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In case you missed the first entry, I found out that you can core roma tomatos very easily with a cordless drill and a 3/4 inch spade bit. much to my surprise, I have been asked to offer more details, so here is the very serious look at a very silly project.
1) wash tomatos, and bit
2) place a folded towel beside the sink so the chuck of the drill hangs over the sink and there is enough space under the chuck so that it doesn’t rub on the sink’s edge
3) lay the drill on it’s side so that you can activate the trigger with your thumb without having to hold the drill
4) place the tip of the bit in the middle of the tomato’s core and tap the drill’s trigger in short pulses
5) push the tomato into the bit until it has bored 1/2 an inch.
6) stop the drill and remove the tomato
now I throw them in the freezer in a bag. When I want to use them, i simply let them thaw, the skin sildes off of them with no effort and I can decide how much of the fluid I want to use in the recipe (soup I add it all, roasting in the oven I remove all the fluid.)
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17 comments so far
rikkor
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posted 435 days ago
I love the LumberJock ingenuity.
MsDebbieP
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posted 435 days ago
and there you have it … time saver device!!
Looks like a great idea.
you should add this to the “You know you’re a LumberJock when…”
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Paul
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posted 435 days ago
Great! Another excuse for more power tools.
-- Paul, La Center, Washington
romansfivefive
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posted 435 days ago
Hey!!!
I figured out how to embedd video!!! now i just have to figure out how to edit the stuff. That’s enuf learnin fer one day tho. Dunt wanna over do it.
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ChicoWoodnut
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posted 435 days ago
Yeah Rob – It’s Sunday ya know!
I wonder how easy it is to slice them with the table saw?
Hmmmm.
-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net
rikkor
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posted 435 days ago
Wow, that’s a great video! Nice job.
Chico, I’m thinking band saw…
ChicoWoodnut
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posted 435 days ago
We would have to switch to juice collection though.
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romansfivefive
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posted 435 days ago
lol! juice collection!
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teenagewoodworker
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posted 435 days ago
thats really cool! thanks for sharing!
lew
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posted 435 days ago
You need to send this to Alton Brown on the Food Channel !!!
scottb
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posted 435 days ago
ah – I thought you were coring, and seeding the tomatoes… a picture is worth 1000 words.
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brianinpa
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posted 435 days ago
I wonder if I can convince my wife the “she” needs a new drill for this purpose.
-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.
bbqking
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posted 435 days ago
I bet if you froze them first a table or band saw “wood” work nicely.
-- bbqKing, Lawrenceville
SteveKorz
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posted 435 days ago
I just canned a bunch of tomatos today, and was going to try this trick. BUT, I didn’t core them before I skinned them, and the skinned tomatos were too slippery… lol…
SO… when we do the rest, I’ll try and be bright enough to core them like this BEFORE I skin them… lol…
-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †
Jojo
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posted 435 days ago
I just love it romansfivefive!
When I asked for pictures the last thing I expected was you posting a video of it. I tell you, my wife is literally laughing out loud after watching the pics and the video… although she’s starting to wonder what kind of site is Lumberjocks after all. Is it safe for her husband’s already weak mental health?
Obviously I also had to share with her the comments on the table and bandsaw… and now I see a couple of smiling guys in white coats coming to get me. Did I do anything wrong? ;o)
Anyway, thanks for enlightening this rainy monday morning.
-- Jojo, shopless in Kyoto · http://twitter.com/kagushokunin
romansfivefive
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posted 435 days ago
I am glad you all had a laugh. As my family was preparing the assembly line to core the tomatos, two of my kids were telling me that they were going to tell their Italian teachers on Monday. I am expecting a visit from some nice men in white jackets too. We all laughed the whole time. I understand that the video is making it’s way to my family and friends too. I now have this fear. You see I have spent the better part of my life trying to serve the Lord and help those around me, and now I have this feeling I will be remembered as the guy who drilled the tomatos. HAHAHA
I have been wondering if maybe I can swing giving my wife a dewalt 18v cordless impact “tomato corer” for Christmas. I love her so that I would be willing to store it in my workshop inbetween tomato seasons.
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RAH
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posted 434 days ago
I showed my wife this would work for us. I had too much frozen hamburger meat once and my wife didn’t want to thaw it all. So I cut in half with the band saw.
-- Ron Central, CA