I'm getting paranoid what with all the recalls for contamination of grocery
products.

What do you use to clean salad stuff that doesn't require peeling that you
eat raw, such as tomatoes or peeled carrots? Just water? Soapy sponge?

TIA


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On Wednesday, July 16, 2014 10:38:39 AM UTC-7, KenK wrote:
> I'm getting paranoid what with all the recalls for contamination of grocery
>
> products.
>
>
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> What do you use to clean salad stuff that doesn't require peeling that you
>
> eat raw, such as tomatoes or peeled carrots? Just water? Soapy sponge?
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>
>
> TIA
>
You can use some vinegar in a pan of water to wash your veggies. Just let them sit in there for a bit and then rinse them off. That's really all you need.

On 16 Jul 2014 17:38:39 GMT, KenK > wrote:

> I'm getting paranoid what with all the recalls for contamination of grocery
> products.
>
> What do you use to clean salad stuff that doesn't require peeling that you
> eat raw, such as tomatoes or peeled carrots? Just water? Soapy sponge?
>
> TIA

I just use water and a vegetable brush. I have a liquid veg cleaner
that I never remember to use - I think vinegar is supposed to work
too. Have it, don't use it. Still alive.

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"John" > wrote in message
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> On 16 Jul 2014 17:38:39 GMT, KenK > wrote:
>
>>I'm getting paranoid what with all the recalls for contamination of
>>grocery
>>products.
>>
>>What do you use to clean salad stuff that doesn't require peeling that you
>>eat raw, such as tomatoes or peeled carrots? Just water? Soapy sponge?
>
> If water isn't good enough, you need to buy your vegetables somewhere
> else.

Agreed!

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"KenK" > wrote in message
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> I'm getting paranoid what with all the recalls for contamination of
> grocery
> products.
>
> What do you use to clean salad stuff that doesn't require peeling that you
> eat raw, such as tomatoes or peeled carrots? Just water? Soapy sponge?
>
> TIA

I would never use a sponge on food! Sponges are notorious for germs. I
don't even use them except for some cleaning and even then, unless it is for
my car, I toss after use.

I use water and if necessary, a brush meant for veggies.

A clean dishrag, and a drop of dish liquid. Lightly scrub and rinse. Even the stuff I am going to slice, I wash first. I think it was Sheldon who said that a cutting knife can bring the bad stuff down into the fruit etc.

I still wash and spin dry those salad greens which claim to be thirce washed.

On Wednesday, July 16, 2014 4:30:30 PM UTC-7, Kalmia wrote:
> A clean dishrag, and a drop of dish liquid. Lightly scrub and rinse. Even the stuff I am going to slice, I wash first. I think it was Sheldon who said that a cutting knife can bring the bad stuff down into the fruit etc.
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>
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> I still wash and spin dry those salad greens which claim to be thirce washed.



I rinse salad greens in plain tap water, same for fruit like cherries and grapes. Other fruit gets the vegetable brush treatment with plain water, no need to scrub them as one would potatoes. Watermelon, canteloope and other melons get brushed with soap and water. With the watermelon, I always feel like I am washing an infant when I am rinsing it, lol.


Nellie

I use any kind of plastic dish scrubber - But
it's dedicated only for vegetables

you can also soak in water, with a little vinegar.

marc