why are tomatoes easy to cut after you’ve knicked the first bit?

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why are tomatoes easy to cut after you’ve knicked the first bit?

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Answer 1

First of all:

#sharpen your knives

Because the skin is thicker than the flesh, it gives more resistance. Before you cut the skin there is a large curved surface to try and get through. Once you cut the skin there is two small, fairly straight points to get through.