You can also chop the tomatoes into any size you like and freeze them in hard containers or plastic bags. I froze chopped tomatoes last year. I had so many tomatoes that we are still eating them (yay!). I chopped the tomatoes and put them in a giant mixing bowl. Then I used a one cup measuring cup and scooped 2 cups of tomatoes into quart size baggies. I squeezed out as much air as possible then flattened and stacked them in the freezer. They are still holding well in the freezer/deep freeze. I froze more than 25 bags of tomatoes. Of course, we ate a bunch fresh and I gave some away, too.
I use the frozen tomatoes in soups, stews, Indian recipes, etc. It's also nice to freeze the tomatoes since you can freeze as needed without getting out the canning equipment for a few tomatoes at a time. Good luck!
Christy
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