The Safest Way to Wash Produce
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Collapse ▲It’s always important to make sure you’re buying quality produce, but food safety doesn’t end at the store. Once you’re home, you want to make sure to get rid of as much bacteria as possible so you and your family can enjoy a safe meal or sweet treat.
That’s where washing your fruits and vegetables comes into play, but this isn’t your standard scrub-a-dub-dub in a tub. Because of the texture of certain fruits and vegetables, you’ll need to approach cleaning them in different ways.
You might think you don’t need to wash fruits like cantaloupe because you don’t consume the rind. But there’s a chance of transferring bacteria from the outside when you cut into the fruit. Better safe than sorry wins the day, so you should still rinse and clean thoroughly using brushes or similar tools.
And don’t cut corners when it comes to cleaning produce. Even a tomato has tiny, almost microscopic pores where bacteria can hide. Fruits and vegetables with smooth exteriors are easily rinsed with running water and a bit of friction.
With that in mind, what’s the best way to wash produce? Ben Chapman, food safety specialist with NC State Extension, shares his tips for cleaning produce and debunks some myths about food safety in our latest video—give it a click (but wash your hands first)!
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Homegrown in the Kitchen was filmed in the Dinah E. Gore Teaching and Research Kitchens at NC State University. This innovative, state-of-the-art kitchen complex was designed to enhance and extend our work in teaching, research, and Extension.