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This TikTok Hack Is Saving Our Tomato Paste
Say goodbye to mold, rust, and everything else that ruins this near-perfect ingredient.
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11 Comments
FREDflintstone1.
March 19, 2022
I store my jar of tomato paste upside down, ensuring that there is no air between the top and the paste. I’ve been doing this for years and the paste has never become mouldy.
Ginger B.
March 18, 2022
Tomato paste also comes in tubes (like toothpaste tubes)...that way you can use a couple of tablespoons and then seal it up to use again. Not rocket science, but once I found the tubes in the grocery store, I've never needed a hack for tomato paste again!
Kelly V.
March 18, 2022
Those are great! Unfortunately they're harder to find than canned tomato paste, but I stock up when I can get my hands on them.
Smaug
March 18, 2022
I thought everybody used that- it's no longer at all difficult to find. Trader Joe's carries it for one- even my bottom-of-the-heap Safeway usually has it. Good for me because I generally use very small quantities- it has some interesting flavor qualities, but to me has no real resemblance to the flavor of tomatoes.
cyanpineapple
April 9, 2022
Yeah, they were harder to find a few years ago, but these days you can find tomato paste tubes in pretty much every grocery store
isw
March 18, 2022
Benn flattening and freezing tomato paste for years. Works for all sorts of other things too; I usually have a flat package of chipotles in adobo in there alongside it.
Liz S.
March 18, 2022
Various forms of freezing small bits ... I do like the souper cubes. Like tomato paste, chipotles in adobo also comes in a tube ... also anchovy paste. Three tubed staples in my refrigerator :)
Smaug
March 18, 2022
Chipotles are also available dried, either whole or ground. I've found that the canned ones keep quite well in a jar in the refrigerator after opening, though.
AntoniaJames
March 17, 2022
Souper Cubes are, without question, the way to go. Better for the planet than zip top bags, easier to use - all-around such a good solution.
I have sets in every size. I recommend them, all the time, to all the smart cooks in my life. ;o)
I have sets in every size. I recommend them, all the time, to all the smart cooks in my life. ;o)
Liz S.
March 18, 2022
Another huge fan of souper cubes and also have all of the sizes. I make mini pasta bakes in the 2 cup, freeze for a quick lunch/dinner, 1 cup for broth, beans, rice, various cooked meat in jus, and the small for bits of whatever. I was pleasantly surprised that they do not stain from things like tomato sauce.
BUT ... another option for tomato paste is the tube option. I LOVE this as I often make small batches of things and need just a tsp or T.
My local groceries have it, but of course, there is Amazon!
https://www.amazon.com/Cento-Double-Concentrated-ORGANIC-Tomato/dp/B075L9TGVW/ref=asc_df_B075L9TGVW?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=79920803409818&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583520382538729&psc=1
BUT ... another option for tomato paste is the tube option. I LOVE this as I often make small batches of things and need just a tsp or T.
My local groceries have it, but of course, there is Amazon!
https://www.amazon.com/Cento-Double-Concentrated-ORGANIC-Tomato/dp/B075L9TGVW/ref=asc_df_B075L9TGVW?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=79920803409818&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583520382538729&psc=1
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