Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2018, America's Test Kitchen TV
Grilling enhances tomatoes with smoky char while preserving their summery taste. But don't simply throw them onto the fire or you'll end up with a mushy mess.
We started by cutting tomatoes in half so both the interiors and exteriors could pick up flavorful charring before the interiors got too soft. To ensure that the tomatoes held their shape, we cut them along their equators rather than pole t...