"Omelet" > wrote in message
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>> Rachel Ray cleans her leeks this way, too; I learned it from her. What
>> I'd
>> like to know how to do is to clean them enough to braise them whole.
>> I've
>> done this once or twice without grit. I cut the side a little, but it
>> doesn't always work.
>> Dee Dee
>
> If you are really careful, you can gently take them apart, wash them
> out, then re-assemble them.
> --
> Peace, Om

The operable word is "can." :-)
Dee Dee