Quick Kitchen Tip Of The Day

Do uneven tomato slices drive you crazy? For the anal foodie who demands perfection there is an easy way to have perfect tomato slices every time, and no special equipment is required. Things you will need is a sharp chef's knife and a dinner fork.

1.) Core the tomato and using the tines of the fork as your guide prick the tomato from pole to pole.

2.) Using the prick hole as a cutting guide slice the tomato.

Not only will you get even slices every time you can also know how many slices you get from each tomato which comes in handy when serving large parties or when tomatoes are at an insane price.
To bring out the sweet and tardy flavors of tomatoes simply sprinkle sliced tomatoes with kosher salt and set out at room temperature for at least a half an hour. This will help ripen the flavor as well as bring out the juiciness of the fruit. I tend to find during the winter months tomatoes can taste next to nothing as well as have a mealy texture and the salt helps combat this.

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