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washing strawberries?
what's so wrong with washing straberries after they're cut? my family studies teacher screamed when she saw someone doing that! i was pretty scared, but didn't see much of a big deal of what it can do to the strawberries.
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I have to think this is related to spreading E coli. When working with beef, steak doesn't need cooked as long to kill bacteria as ground beef because when the outside of the meat is mixed with the inside, bacteria can be found inside. I have to think it is the same with the strawberries. The knife may spread things to the inside of the strawberries if not cleaned and on top of it, once it is inside it is probably harder to kill it all. I'm glad you posted this question because I never stop to think about such things.
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washing strawberrys; after their cut washes away their flavor
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By any chance was this person washing the cut strawberries with soap? Not only can water make cut strawberries mushy, but soap can leave behind a residue and its not meant for consumption. It is much better to wash strawberries before cutting them and use a fruit and veggie wash such as:
Vermont Soap Organics Fruit & Veggie Wash
Nature Clean Fruit & Veggie Wash
EnviroClean Fruit and Veggie Wash
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It can make them mushy.
A much bigger problem is that if there's something like ecoli, or even just dirt, on the outside of the strawberry, it gets all over the fruit & is much harder to wash off. You're much better off washing them before they're cut, it's a heck of a lot easier to do anyways! =]
-LM
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"Strawberries absorb water readily and waterlogged strawberries have reduced flavor and will be a runny mess in your favorite dish."
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