How do you wash fruit/veg?

[WelshCakes1]

This came up last night as an exciting topic of conversation!!! Never knew there were so many different options...
Do you
A) rinse under tap
B) rinse with pre-bought veg cleaner
C) rinse with water/vinegar solution
D) rinse with soap solution
E) use scrubbing brush
F) other (please specify!!!)

Rinse under the tap
If its something like muddy potatoes or sweet potatoes I'll use a vegetable brush alongside the water

I don’t generally bother.

I don't wash fruit and veg.

I don’t bother. I’m sure this is awful of me.

I'll scrub muddy potatoes.
If something looks a bit dusty or feels gritty it gets rinsed under the tap.
Generally don't bother with the rest though.

I wash thoroughly in my mouth.

Everything gets rinsed under the tap. Potatoes are the only thing that gets scrubbed as we’re eating the skin.

Meat is washed with water and lemon juice

I don't.

Just a rinse under the tap.

Also, I recently bought a salad spinner for when I've rinsed my salad. I was sick of trying to dry it with kitchen roll and squishing the leaves. I don't know why I hadn't bought one sooner. It took me right back to my childhood.

Quick rinse under the tap

I dont wash anything 👀

B) rinse with pre-bought veg cleaner

People really do this?? Where do you even buy veg cleaner?

I rub apples on my jeans but rarely wash other stuff. Except spinach and dirty spuds

I didn't even know it existed what a waste of money! Who does this?! 😂

I don't bother. If they are muddy I'll wash or scrub that off but otherwise just eat fruit and veg as it comes.

We fill the sink with a water and vinegar solution and put everything in there when we do the big shop before we it it away. Then it's all done and no faffing needed before cooking or eating. We've found things like berries last much longer this way.

Never unless it’s muddy or visibly dirty. Always wash leeks though after forgetting once and making a lovely gritty, muddy braised leek dish.

We don’t really. Berries etc I used to rinse before giving to the small dc but I haven’t done that in years now.
We just eat it as it is. None of us have died from this so far so we’ll just carry on as we are.

Don't bother

It was news to me last night too....

Buy organic apples and don’t bother with anything else.

The recommended washing of fruit and veg isn’t to rid it of dirt. It’s an attempt to rinse off the pesticides and fungicides . Shop bought fruit and veg is sprayed with both unless it’s organically grown. Consuming it can cause health problems including cancer. I can’t afford to buy organic but I do put fruit or veg in a sieve and wash under running water. I was away from home for 10 days recently. There were a few leftover strawberries lurking in the fridge which appeared as fresh as the day I bought them 2 weeks before I left. They’d travelled from Spain and would never have looked so fresh if they weren’t covered in chemicals.

Hi, what vinegar specifically do you use? I want to buy but I’m getting a bit confused with which type to buy and use. Thank you.

Just distilled white vinegar and use it in water.

This!!! And wipe mushrooms with wet paper towel