Should tomatoes be stored in the fridge? Storing tomatoes in the fridge tends to make them last a bit longer, but I've heard that the flavor is negatively affected. What is the best way to store them?
From the great Harold McGee, they may last longer in the fridge, but they will taste like cardboard:


  Tomatoes came originally from a warm
  climate, and should be stored at room
  temperature. Their fresh flavor
  readily suffers from refrigeration.
  Tomatoes at the mature-green stage are
  especially sensitive to chilling at
  temperatures below about 55°F/13°C,
  and suffer damage to their membranes
  that results in minimal flavor
  development, blotchy coloration, and a
  soft, mealy texture when they're
  brought back to room temperature.


Excerpted from "On Food And Cooking", by Harold McGee