Look up "The Cross Legacy". You can search the type you are considering washing. When my wife told me about it, I was skeptical. But, seeing what comes off the food (and certainly what we can't see) along with the fact that the washed foods keep way longer than unwashed, has made me a believer.
This is if you must buy it at a grocery store. We don't wash anything we produce at home.
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I read to soak what I could in a solution one part vinegar, three parts water (EDIT: soak for 8 minutes ). That's what I do with fruits. I have to rinse the vinegar water off twice because my daughter says she can taste the vinegar.
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Josh Hoffman wrote:Look up "The Cross Legacy". You can search the type you are considering washing. When my wife told me about it, I was skeptical. But, seeing what comes off the food (and certainly what we can't see) along with the fact that the washed foods keep way longer than unwashed, has made me a believer.
This is if you must buy it at a grocery store. We don't wash anything we produce at home.
Interesting, I have always thought the opposite; that vegetable keep better unwashed, and I wash then only when ready to use them. Exception is fruits meant to be kept on countertop for fresh eating— I want those ready to grab.
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Mk Neal wrote:Interesting, I have always thought the opposite; that vegetable keep better unwashed, and I wash then only when ready to use them. Exception is fruits meant to be kept on countertop for fresh eating— I want those ready to grab.
I was surprised by that also. You put a little vinegar in the water, I think the amount may vary depending on what you are washing. Maybe the vinegar residue plays a role in keeping longer.
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I give strawberries a good rinse as the picture shows.
I scrub potatoes and carrots with a brush underwater.
I hate washing greens as I feel I never get the dirt off them. The dirt part is okay, it is the gritty sand part that I find distasteful.
Most others just get a good rinse.
I have had folks tell me they use soap.
Soap has not been approved for human consumption.
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I have recently started cooking with leeks and they can be full of stuff. My technique right now is to split the leek in half and utilize a colander to let me rinse each layer clean.
Josh Hoffman wrote:Look up "The Cross Legacy". You can search the type you are considering washing. When my wife told me about it, I was skeptical. But, seeing what comes off the food (and certainly what we can't see) along with the fact that the washed foods keep way longer than unwashed, has made me a believer.
This is if you must buy it at a grocery store. We don't wash anything we produce at home.
This. In spades. Just do it.
And he's right about what you grow at home. Wash it when you eat it and not before.
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Anne Miller wrote:I give strawberries a good rinse as the picture shows.
I scrub potatoes and carrots with a brush underwater.
Potatoes and carrots - I do the same.
Strawberries - I refuse to buy them from grocery stores anymore. There's so much red dye in them now, and the critters that come off of them when you soak them properly is disgusting.
You do not even want to know about some of the store bought watermelon. In fact, I quit buying a LOT of "fresh produce" from grocery stores anymore. It's largely frankenfood.
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I have a tendency to be lazier about this than I should, especially with berries, as its so easy to just pop open the container and eat them straight, but I really need to stop it because of reasons shown above.
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I read years ago to wash veggies in just water as soap was not approved for human consumption. At the time I had friends that used soap.
I don't like foods that take a lot of cleaning like tunips greens so I mostly avoid cooking those.
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