/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>19265643
realpost

you cant "chop" a tomato really, you have to slice it. drag the blade across the tomato, applying minimal force. the weight of the blade should be sufficient if your knife is sharp. it's not like cutting a carrot or something

It's just like cutting a carrot. Swing your knife with some force at it and it should slice. Make sure your knife isn't too sharp

>>19265643
Use a breadknife

>>19265665
/thread

>>19265672
I got the idea from OP's picture

>>19265643
dremel

>>19265655
>>19265663
>>19265665

Thanks for the input. I am sure though someone else must do what I do poking it at the top allowing it to rip like plastic or paper easier.

Also yes, my knife set came with a special serrated red tomato knife.

I've been cutting tomatoes with the same 1 buck ceramic knife for years

>>19265655
The weight of the blade slices the tomato.

Get a sharp knife and cut the tomato parallel to the cutting board. Slicing vertically will squish, but horizontal is smooth.

You’re supposed to peel them first.

using a sharp knife poke a tiny slit into the tomato and then cut into that slit

Sharpen your knife until you can cut tomato you fuck. Its a soft vegetable and a decently sharp knife will not even hesitate to cut it

>>19265665
I also saw that stupid movie. Pretty sure it was the last one I saw in theaters right before coof shutdown.

>>19265643
Get a whetstone then strop the blade with leather.

You'll want one of them tomato knives. The serrated edge makes cutting much easier.

>>19265643
learn to sharpen. not all knives come super sharp, and it really shouldn't matter much if they do, because you should be able to sharpen them well enough to cut a fucking tomato.

>>19267009
>>19267389
I really don't appreciate the tone. You realise the penalties for hate speech right? Last warning.

>>19265643
The secret is using a cheese knife

>>19265665
>>19265672
>>19265643
What's up with using breadknifes? My chef wife was doing this the other day and completely fucking it up. I said "just use a sharp knife" and showed her how I do it and it cut much neater. She picked it up from the head chef in her kitchen. Why is nobody able to cut with the proper knife?

Your knife needs to be sharp...

>>19267404
lol it's a ylyl thread after all

>>19265665
Kill yourself right fucking now.

>>19265643
>>19267389
Seconded, need to learn to sharpen. I find kitchen knives benefit from a fairly coarse stone so they retain a little bit of toothiness to the edge. This helps to bite into tomatoes and other soft veg even better than a razor sharp edge. I lightly touch up my knives on a stone about once a week.

>>19266941
I fucking love fresh slit.

I have never sharpened my 1970s town & country knife set.

Those people who say you need to sharpen are idiots.

>>19265643
Serrated knife

>>19268078
Anon, I am not a thug.

>>19267601
Google tomato knife

>literally have a special knife in the set that is just for tomatoes
>cuts just as shit as all the rest

>>19265665
this
t. Miracle™ Blade™ 3™ enjoyer™

>>19265701
>I am sure though someone else must do what I do poking it at the top
I do that if I don't feel like getting my filleting knife and my chef's knife hasn't been sharpened in a while (which reminds me that I should get around to doing that). I find a filleting knife, when adequately sharp, can slice into a tomato without issue.

>>19268137
A filleting knife, which is what I imagine a "tomato knife" actually is, is great for slicing very soft things that you don't wanna futz their structure too much, like fish (which is what I mostly use mine for).

>>19265643
You need to spend more than 29.99 on a knife. The 80 to 100 price range will have good knives that slice tomatoes like they aren't there.

>>19265643
Screaming orgasm in the concentration camp. My grandmother squirted on the SS.

>>19268281
Cream

Proper tool comimg through, beep beep. Its called a tomato slicer, if you can believe this madness.

>>19268978
How often do you ever want more than 1 slice? That would just ruin the tomato.

are all of you literally fucking retarded or what? just get a fucking $2 veggie knife what the hell?

>>19267601
>i had to teach my chef wife how to slice a tomato
Doubtful.

>>19269202
You don't understand. Even high end knives won't cut tomatoes well.

>>19269280
You need a higher end knife

>>19265665
This causes more cell destruction and lead to a slightly more acidic flavor, if you don't mind then you don't mind. 7/10

Slicing as the other anon said by using more of the knife belly. 10/10

Shallow slice with the tip and finishing with the belly also works, but is obviously more knife work. 7/10

IMPORTANT!: Do not let the acidic juices stay on your carbon steel knife for even 10 minutes it will caus patina very quickly and could cause rusting, or if left for longer even small pits!!

Additionally carbon steel oxidizes so it could be that the edge has slightly oxidized you need a honing rod with highly reactive metals to knock that off if the knife has been stored long term (such as shipping)

I usually just rinse them use a dry towel to wipe clean. Sometimes there is still a tiny bit of water on it? Should I just throw away my new knives? They were 225 but if there is better...

>>19265643
Use something like this.

I feel like a $30 victorinox knife and a $3 pull-through sharpener would change most of your lives. It really doesn't need to be expensive or complicated to have a sharp knife.

>>19267930
>t. Jell-o Dimension inhabitant

>>19270018
So what >>19268201/>>19268209 was talking about?

>it's not like cutting a carrot

>It's just like cutting a carrot

typical 4chan

>>19270027
That kills the knife

>>19270192
No, reddit, it sharpens it. You don't need $300 japanese knives and an Arkansas stone and sharpening oils to make dinner.

>>19265643
Why do people like thin tomato slices on their burgers/sandwiches? I prefer thick slices or none at all.

>>19265643
serrated point edge.

>>19270422
>wanting fruit on a burger

Come the fuck on.

>>19270464
I made a burger with leftover kalua pork and pineapple that was great

>>19270422
Why do you like thick slices?

>>19270576
More substance and it stands out as its own thing instead of blending into the sandwich. I also like them slightly firm. With thin, soft slices I don't see the point and I'd rather not have them at all

>>19270594
Why do you prefer it to stand out on its own instead of blending in? Why do you prefer them firm rather than soft?

>>19270600
because I have superior taste and instincts

>>19268201
this, if your knife can't slice a tomato it's a sign to get your shit together and sharpen your knife

>>19265643
Have actually sharp knives.

>>19265665
Cringe

>>19270197
Bro my stones were $50 water stones for 400, 1000 and 6000 grit. Get it together you fucking retard.

>>19270197
My knives are German, thank you, and my stones are American
Good combination, costs less, works better, who'd have thunk it

>/ck/ can’t even slice a tomato
Fucking hell

>>19265643
just get canned, more lycopene than fresh tomatoes

>>19270653
My pull through was $3 and takes 30 seconds.

>>19270756
And now your knives are worthless

>>19270781
yeah those things totally ruin them after like 3 decades of regular sharpening.

You know /ck/ is full of retards when you know they can't even cut a tomato with a knife.

>>19271111
webm related
>>19265643
get yourself a serrated Victorinox.

>>19271151
Fuck this webm. I watch it.,getting,missed off. Then I look at the file name and it says knjfetars. Y3ah of course it's,a knifetaed.

>>19269120
I dont live alone, there are never enough slices. What food takes one slice, can take 5

>>19271151
Jack level crap.

>>19271111
I can cut a tomato just with my commentary.

>>19271193
What do you mean? You only ever need one slice for anything such as a sandwich.

literally just cut the thing. If you cannot negotiate the skin, you have bigger problems.

>>19271570
>literally just cut the thing

That's the fucking issue. Christ.

>>19267360
What movie?

>>19272062
Daisy's Destruction

There is no good way to cut tomatos. Just used canned crushed tomatos over sandwiches instead. If you stop supporting the wasteful anti-green fresh vegetable trade, the producers will start canning more which is much more efficient.

>>19268978
anon that's for eggs not tomatoes

>>19272961
Are you a demon? Did Clive Barker write you?

>>19273218
Do you truly understand just how much waste and how much more fossil fuels are burned on deliverys keeping fresh food stocked at grocery stores compared to just canning/jarring vegetables at the peak of ripeness?

It would blow your mind. I read a study once that proved it would be so much greener if grocery stores were larger and stocked bi-monthly.

Also, canned tomatos are great and last for years.

>>19273243
K

>>19265643
>poke the top with the knife end first puncturing the skin, then slice there and it cuts pretty easily.
yes

Oh, I want to reiterate that I am not against locally sourced fresh vegetables when they become available in season. Enjoying them fresh and not canned/jarred should just be during harvest times. If I truly wanted to be "green" I should not insist on always having fresh vegetables shipped in from hundreds if not thousands of miles away.

>>19273280
I somewhat agree with the principal, but they grow tomatoes in hothouses year round.

>>19272961
>use diced/crushed tomatos

This is actually a really good idea. I stopped using sliced tomatos all together because I use to slice them thick and when you bit into the burger it just pulled the tomato out all the time.

Use the lid to press the canned tomato till mostly dry and put a spoonful in between the burger.

Back in my day, we used a knife to cut tomatoes. I have no idea how you youngsters do things these days.
I'm just too old and not lulzy enough to understand all these newfangled concepts and shit.

>>19275519
>can't read

>>19275524
>can't read
"can't read" what?
Are there retards that can't understand how to use a fucking knife to cut a tomato?
I don't understand why you are making fun of me, motherfucker.

>>19275531
I'm a 95IQ angry contrarian autistic, sorry

>>19275513
Why not just slice them thinner?

>>19275569
Did you just respond in earnest to someone who suggested using canned diced tomatoes on sandwiches? Do you know where you're at?

>>19275569
Number one, it's very difficult to cut tomatos thin even with sharp knives. Number two, there are numerous advantages to using vine ripened canned diced tomatos. For one, you can have fresh tomato taste in a can until 2025. This can. You can have that vine ripened delicious taste in the middle of winter if you want. Two, you don't have to fuck around with trying to slice a tomato to the right size. Three, as I said earlier, when you bite into a burger you won't pull the whole tomato out because the skin holds it all together. Four, it's alot easier for consistency filling in holes so your burger isn't misshapen. Five, you can decide how much additional moisture you want to add to your burger by straining the diced tomatos. Strain it more if you want it dryer, leave some moisture in if you need it. Everything fits beautifully and finally the tomato won't slide all over the place when you are eating the burger causing everything to fall apart.

Gonna make a burger right now actually.

Delicious.

>>19275861
Imagine typing this much for a throwaway bit about tomatoes on an Icelandic metalworking forum

>>19276060
R@ygold linking forum.

>>19276068
You're a nostalgic one

No but seriously, what the hell are you trying to cut your tomatoes with? How the hell are you struggling with this? Do you just scrape your knives on rocks or something? What the fuck?

>>19269846
> owning an expensive knife that gets ruined by anything mildly acidic
do autists really?

You know you can just buy pre sliced tomatos from the grocery in a little tray right?

>>19268201
>>19270616
These are correct. People use dull knives 90% of the time. If you can't be assed to learn to sharpen, get them sharpened regularly. Worst case you can get one of the higher end electric sharpeners like pic, but I hate even bringing them up. Most people still manage to screw up sharpening with them, just less so than with the tiny manual pull-through sharpeners or steels.

You gotta shank it. You stab it on the top 3/4 of the tomato and drag it down.

>>19270464
I prefer strawberries

>>19267601
because the skin is tough

it's nice how even though you're all probably good or passingly good in the kitchen, trying to describe in text how to operate a knife makes you sound like a complete mental deficient.

>>19276265
Awaiting the non-deficient description, chef.

>>19265643
Threaten it into slicing itself for you

>>19276329
My tomato isn't a transvestite.

Holy shit the lengths people will go before learning to freehand. You dont even need a sttone, a bit of 1000 grit sandpaper half the size of a postcard glued to some plywood, glass or a tile and a couple drops of oil will work just fine. Not for as long as a stone but since you only need to sharpen a couple of times per year that is not a big issue.

>>19275861
>it's very difficult to cut tomatos thin even with sharp knives

No. It's not.

>>19276715
Yes, it is. You ever seen knife commercials? I bought a ceramic knife years ago that was supposed to cut a tomato like nothing and it didn't. It's a reoccurring problem that can't be solved easily.

>>19276577
Or you can use a $3 pull through knife sharpener

>>19276864
Your unsharpenable tv infomercial knife wasn't good? Shocking

>>19276864
I bought a literal dollar store ceramic knife three years ago and it cuts them no problem, just don't be a mong and use a proper slicing motion

>>19276577
I would rather kill myself with a dull knife than learn how to manually sharpen one, let alone using a wacky homemade contraption like sandpaper glued to wood
Yo where do these boomers even come from

>>19265643
>Over the years, what I found that works best is to poke the top with the knife end first puncturing the skin, then slice there and it cuts pretty easily
I do that too. Good to know I'm not the only one.

>>19265643
https://www.veitsikauppa.fi/tuote/victorinox-tomaattiveitsi-sahalaita-11-cm-7611160500403?gclid=CjwKCAjw04yjBhApEiwAJcvNoWLCYU9e9rxs0WCKex_Hcz2cse0cdbRpN3ZP5Gkwq1ecwChNg2FwzxoCHiIQAvD_BwE

>>19276363
>he never had to repair a proboscis tomato

>>19265663
kek

>>19270756
Enjoy your flecks of metal in your food and shit edge retention on your already shit knives.

>>19265643
check if your tomatoes are fresh and firm

>>19278587
I spent a couple of hours learning how to sharpen my knives. Now all of my knives are sharp enough to shave off my hair down to the skin. Now I sharpen my mom and sister's knives as birthday and mother's day gifts instead of buying anything for them and they appreciate it more and I don't have to spend anything but 30-45 minutes of my time.

>>19271555
tiny ass sandwich, a nice sub will take at least 8 slices

>>19276221
I bought one of these from a estate sale like 15 years ago and it has kept my knifes sharp as fuck.

>>19281478
I put four wedges of tomato into a sub I made for lunch yesterday.
Gabagool, rugula, homemade lemon dressing on the rugula and tomato.
So. Fucking. Good.
I will never understand why people add lettuce to a sandwich plain.