There are a lot of statements above that I'd have to take issue with but it all still boils down to the title of your post - are you freezing them JUST to peel or are you looking to preserve them and delay dealing with them at all now and do you have the freezer space to store them in for some time? Using 50 lbs as an example - If you don't have the freezer space for 10-15 gallon bags of whole tomatoes then this whole discussion is moot. If your goal is simply to avoid hot water peeling then this whole discussion is moot as freezing gains you nothing. Freezing and the peeling benefits it offers is only beneficial/efficient when it comes to a) preserving small amounts until you have enough to make full batches of whatever, or b)quickly preserving large amounts to keep them from going bad so they can be dealt with at a later time. If you are only dipping 6 tomatoes at a time in hot water to peel then you need a major change in equipment and methods. A big stockpot with a basket or colander insert easily accommodates 15-20 tomatoes at a time. Into the boiling water all at once, wait 30-40 secs. lift it out and dump all into sink or dishpan filled with heavily iced water. Even a cooler filled with ice water works well for large batches. 10-15 min max to blanch and ice 50 lbs. of tomatoes. If you are burning yourself from splash then you need a major change in your methods of putting them in. If the cores are still hot when it comes to peeling them - even small ones - then they were left in the hot water far too long. b/c I'm trying to get to the rest of the recipe before all the juice separates (b/c I'm using my one big pot to blanch them in and the rest are sitting in a 8C Pyrex measuring cup Shows a distinct lack of proper equipment and methods. Before all the juice separates from what? It isn't juice, it is water that is supposed to be drained off anyway. Got a colander and a big bowl or cheap plastic dish pan for it to sit in? The frozen ones, once thawed and drained, are good for everything. Even salsa IMO. Want salsa only from fresh tomatoes? Fine. Makes no difference in the salsa flavor but the frozen and thawed tomatoes can be used in anything else. You never cook with frozen tomatoes since of course they will release lots of water. So will anything if it goes directly from freezer to cooking temps. Dave

A2, just curious as to what kind of consulting you do and where A2 is?... now I understand why you said you could buy a toilet in Canada, but believe me (living in Canada), Totos are much cheaper in the US... as are almost ALL plumbing supplies/fixtures so I wouldn't think it would be worthwhile to shop up here! I'm approximately your age (A wee bit younger), and just got rid (well we started gutting over a year ago, left the toilet in as long as possible) of our avocado green fixtures! Though previous posters are correct about relative cost of fixing toilets (again costs more up here), I totally get your position. You can only fix things for so long until you begin to ask, shouldn't we just replace it? For that reason, we have a brand spanking WHITE toilet in our otherwise sky blue fixture BR (#3 and last BR to be remodeled). We had literally duct-taped the toilet seat down, cuz I refused to pay $60-$70 for a new one as I knew that toilet was going to be replaced. Unfortunately, there are unremoveable rust stains on the linoleum cuz the old toilet had a bigger foot print, but I have lived with this 'new' toilet in this old BR for 3 years now. So, personally I would start looking at toilets, replace the present one, and just reuse it in your new remodel. On another note, I just got back from visiting family, and I guess I haven't sat on a non-comfort height toilet for awhile, as I used my mother's BR I almost pulled a muscle, because for a second I thought I had sat down and missed the toilet bowl! I stayed with my sister, and really I thought I was using a kid's vanity and toilet, they seemed so low (I really do think her vanity is even lower than the normal low BR height) Our new BR vanity does have all drawers, top drawer is U-shaped to fit around sink. I had it custom made so it was deeper than sink. Since the plumbing was in the middle I had him make the 2 sides 2" longer. The other two drawers are 2" shallower to allow room for pipes in back. The second drawer has the U cutout to clear plumbing. As you can see, not installed yet:

Since Bill Howey resurrected this 6-year-old thread seemingly just to tout Breville (though the OP said hers was an Oster), I will say, for other readers' benefit, that my expensive Breville toaster has been a disappointment. Started out great, but within 6 months, it started toasting extremely unevenly, like one side barely warm and the other side brown. Sometimes the electronics die, and I have to unplug the toaster to "reboot". Many reviews on Amazon indicate quite a few people with issues with the Breville toaster - and at these prices! I would have been happier I think with an inexpensive Hamilton Beach. It wouldn't look as chic on my counter, but would work better.

As New Dawn is the sport (it reblooms, unlike its parent) of 'Dr. W. Van Fleet', which was hybridized in 1899, I am not surprised that its flowers do not last as long as modern roses. However, it has been tested, and is an Earth Kind rose, drought and shade tolerant, healthy without spraying. So, it is probably perfect for people who want a rose which is easy on the environment, and still a beautiful climber. I had a mystery rose in my garden, and I was trying to figure out what it was for 25 years. It was growing in 100% total shade inside of a quince bush, and so only put out a couple of blooms a year, but they were gorgeous. Finally I rooted it and planted it in full sun. It repeated, a lot! It was finally identified, and turned out to be 'Awakening', thought to be another sport of Dr. W. Van Fleet', or of 'New Dawn'. It is WAY more double than New Dawn, and I am excited to see how it does as the newly rooted baby plant grows into its first Spring. Jackie