How to Clean Your Vegetables

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I don't bother cleaning them. I figure the heat from cooking
will kill the germs.

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heat from cooking will kill the germs

. . . and dissolve the grit.

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heat from cooking will kill the germs

. . . and dissolve the grit.

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heat from cooking will kill the germs

. . . and dissolve the grit.

Um, heat is not a solvent, it's an accelerator.

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heat from cooking will kill the germs

. . . and dissolve the grit.

Um, heat is not a solvent, it's an accelerator.

Water is the solvent.

Heat is the sterilizer

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. . . and dissolve the grit.

Extra fiber... right?

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d w a c o n said:

I don't bother cleaning them. I figure the heat from
cooking will kill the germs.

I like my vegetables washed. I cringe when I see tv chefs
just wiping off mushrooms, give them a quick rinse, dammit.
Personally, with any luck, I like to think any pesticides
used on other vegetables will rinse off, too. Ditto for any
little critters living in the leaves.

nancy

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d w a c o n said:

I don't bother cleaning them. I figure the heat from
cooking will kill the germs.

I like my vegetables washed. I cringe when I see tv chefs
just wiping off mushrooms, give them a quick rinse,
dammit. Personally, with any luck, I like to think any
pesticides used on other vegetables will rinse off, too.
Ditto for any little critters living in the leaves.

nancy

If I intend to use the skin on a fruit or vegetable, I use
one of the washing products available in the produce section
of most supermarkets. Otherwise, I just rinse and dry.

Leafy vegatables and broccoli I soak for a few minutes in
tepid salted water. It usually drives the critters out.

Wayne

Nancy Young said:

d w a c o n said:

I don't bother cleaning them. I figure the heat from
cooking will kill the germs.

I like my vegetables washed. I cringe when I see tv chefs
just wiping off mushrooms, give them a quick rinse,
dammit. Personally, with any luck, I like to think any
pesticides used on other vegetables will rinse off, too.
Ditto for any little critters living in the leaves.

nancy

One hopes the veggies the TV chefs use were pre-washed by a
member of the staff. Ever turned over a cabbage leave after
peering at a suspicious hole only to find some sort of
worm/larvae burrowed its way inside?

What about the grit in leeks and sometimes fresh spinach?
Gotta wash those suckers off!

Jill

jmcquown said:

Nancy Young wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I like my vegetables washed. I cringe when I see tv
chefs just wiping off mushrooms, give them a quick
rinse, dammit. Personally, with any luck, I like to
think any pesticides used on other vegetables will rinse
off, too. Ditto for any little critters living in the
leaves.

Quoted message said:

One hopes the veggies the TV chefs use were pre-washed by
a member of the staff. Ever turned over a cabbage leave
after peering at a suspicious hole only to find some sort
of worm/larvae burrowed its way inside?

What about the grit in leeks and sometimes fresh spinach?
Gotta wash those suckers off!

Rachel Ray (no, I am NOT picking on her) is convinced that
heads of romaine are washed. Hello, how would they do that,
how would they get the water/whatever down to the roots. She
also just wiped celery stalks, come on, just rinse it off,
take you two seconds.

I'm fine with the double/triple washed loose leaf stuff.

nancy

jmcquown said:

Nancy Young said:

d w a c o n said:

I don't bother cleaning them. I figure the heat from
cooking will kill the germs.

I like my vegetables washed. I cringe when I see tv chefs
just wiping off mushrooms, give them a quick rinse,
dammit. Personally, with any luck, I like to think any
pesticides used on other vegetables will rinse off, too.
Ditto for any little critters living in the leaves.

nancy

One hopes the veggies the TV chefs use were pre-washed by a
member of the staff. Ever turned over a cabbage leave after
peering at a suspicious hole only to find some sort of
worm/larvae burrowed its way inside?

More protein!

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What about the grit in leeks and sometimes fresh spinach?
Gotta wash those suckers off!

Well, yeah!

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Jill

Nancy Young said:

jmcquown said:

Nancy Young wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I like my vegetables washed. I cringe when I see tv
chefs just wiping off mushrooms, give them a quick
rinse, dammit. Personally, with any luck, I like to
think any pesticides used on other vegetables will rinse
off, too. Ditto for any little critters living in the
leaves.

Quoted message said:

One hopes the veggies the TV chefs use were pre-washed by
a member of the staff. Ever turned over a cabbage leave
after peering at a suspicious hole only to find some sort
of worm/larvae burrowed its way inside?

What about the grit in leeks and sometimes fresh spinach?
Gotta wash those suckers off!

Rachel Ray (no, I am NOT picking on her) is convinced that
heads of romaine are washed. Hello, how would they do
that, how would they get the water/whatever down to the
roots. She also just wiped celery stalks, come on, just
rinse it off, take you two seconds.

I'm fine with the double/triple washed loose leaf stuff.

nancy

Hell, I even wash off pre-cut "baby" carrots before
giving them to my lovebird... and they are the insides of
the carrot!

Jill

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heat from cooking will kill the germs

. . . and dissolve the grit.

Tell that to the next leek you neglect to clean. Then
dump it in a pot of soup. That sandy taste will not be
ground pepper.

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jmcquown said:

One hopes the veggies the TV chefs use were pre-washed by
a member of the staff. Ever turned over a cabbage leave
after peering at a suspicious hole only to find some sort
of worm/larvae burrowed its way inside?

A wise friend once said, "it's not the bugs that you should
be concerned about, it's the stuff that they put on crops to
kill the bugs that you should be concerned about. If it can
kill bugs, it can't be good for your body."

John Long said:

jmcquown said:

One hopes the veggies the TV chefs use were pre-washed by
a member of the staff. Ever turned over a cabbage leave
after peering at a suspicious hole only to find some sort
of worm/larvae burrowed its way inside?

A wise friend once said, "it's not the bugs that you
should be concerned about, it's the stuff that they put on
crops to kill the bugs that you should be concerned about.
If it can kill bugs, it can't be good for your body."

Finding a worm in an apple isn't all that bad. Finding half
a worm is.

Pastorio

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Nancy Young said:

jmcquown said:

Nancy Young wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I like my vegetables washed. I cringe when I see tv
chefs just wiping off mushrooms, give them a quick
rinse, dammit. Personally, with any luck, I like to
think any pesticides used on other vegetables will
rinse off, too. Ditto for any little critters living in
the leaves.

Quoted message said:

One hopes the veggies the TV chefs use were pre-washed by
a member of the staff. Ever turned over a cabbage leave
after peering at a suspicious hole only to find some sort
of worm/larvae burrowed its way inside?

What about the grit in leeks and sometimes fresh spinach?
Gotta wash those suckers off!

Rachel Ray (no, I am NOT picking on her) is convinced that
heads of romaine are washed. Hello, how would they do that,
how would they get the water/whatever down to the roots.
She also just wiped celery stalks, come on, just rinse it
off, take you two seconds.

I'm watching "Easy Entertaining" with Michael Chiarello as
I'm typing this, and he is making a chicken dish with
vegetables and he didn't wash or peel the carrots, celery,
or onions (hmmm, maybe that's what "easy" means :>😉. He did
say he didn't peel the onions because he likes the added
color and flavor. (I think the peel would be tough though).

Well, the recipe looks good and I like the show; I would
however, wash and trim the vegetables if I made it at home.

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Sue) said:

I'm watching "Easy Entertaining" with Michael Chiarello as
I'm typing this, and he is making a chicken dish with
vegetables and he didn't wash or peel the carrots, celery,
or onions (hmmm, maybe that's what "easy" means :>😉. He did
say he didn't peel the onions because he likes the added
color and flavor. (I think the peel would be tough though).

Well, the recipe looks good and I like the show; I would
however, wash and trim the vegetables if I made it at home.

Oh, he just did another thing I wouldn't do- he took the
whole pan with the cooked chicken and vegetables and put it
in the refrigerator. I always transfer to a storage
container. If nothing else, the sautee pan handle takes up
too much room.

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