Do you wash your grapes ?

Wren

Wren

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At a friends the other day, she was unpacking her shopping and offered me some grapes straight from the supermarket package.

Apparently she never washes fruit or vegetables, I just couldn’t eat anything that hadn’t been washed, I’d be thinking of all the dirty hands, lorries etc. it had encountered on the way to the shop :yuk:
 

as far as pesticides, I don't buy stuff like that

as far as dirt or bugs, I could care less

so, no, I don't wash my grapes

before we moved to the mountains, we grew our own
I let the rain wash 'em
 
Of course! If it weren't for concerns about dirt gathered in growth, harvest or transit it would be from seeing people in the stores grab some with hands that could be filthy & shove some into their mouths.
 
Like Tommy, I wash only the amount that we're going to eat, the ones in the fridge stay unwashed until we us them, this goes with all fruits, vegetables and berries. By wash, I just mean rinse with filtered water a couple of times, pouring out the previous water. For strawberries, I let them sit in the bowl for several minutes and then re-rinse, they seem to really cling to insecticides and other toxins.
 
Why only wash what you're immediately using? I wash them all. I never heard of just washing say, one apple at a time or one serving of grapes. Granted, I was always in a small family.
 
Gary O' said:
as far as pesticides, I don't buy stuff like that

as far as dirt or bugs, I could care less

so, no, I don't wash my grapes

before we moved to the mountains, we grew our own
I let the rain wash 'em
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My sister lives on a farm and has several grapevines. I love to be there when the grapes are ripe, so I can stroll among the vines and eat them warm from the sun.

But grapes and ALL produce from the grocery store get washed. Even lemons, oranges, avocado, etc. I guess the only fruit I don't wash are bananas. :D
 
Maybe she's trying to boost her immune system..........HAHAHA.

Seriously, she's risking E-Coli, among other nasty things. Today, produce is frequently grown in the same areas cows are permitted to graze to save costs. That's how fruits & vegetables get contaminated with E-Coli. That's much more serious than all the dirty hands touching it.
 
You bet. Even if they're organic. People nibble on grapes in the store, take some out to make the bag weigh less - grubby grubby.
 
I wash everything. Even melons and bananas. If you serve a wedge of melon you can easily transfer the germs from the rind to the flesh. Same with bananas as you peel it. The only time I wash just the amount I need is when I buy berries. Once wet they do get moldy very quickly.
 
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