Using the KitchenAid Fruit & Vegetable strainer to process your tomatoes fast and easy! No blanching

[@reginahutchison36]

Very helpful. I look forward to using this process. I really appreciate your time!

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

Thank you so much I appreciate that!

[@clairepeters6189]

Thank you for this. I have been canning tomatoes with a friend for a decade. She has an Italian tomato press - but she moved😬. Now I know I can still do the sauce with my kitchen aid. Yay. One thing we began doing was roasting the tomatoes instead of chopping. The roasting releases more natural sugars and the sauce is almost carmelized. Yum

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

That sounds like a great idea! A lot less water too!

[@RonNewYork]

Thank you! Great idea to use the fine mesh strainer to separate out most of the watery portion, especially when processing slicing tomatoes.

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

Thank you it makes it so much easier than cooking down sauce for hours.

[@kimasher2351]

THANK YOU!!! You are the first one to actually show up close which way the metal piece with the spiring goes in that I could see exactly how it goes!!

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

I'm so glad it was helpful to you

[@pattyphillips162]

You are a wonderful teacher. Tks

[@tmstar7449]

Do you find your strainer gets clogged with skin on the inside often? I've been using mine for years and I get so frustrated having to disassemble it and clean it out. You do such a beautiful job explaining everything! Thank you

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

Thank you so much! I do have a little bit of trouble with that. But I find it helps if you cut the tomatoes just a little bit smaller that way I think it has more time to go through before it gets clogged.

[@leemom21]

I love the idea of using the strainer!!!! Now l don’t have to cook down the juice to get the pulp! I also take the skins & run them back thru a couple of times & u wouldn’t believe how much more pulp l get! 😉

[@rod22lt]

We’ve used this for about 5 yrs now. Wouldn’t live without it! We use two tall pitchers for waste/sauce. We don’t clean off the cone while processing and we put the waste through a second time. Your demonstration is good but slow. We use a medium speed. Thanks for the vid

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

I do that too. I put the waste through twice. Thanks for watching!

[@JERSEYTOMATO]

EXCELLENT….well explained!

[@elsi7997]

thank you this is so fast. still a little messy but better then food mill. I did use a OXO tall food container instead of round bowl, helped with mess a lot.

[@keepingourhome7271]

Hello! Good video to show the KA attachment for this! We run the discard bowl of skins & seeds through one mor3 time. Get a couple of extra cups of liquid. We follow the USDA book recipe for no-meat sauce, but I do half green pepper & half celery, the recommended amount of onion, but no mushrooms, (other than the occasional omission, I never deviate from your USDA recipes, as they say you can leave out, but don’t add extras), and then we cook everything in the electric roaster for hours. Once reduced, we do pressure canning of the pints we choose to put up. Pressure canning takes way less water - so important right now - way less time, and , therefore, way less energy. Thank you for showing newbies this KA attachment!!!

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

It saves so much time for sure! Thanks for watching!

[@AndreasCreations]

Great tip on separating the sauce and juice! Appreciate the "how to" video.

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching!

[@chiefrobby3035]

Enjoyed the tomato canning video. We'd love to get the KitchenAid attachment. We're from Wayne Co., WV.

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

@@chiefrobby3035 It has been a great timesaver for me. Thank you for watching! I appreciate it

[@susanKWithAnE]

Thank you for this! I am trying out mine this weekend. Some Italian ladies showed something similar. They did blanch for 5 minutes so I am giving that a try. Wish me luck!

[@skcamerican]

Very helpful. I wondered how that Kitchen Aid attachment was. Thanks!

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sandyallen1488]

Thank you so much. I am just learning to can and this is perfect.

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

You're welcome! I appreciate you watching!

[@nancyalberghini7581]

I have the same juicer/strainer, I run the waste through the hooper and you’d be amazed at the amount of juice you will get.

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

I agree! I run it though a couple times.

[@mymichellelive4681]

Thank you, great video, so helpful!

[@nardamock]

I had the same Kitchen Aid food grinder and fruit & vegetable attachments as you. I had to replace my Kitchen Aid food grinder this year. The fruit & vegetable attachment I have will not fit on my new model Kitchen Aid food grinder. I ordered a new model Kitchen Aid fruit & vegetable strainer from Crate and Barrel. Using a mesh strainer seems like a great idea. I am going to try it.

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

Wow they should make everything fit the same. It's so expensive I hate that you had to buy all that again. The mesh strainer works great! It keeps you from cooking your sauce down for hours.

[@robertwaselovich9205]

I have of these and I run the pulp/seeds/skins back thru the grinder. You would be suprised how much more sauce you will get. It will be mostly sauce and very little juice.

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

I do that too! But I usually drop some of it in my sauce because I’m so clumsy lol

[@tishyj53]

Thank you for the link!!

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

You are very welcome!

[@SAHMLIFEWITHBECKY]

loved it such great ideas!!

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

Thank you so much!! 😊

[@SparkySezz]

Great video! I just purchased this Kitchen Aid attachment the other day, Roma tomatoes were on sale for .49 cents a lb so i bought 85 lbs! lol can’t wait to start doing this today! Thank you for showing us how to put it together and how to use it. I thought i still had to blanch the tomatoes, thank you for saving me this step! New subscriber!!

[@handleDAW]

Still got any tomatoes left in July?🍅🥫

[@SparkySezz]

@@handleDAW i bought this attachment last year. Processed around 300 lbs of Roma tomatoes total and this attachment was a work horse!

[@handleDAW]

@@SparkySezz 🍅 i believe you….looks you got your money’s worth. ( i grew up on a farm, and can confirm horses love tomatoes , Roma and any other kind ) 🍅🐴🧲

[@handleDAW]

@@SparkySezz can you make i video too?

[@SparkySezz]

@@handleDAW nope, i don’t do videos… i just watch them lol 😝 a couple of tips for tomatoes… cook them for a few minutes first, you get more juice out of them. Once you have your sauce, cook it down before canning, get the water out, otherwise it will separate after canning and will rise to the top of the jar… not very appealing and you’ll have to cook it down before use. Also, i pressure can mine, not water bath. I’ve tried it both ways and the pressure canned jars have a much deeper flavor. Just sayin’ 🤷‍♀️

[@refriedbeatss]

Thank you! This was so helpful. I’ve felt so stupid for years because I cant get this to work.

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

Glad it helped! I can't wait to use it again this year.

[@veramoreira1437]

Thanks very helpful

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

Thank you I'm glad it helped!

[@alanab08]

I wish I had seen this yesterday. I had an awful time with the strainer yesterday, and now I have a big pot of full of watery tomatoes. :(

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

Oh no! You could always cook them down just make sure you do it slowly and keep it uncovered

[@daniellebailey6802]

Idk what's going on with mine. No matter what I do the metal spring shows halfway out in the hopper instead of being fully covered by the white coil part. It worked fine when I used it last.

[@michiganderintexas]

When assembled if you look down the shoot can you see the metal auger at all, or does the white screw worm get pressed all the way to the back/hub. I can see the metal auger with some of the spring, I think my auger is defective. thank you for your help.

[@staceyjones7814]

I was looking into getting this attachment for processing tomatoes. I had read you have to have the grinder attachment also for this to work. Is that what you have or just the strainer? And thank you so much for doing this video.

[@tobenrn]

Love this! I didn't realize I already have the tools. I was looking at food mills. Now I don't have to get another gadget 🙂. I can't find the 2nd video? Can you link it for me please?

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

I have all the gadgets but this one puts them all to shame. I had the video but something went wrong and I lost the footage. Hopefully I can make another one when my tomatoes come in. I appreciate you watching!

[@carolb1342]

@@AnnsSouthernhome well that explains why I can't find it!

[@jamieelmers9477]

Please! Where's the second video? And what do you do with the juice?

[@ecall1771]

Thank you so much for the great clip, very helpful......question: Do you know if the KitchenAid Fruit and Veg strainer is compatible with the Cuisinart stand mixed ?

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

I'm not sure I would probably say no

[@leemom21]

Couldn’t find part 2 to can the tomatoes! 😮

[@flonny]

Is there a canning part 2?

[@frankfurter7260]

I hope it won’t surprise anyone to learn that the names of all the parts are in the user guide as well as the method for attaching them together and to the KitchenAid. Some of the comments are incredible and demonstrate that people simply won’t read a user guide. It’s crazy.

[@bmbc100]

Use a vitamix blender...wash...core...grind and done. More nutrients...it grinds seeds skins and all

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

That's a good idea!

[@shaakiracassim5144]

Hi thanks for this,wat else can it be used for

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

Shaakira Cassim You can use the vegetable strainer for making applesauce and purée fruit to make jams and jellies. Mine came with a grinder so I can grind meat and it also came with a slicer and shredder.

[@shaakiracassim5144]

@@AnnsSouthernhome thanks so much,can I mk baby food in it ?do I need to steam veggies n then strain?much appreciated

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

Shaakira Cassim yes that would work perfect. Cook your food and then put it through the strainer to make baby food.

[@williamwaters4506]

Your suppose to run the machine on number 4 when straining tomatoes.

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

Thanks

[@joannamail]

Wondering if you had to cook the juice for the tomato juice as well?

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

I did. It just sat on the stove simmering. I kept it simmering while I was doing other things. I just kept it simmering until I had a chance to can it. I strained it while it was simmering and got more sauce out also

[@denniscraig1708]

Watts Up Homestead did you do the canning video. ? Was looking for it. Appreciate the vids.

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

@@denniscraig1708 I recorded it but had some technical problems. I'm going to make one soon. Thank you for watching! I really appreciate it

[@ศุภโชควรรธนะมณีกุล]

Have you ever used this with vegetables leaf?

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

I don't think so

[@thirstbuster78]

Hi. Is this how you make canned tomatoes, or would it be a tomato juice? Thanks :)

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

I make both tomato sauce and juice. I put a strainer underneath so it catches the sauce and the juice comes out in the bowl.

[@thirstbuster78]

@@AnnsSouthernhome I want to make pizza sauce and pasta sauce. Do you think this is the right tool for me? Thanks again :)

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

@@thirstbuster78 Yes that is what I use it for. I just use a strainer so I can separate the sauce from the juice so it’s not so runny and I can the juice and the sauce. It is perfect for just making a plain tomato sauce and you can do different things with it.

[@thirstbuster78]

@@AnnsSouthernhome Thanks, I have a handful of garden tomatoes and this tool, im gonna try it. I hope I dont mess up!!

[@tinospaper2822]

@@thirstbuster78 to make sauce you always have to use roma tomatoes. They have less seeds and their more sweet and less bitter.

[@SouthSeaTrader]

looks lie it doesnt work well. I would like to fine a QUALITY attachment. Suggestions??

[@AnnsSouthernhome]

This works great for me I’m not sure I’ve never used anything else.

[@countryflash3600]

Better remove the green parts, they are slightly toxic. And then your jus is better than an industrie jus ;-)