How to Cut Baby Tomatoes

Dump tomatoes onto a plate., Cover the plate containing the tomatoes with another plate, topside down., Slide your knife through the plate gap, working you way through the tomatoes., Remove plate to reveal several perfectly cut baby tomatoes...

7 Steps 1 min read Medium

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Dump tomatoes onto a plate.

    You want an even layer of tomatoes, no tomatoes should be on top of each other.
  2. Step 2: Cover the plate containing the tomatoes with another plate

    You should have a perfect fit so make sure the edges line up but you also have a small gap between the two plates.

    Don’t press downward or you may smash the tomatoes.

    A gentle fit will work well. , Your top hand should hold the plate in place so the tomatoes (and plate) don’t roll around. ,,
  3. Step 3: topside down.

  4. Step 4: Slide your knife through the plate gap

  5. Step 5: working you way through the tomatoes.

  6. Step 6: Remove plate to reveal several perfectly cut baby tomatoes!

  7. Step 7: Finished.

Detailed Guide

You want an even layer of tomatoes, no tomatoes should be on top of each other.

You should have a perfect fit so make sure the edges line up but you also have a small gap between the two plates.

Don’t press downward or you may smash the tomatoes.

A gentle fit will work well. , Your top hand should hold the plate in place so the tomatoes (and plate) don’t roll around. ,,

About the Author

L

Lisa Ferguson

Committed to making cooking accessible and understandable for everyone.

45 articles
View all articles

Rate This Guide

--
Loading...
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0

How helpful was this guide? Click to rate: