How To Blanch & Peel Tomatoes

This video shows how to blanch and peel tomatoes. This basic task is a 'must know' for anyone who cans tomatoes or any kind of tomato based sauce.

[@jonhowell5014]

Short and direct, unlike so many other videos. Thank you!

[@PhilCrockett]

I try to make all my videos like this. Hope you get to watch some of them. Thank you for taking the time to comment

[@jonhowell5014]

@@PhilCrockett You're welcome! Just subscribed, will check some out now. All the best to you.

[@paigek.5274]

Thank you! Our tomatoes are doing TOO well this year and I'm up to my ears in them!

[@PhilCrockett]

Wonderful, Paige! I canned a bunch this year. Hope to make some chili this winter. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you like my other videos as well!

[@SwtTrisha8]

Excellent - right to the point! Perfect and thank you !

[@elizabethelliott3175]

This is so helpful and straight to the point, which I appreciate!:)

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for taking the time to comment, Elizabeth! Glad my video helped. I hope you like my other ones too.

[@richardackerman6151]

It worked exactly like you said it would, Thanks

[@PhilCrockett]

You're welcome, Richard! Hope my other videos are just as useful to you!

[@hecatelove9667]

Thanks darlin ❤️ Very helpful.

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad I could help you out!

[@JohnPMiller]

Big thumbs-up! Thanks!

[@PhilCrockett]

You're welcome, John! Hope you like my channel!

[@MacWalther]

The blanching pot looks like the way to go with a half bushel! Thanks.

[@PhilCrockett]

yep! I do wish I had a bigger one.

[@amberparker9883]

ALL you gotta do is fill up a large pan, bring to boil, add tomatoes for 2 mins.. Then turn heat off & wait till it stops boiling then add ice too cool. The skin almost comes off itself

[@PhilCrockett]

yep.

[@andrewhofmann]

amazing. thanks

[@PhilCrockett]

You're welcome!

[@brimanythings]

6 years later I am using this for the first time. thank you!!

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad I could help!

[@oveynazmul]

Maaa mann.. Thanks buddy😋👨‍🍳😋

[@PhilCrockett]

You're welcome, Nazmul!!!

[@joshuafreeman6720]

thanks

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad I could help, Joshua!

[@YESHASettler]

Thanks! My only comment is knowing what type of tomatoes to do this with. Unfortunately one of my tomatoes was a bit harder than the others, and the peel didn't come away all that easily.

[@PhilCrockett]

My favorite tomatoes are Better Boy & Roma.

[@681nm6]

YESHASettler Just don't use Utah tomatoes

[@nickratto9473]

Shoutout chef Waller

[@PhilCrockett]

ok... so.... I googled "chef Waller"..... still not sure who that is. Is that a good thing?

[@nickratto9473]

Phil Crockett my foods teacher is chef waller

[@whitey129]

You're forgetting to cut a small X on the bottom of the tomatoe, makes peeling them twice as easy

[@PhilCrockett]

I've never had any difficulties with this method, but there's always room for improvement. Thanks for the tip!

[@rbrown2895]

Blanched my Romas about 4 minutes after returning to a boil. Peels came right off in the icy water.

[@PhilCrockett]

excellent!

[@Kindertautenleider]

so frustrated. i used a dozen romas, followed the instructions and half the toms wouldnt peel

[@PhilCrockett]

Not sure what the problem is about. The times that I've had issues, were due to 1) tomato wasn't quite ripe 2) the water wasn't boiling when I dunked the cold tomatoes in 3) I didn't have them in the water long enough. Hope this helps you solve the issue.

[@Kindertautenleider]

I figured it out. the toms were not ripe. they were red outside but half of them were very hard inside

[@PhilCrockett]

That would definitely make them hard to peel for sure!

[@1ofEve]

@@PhilCrockett ty

[@gottagift]

it takes 71 seconds in boiling water

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for the tip