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All About Tomatoes

Learn the basics of tomatoes, from prepping to canning to making them taste their best no matter the season.
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All About Tomatoes

About this Class

In this class we’ll walk you through the ins and outs of shopping for and storing different varieties of tomatoes, whether they’re canned or fresh, from the supermarket or your own garden. You’ll learn how to properly prepare them for recipes, from coring to skinning, seeding, and chopping. And you'll learn how to take even an average supermarket tomato and make its flavor sing. Finally, you'll learn great ways to use your bounty and share some great dishes with friends this summer and all year long.

Meet Your Instructors

Author: Christie Morrison

Christie Morrison

Editorial Director, Classes

Christie Morrison is Editorial Director, Classes and an on-screen test cook for Cook’s Country. As editorial director, she creates the curriculum for ATK Classes and is executive producer for Classes video content. She has been a cooking class instructor since 2016. As a senior editor for Cook’s Country magazine from 2013 to 2016 and an associate editor on the Books team prior to that, she developed, tested, and edited recipes. Christie was also a culinary producer for Cook’s Country for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Christie has a BA in English from Dickinson College and an MA in English from Bucknell University. A midcareer change brought her to Boston, where she received her culinary diploma from the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts (CSCA). In addition to teaching professional and recreational cooking classes at CSCA, Christie has worked in restaurants and catering kitchens in Boston.

Author: Elle Simone Scott

Elle Simone Scott

Executive Editor, Television and Video

Elle Simone was an Executive Editor at America’s Test Kitchen. She was also a food stylist for Cook’s Country, an on-screen test cook for America’s Test Kitchen, and host of The Walk-In podcast. Elle created media content for both ATK television segments and ATK Social Media. Elle appeared on Food Network, Food Network Magazine, The Cooking Channel, The Katie Couric Show, CBS Corporation, ABC’s The Chew, and Bravo’s Chef Roble and Co. Elle has been featured in stories in the Boston Globe, Forbes, Eater and on the Tom Joyner Morning Show and National Public Radio.

Lessons

Class Progress

1Shopping for Tomatoes

2Prepare and Preserve

3Peak Season Flavor

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