I tend to wash all fruit and veg Kaffy ...even when it says pre washed

 

I hate washed strawberries but unless I have picked them off the plant myself I wash as I dont know who has touched them 

I do too Baz (except for bagged salads)

Really, Mrs H?   I'm not sure I could tell the difference.  i only wash them as I'm about to eat them if that makes a difference.   I'm just thinking.. they've been on the ground... and that slug might have left a trail on the one beside it...

I even wash bagged salads Kaffy ...I'm a bit OCD

don't put ideas in my head...

I'm a bit shocked at the chef's line there: sound's like he's half-heard something in the past. You have to be careful about washing strawberries as they tend to "soak up" water, but you should still do it for the reason your niece discovered...

The problem is that although strawberries soak up water, they also soak up nasties like pesticides too. Also overdoing the washing can affect the flavour. Best thing is probably to rinse them in a colander...

That's precisely what I do EL - having examined them for bugs first.   I was also gobsmacked the reaction from the waitress and the person they paid the bill to was 'Oh, that's a shame'    I can't believe they actually paid the bill - I know I wouldn't have.

 

if I wash them I have to pat them dry  cant be doing with wet straws  

 

I used to pick  when I was at school/college  and nothing tasted nicer than a freshly picked closely examined for slugs etc straw plugged off the plant and popped in my mouth - there wasnt so many chemicals etc around those days 

I used to do that too Mrs H - but I've got a bit more OCDish as I've got older.   I examine them, put them in a colander, rinse then dry them - and I keep them in fridge but bring them to room temp before I eat them.

a bit OT here

I dont know whether it is OCD Kaffs or we are more careful now because of all the refinements of growing - I live attached to a Farm and the procedures have changed so much - too much spraying these days for my liking TBH

MrH bought some local new pots in the other day - I was really looking forward to them - freshly picked that morning and in the pot for dinner - they were actually disgusting - even the dog spat them out of his bowl 

Yep ..I can remember picking all sorts of fruits , strawberries, gooseberries , black and red currants from my Dad's garden when I was a kid ...they went straight into my mouth , with maybe a quick wipe on my skirt I'm like you Kaffy , I've got much more OCD since I got older ....

Not usually  

 

I've not got three Michelin stars for nout though.

 

Always give them and all fruit and veg a quick wash. Including bread.

I rinse strawberries before I eat them, in case there are wee spiders or beasties hiding in there.

 

Speaking of which, anyway for me to post a video on here? Know any good hosting sites?

Sorry EC, I'm useless at stuff like that.

 

SsssOK. I have found one.  

so do I -even strawberries from the garden - flies etc - supermarket - someone sneezing on them or touching  them after not washing their hands

 

The only thing I don't wash is my nuts.

I rinse them, leave them in a colander,  and eat them at room temp.

 

Or if at a 'pick your own' I just eat them.....yummmmm!

 

 

Do you toast them gently?...they taste so much better that way

 

I don't.

I wipe them - same as you do with mushrooms.

 

Roasting over an open fire, usually 

you'd get the slugs off, though - right?   

Yeah, cos they taste nothing like whelks or escargot.

 

Just a damp piece of kitchen roll, Kaff; I was told never to wash them (ditto mushrooms) - they hold water too easily.

Not a big fan, but my favourite fruits are always rinsed in the collander or however one spells it.

meh.. I'll still rinse the slug trails off i think.. i don't actually immerse them just rinse - and I hardly every use Fairy Liquid...

Morning Fresh kind of girl, eh?

 

The kitchen roll that I use is pretty damp - they do need drying afterwards.

I don't immerse or put them under a running tap.

 

The slug trails make a nice meringue.

 

I have some and they are getting a bit ripe, washing them may prove disastrous and they could turn to mush !!!

We have a rule in the country to wash anything that grows below the knee cos of rat urine....

That's also why you should never drink straight from a bottle when you're in a pub or bar.  You never know what's down in those cellars (and not all managers clean their bottles before displaying them in the coolers).

 

Apart from that, wotcha Stonkadoodle!

I wash strawberries, I don't wash mushrooms, I was once told that the soil mushrooms grow in is sterile, so no piont in washing them.

I don't wash apples either.

 

I don't wash lettuce, if it's iceberg, I do if it's little gems, I don't know I differentiate.

good rule imo  

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