<human>: Objective: How to remove the skin from a tomato?

Which of the following solutions is more sound in terms of naive physics reasoning?

OPTIONS:
- Firmly slice the skin of the tomato and place the tomato in cold water for a minute then remove the skin easily with a knife
- Lightly slice the skin of the tomato and place the tomato in hot water for a minute then remove the skin easily by hand
<bot>: Lightly slice the skin of the tomato and place the tomato in hot water for a minute then remove the skin easily by hand