Desperately Seeking Doohicky

[dcarch]

10 hours ago, pastrygirl said:

 

I like it, but wouldn't the tomatoes absorb water through their skin and split, like they do in the rain?

 

I don't think so. Water enters the fruits thru the roots and some from leaves.

 

dcarch

[KennethT]

17 minutes ago, dcarch said:

Last night, I took out a large container, filled it with water and put about 20 very ripe tomatoes from my garden, some very big and some very small. I closed the contained with a lid. Then I shook and shook the container the hardest I could. I shook again for about another 5 more times. 

 

Now, I don't have huge muscles, but in the past few weeks, I have had to relocate and transported a clothes washer and a dishwasher all by myself with no problem. The shaking I did to the tomatoes were more violent than any deep potholes you would run into if you had to ship the tomatoes by car.

 

Well I am happy to report that there is no damage to any tomatoes, not a scratch, not any sign of cracking or bruising.

 

But I am not surprised. It's just very simple physics.

 

I assume that if you have to ship a few hundred eggs over rough roads, the same method will work.

 

Time for a BLT !

 

dcarch

That's fine, but how much did that container filled with water weigh?

[lemniscate]

Repurpose one of these Costco apple containers.   People re-use them for Christmas ornaments, which are fragile.   I guess it could be cut down to size if too large.

[dcarch]

31 minutes ago, KennethT said:

That's fine, but how much did that container filled with water weigh?

 

My experiment with that container weighted about 25 Lbs.

This method is not practical for some of you who live within walking distance from the farmers market or just buying a small quantity. 

But if you are buying in quantity, a small ice chest and a shopping cart is not that clumsy for heirloom tomatoes which can cost more than T bone steaks . 

 

dcarch