomatoes, we'd waste far too much pulp. Once the mixture is cooked, I  liquidise/food-process or Bamix it very quickly, then put it through a large sieve.  It is really not that much hard work.  Tip: use a ladle to work it through, that works much much more quickly than eg a wooden spoon.  Same applies to sieving any soup, always use a ladle to push it through. And use a large flat-bottomed sieve if you can find one.  Even with large quantities it goes through quite quickly.

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Re: Juicing tomatoes
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2011, 09:59:05 »
Thanks for the tips, peanuts  :D

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Re: Juicing tomatoes
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2011, 10:20:40 »
We bought a passata machine this year http://seedsofitaly.co.uk/product/444 and it was a great help.

Pop the toms into boiling water for a few seconds to loosen the skins, then put then through the machine.  We recycled the pulp to get the remaining juice out, and got a 79% extraction rate, which I think is pretty good.

 

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